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Welcome to ComicLab: The podcast about making comics, and making a living from comics! If you loved Webcomics Weekly, you're gonna love this show: It's half shop-talk, half how-to, and half friendship. WE SQUEEZED IN THREE HALVES. It's tips and tricks and all the joys of cartooning as a pro. So pull up your drawing chair, put on some headphones, and join us while you draw! And if you like what you hear, kick in a dollar to help make more 'n better shows — patreon.com/comiclab
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The QuackCast is a DrunkDuck.com podcast hosted by Ozoneocean and Banes. Each week the two hosts will discuss webcomic related subjects, such as art techniques, writing comedy, drawing programs, the best hardware and materials for art, how to make money with webcomics etc, they also interview various webcomic artists to try and learn their secrets, all in the name of trying to promote webcomics and help webcomic creators and readers!
"Sometimes people ask us 'how do you guys write the comic?' The answer is that we sit around and look at game news and we talk about it until we start laughing at something. It sounds boring and I think it probably is. The writing process behind one of those comics is recorded and made available for your listening pleasure. We call this Downloadable Content." - Gabe (Gabe and Tycho create the web comic Penny Arcade 3 days a week. New episodes are released on Wednesdays)
"Sometimes people ask us 'how do you guys write the comic?' The answer is that we sit around and look at game news and we talk about it until we start laughing at something. It sounds boring and I think it probably is. The writing process behind one of those comics is recorded and made available for your listening pleasure. We call this Downloadable Content." - Gabe (Gabe and Tycho create the web comic Penny Arcade 3 days a week. New episodes are released on Wednesdays)
Join Aaron Williams on Comics Manifest where he interviews amazing and influential creators in comics. Guests share their creative journey, express what excites them today, share their worst creative moment, and most memorable successes. Expect to receive strategies you can adopt, mindsets that you can obtain, and ACTIONABLE tips that can inspire you and help you take your comics projects to the next level. Comics Manifest aims to inspire the aspiring creator and with new episodes airing eve ...
A weekly podcast focusing on the world of alternative, independent, and primarily non-superhero comics. (There's nothing wrong with superhero comics. We just want to do something different.) New podcast episodes become available every Wednesday and include reviews of graphic novels and current ongoing series, discussions of upcoming comics, examinations of collected editions, in-depth analyses of a variety of comics texts, and spotlights on various creators and publishers. The Comics Alterna ...
A podcast on all things nerdy and geeky, news, and topics and trying to stay on topic.
PrePopCulture is a weekly one hour podcast in which my guests and I tackle all things pop culture. We'll chat about cool stuff that's under the radar, examine how things currently in pop culture got there, and even take a stab at where trends might go in the future.
The podcast fully dedicated to Toki Pona, the minimalist constructed language. Are you new to Toki Pona? No worries, we'll be learning together until we can make this podcast fully spoken in Toki Pona. Are you fluent in Toki Pona? Do you want to be a guest of the show, send me a message!
Today's episode is sponsored by Bonjoro — an amazing app that enables you to quickly send personalized welcome and thank you videos to your readers, clients, patrons, or backers. This week, Brad and Dave welcome "Crabgrass" creator Tauhid Bondia. Plus — how do you know if you're good? Questions asked and topics covered... How do you know if you're …
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QUACKCAST 526 - A return to Mary Sue!
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Mary Sues are always a fun topic! There are some misconceptions about them though… Mary Sues aren't all female, they can be any gender. Being super powerful or super popular or super pretty etc doesn't equal a Mary Sue, not even if your character super stands out next to all the others, those things ONLY indicate they might possibly be one. What eq…
Today's episode is sponsored by Bonjoro — an amazing app that enables you to quickly send personalized welcome and thank you videos to your readers, clients, patrons, or backers. As Twitter launches a subscriber service, we discuss how every platform is introducing subscriptions. Also, after a decade of social-media dominance of the Internet, what …
Sexual tension between characters is a great way to augment the conflict that drives a story. The audience really wants that to resolve into a relationship or at least an assignation of some sort… The longer it goes on though, the bigger they want the coming together to be, which can be dangerous for the creator because it's so easy to disappoint. …
Today's episode is sponsored by Bonjoro — an amazing app that enables you to quickly send personalized welcome and thank you videos to your readers, clients, patrons, or backers. This week, Dave and Brad talk about a hot topic in art — NFTs. We'll discuss what it is and whether it's the future of valuing digital art. Questions asked and topics cove…
Image credit: There's Something About Mary, 20th Century Fox. Empathy is like sympathy but you don't think about it. It's what happens when you see someone get hurt and you wince in pain watching them, it's when you see a really uncomfortable moment in a sitcom like The Office and you cringe, It's when you feel sad when the characters are sad about…
Today's episode is sponsored by Bonjoro — an amazing app that enables you to quickly send personalized welcome and thank you videos to your readers, clients, patrons, or backers. This week, Dave and Brad talk about how bad their early comics were. Plus — the comics your readers love best can sometimes be the ones you put the least work into. Questi…
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QUACKCAST 523 - The Resonance of Folk tales
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Folk tales are the primordial ooze of culture. Nobody knows where these stories began, nobody owns them, They're added to and expanded by successive generations. They spread and grow because they have resonance to all sorts of different people across time, different languages, and ethnicities. We talk about that resonance and why these stories stil…
Today's episode is sponsored by Bonjoro — an amazing app that enables you to quickly send personalized welcome and thank you videos to your readers, clients, patrons, or backers. This week, Dave and Brad discuss the difference between Mirror Research and Market Research. Questions asked and topics covered... Dave discovers the "meet cute" Mirror Re…
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QUACKCAST 522 - The fall of a politician and a furry
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Today we chat about the disappearance of another Drunkducker. This fellow was a politician in his daily life and a furry in his downtime. On DD he was the author of the adult furry comic Tina's story, an exceptionally well written slice of life comedy comic with adult elements, staring an anthro poodle lady and her human partner. This man had his o…
the Nerds have a new friend of the pod on this week to talk about Jace's big brain rot! RWBY check in to see the fanfare! . . . . Subscribe to Uprooted TODAY! https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/uprooted/list?title_no=584118 ✮ A super special thank you goes out to our sponsor El Yucateco hot sauce! King of flavor since 1968!⇨ Use promo code NERDS…
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QUACKCAST 521 - bluecuts34 on X comics
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Today we're interviewing Bluecuts34 who is one of the crew assembling the DD horror anthology to raise money for Drunk Duck! She's the author of an adult comic (Castle of Joy), so she's on today to talk about adult comics in general! The discussion between Pit, Tantz and Bluefuts34/Mal was fascinating, tackling all different aspects of erotic and p…
Today's episode is sponsored by Bonjoro — an amazing app that enables you to quickly send personalized welcome and thank you videos to your readers, clients, patrons, or backers. Dave and Brad share their favorite books about comics history, including: The Ten-Cent Plague Marvel Comics — The Untold Story Slugfest: Inside the Epic, 50-Year Battle Be…
welcome to the first NoT-OT or Nerds on Topic Opening Theme Trivia! where our guest @shadyslk walks the nerds through a trivia challenge to see who is the best with anime openings and OSTs. Will it be Jace, or Koffee? Find out! . . . Subscribe to Uprooted TODAY! https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/uprooted/list?title_no=584118 ✮ A super special t…
We're thrilled to welcome our new sponsor, Bonjoro — an amazing app that enables you to quickly send personalized welcome and thank you videos to your readers, clients, patrons, or backers. Dave and Brad discuss the difference between the Goal of an artist — and that artist's Job. The two aren't always the same, and resolving that conflict leads to…
Today we're talking fans! Isn't it great to have them? We're all fans of something, but as webcomicers having fans means they're a dedicated audience who care about your creative output and send their love and appreciation to you- this really helps you stay motivated and inspired to keep on creating and producing new work. Here we talk about our ex…
The nerds this week meet up with long time collaborator and returning guest Lucas of Shadyslk. He teaches the nerds on the father of modern lo-fi Nujabes! . . . Subscribe to Uprooted TODAY! https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/uprooted/list?title_no=584118 ✮ A super special thank you goes out to our sponsor El Yucateco hot sauce! King of flavor si…
Dave and Brad discuss the importance of "luck" in your creative career — and how you can increase the chances of that happening. Questions asked and topics covered... Dave Kellett gives advice on getting lucky When it's OK if your work changes over time When it's not OK when your work changes over time Eisner submissions are due! The dangers of mix…
In the year 2020, the world had been devastated by a global pandemic, life had changed forever… It's 2021 and our 4 unlikely heroes have banded together, a topic borrowed from the wise and gracious Emma Clare… My fave “infodump” in fiction is the narration by Nicholas Cage in Raising Arizona. My least fave is the massive long description of fish an…
Dave and Brad ask, "What's your motivation to create?" Are you doing this for the "right" reasons? Questions asked and topics covered... Creative motivation Line width Releasing a book exclusively on Amazon? You get great rewards when you join the ComicLab Community on Patreon $2 — Early access to episodes $5 — Submit a question for possible use on…
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QUACKCAST 518 - Gina Carano, no more right to bare arms!
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Gina Carano who plays Cara Dune in the excellent Star Wars franchise Mandalorian has been fired, as we all know by now… It's a great series, really one of the best incarnations of Star Wars since the original trilogy, and Cara's character was pretty cool. Though I personally didn't really like her lunk-head costume- Fully dressed characters in SciF…
Dave and Brad talk about the best advice they never wanted — those "truth hurts" moments that changed their careers. Questions asked and topics covered... Have you ever gotten advice you didn't want to hear? How do you change specific aspects of your drawing style? Amazon Advantage Which syndicated cartoonist would have made a good webcartoonist Sh…
Weird one this week! A monneyless system in a working Scifi utopia. This was based on an idea Banes came up with talking about Star Trek and how the federation has “evolved beyond money”, We discuss if this is possible, why it is and how it is. That means no need for money substitutes like credit or barter either. It's a really interesting topic an…
The nerds and Jace's Sister are back again! with a fun episode about them choosing who they would put on a superhero team with preset roles to follow! who picks who and why? how long does it take Jace to say Ruby? Find out in this weeks episode of NERDS ON TOPIC! . . . Subscribe to Uprooted TODAY! https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/uprooted/list…
This week, Dave and Brad take several questions about self-publishing. From the best way to build an audience to handling overseas shipping — it's all about getting your work into print! Questions asked and topics covered... What's the best way to build an audience for a book release? Is there a way to circumvent the rising prices of international …
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QUACKCAST 516 - comics and your mental state
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Pitface asked people how doing webcomics has helped to shore up your teetering mental state this past year. We got some responses to that and we also added our own thoughts to it. It's an interesting question though isn't it? This is a webcomic focused site, we're all creative people so webcomics tend to be a big outlet for us. How does having pers…
like webtoons? well why not find out what we think about it! and follow Koffee on his journey to find out what it takes! . . . Subscribe to Uprooted TODAY! https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/uprooted/list?title_no=584118 Check out Koffee's new Youtube channel! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCE1jc2lWh3Hlzwwa0fxEFvg ✮ A super special thank you g…
This week, Dave and Brad talk about making plans in 2021. Will there be a return to conventions? Will Kickstarter remain reliable? How will global finances affect independent creators? Questions asked and topics covered... Assessing 2021 and planning for success What didn't we accomplish in 2020? Is "webcomic" an outdated word? How to change a Patr…
This Quackcast was inspired by Pitface, who is concerned out the mental health of her fellow webcomicers. She even started a thread about it in the forums. The cover image is a reference to the cover of “Metal Health” by Quiet Riot. Tantz is a qualified psychologist, so she's uniquely qualified to talk about this subject! People are having difficul…
This week, a listener asks about origins the "paying it forward" nature of Brad and Dave. So they spend the first part of the show talking about their mentorship philosophies. Questions asked and topics covered... Paying it forward If you were to name a living cartoonist for the MacArthur Genius Grant, who would you name? Quality vs. speed What to …
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QUACKCAST 514 - how fiction gets your job wrong
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When our jobs are shown in fiction they usually get it wrong. We talk about HOW they get it wrong here… Pit tells us all how she's basically Indiana Jones and Lara Croft rolled into one LOL! …or the opposite of that, I can't remember. How does YOUR job differ from what they show in movies and TV? Special… -SEE the led Zeppelin shirt Pit harangues m…
Koffee goes full fan boy for his birthday this year, as him and Jace look back on the old Teen Titans cartoon from cartoon network! Join in on the nostalgia and grab a cup of coffee! . . . Check out Koffee's new Youtube channel! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCE1jc2lWh3Hlzwwa0fxEFvg ✮ A super special thank you goes out to our sponsor El Yucateco …
This week, Brad and Dave discuss "slice of life" comics — and why using that term might not be the best promotional strategy. Questions asked and topics covered... Slice of Life comics Creative page layout — and why to avoid it NSFW comics advice How to get into the mood for comics You get great rewards when you join the ComicLab Community on Patre…
The Mandalorian is pretty unique in that he keeps his face hidden almost the whole time. This is very rare in TV and movies, the rule is that we HAVE to see the actor's face, so they rarely even keep on hats let alone remain fully masked! Yes, there are examples of it but they're few and far between. It's very cool that they've allowed the characte…
The nerds hit hard with a hard hitting hero from the Marvel universe X-23! Jace nerds out hard in this episode and both share and opinion on the Logan movie, check it out! check out the El Yucateco contest too! https://shop.padillagroup.com/pages/promotions?fbclid=IwAR2m-bIYCCrhbKN7lp_a3j4mdXTsvcW9dMhiJgXVxAGGW4dUNYWl6ubTz48 . . . ✮ A super special…
Today's show is brought to you by Wacom — makers of the incredible Wacom One! To help ring in 2021, let's take one more look back at some of the moments that made us happy to be creating comics during a particularly challenging year. You get great rewards when you join the ComicLab Community on Patreon $2 — Early access to episodes $5 — Submit a qu…
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QUACKCAST 512 - Fire and Ice Commentary
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Happy 2021 everybody!!!!! For this fun first of year Quackcast We do a commentary and reaction to the Ralph Bakshi and Frank Frazetta classic sword and sorcery animated movie from 1983, Fire and Ice! Tantz and Banes have never, ever seen it before so it was a new expereince to them and maybe to YOU as well? Fire and Ice is a simple fantasy story ab…
Happy Nerd-Year everyone! lets hope this year is better than the last, and start it off right with a brand new episode of Nerds on Topic with Koffee and Jace! SO go grab a cuppa coffee, and come relax as the Nerds talk about the future in this brand new RPG Life. . . . ✮ A super special thank you goes out to our sponsor El Yucateco hot sauce! King …
Today's show is brought to you by Wacom — makers of the incredible Wacom One! This week, Brad and Dave have some thoughts about finding success in the new year. Questions asked and topics covered... How to be successful in 2021 Making conscious improvements on art How soon is too soon for print? Posting on the weekend? You get great rewards when yo…
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!! Blame Mr Banes for this one, he's also the man responsible for the great cover art! Haha, he originally came up with the Quackcast topic: How do you build tension in a scene? There are a lot of ways! We talk about some of them here… Time limits on a scene, impending deadlines, a character dying but they can s…
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Keep Your Nerds on Topic (Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken)
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Koffee, Jacen, and friend of the show KC get together as 3 artist and talk about a show involving 3 girls in high school making anime. Join the Nerds as they discuss the 2020 anime Keep Your Hands off Eizouken . . . ✮ A super special thank you goes out to our sponsor El Yucateco hot sauce! King of flavor since 1968!⇨ Use promo code NERDS at checkou…
Today's show is brought to you by Wacom — makers of the incredible Wacom One! This week, Brad and Dave talk about crafting names for the characters, places and objects in your comic. Questions asked and topics covered... Naming things "Do you ever get the urge to draw something else?" Squarespace adds an exclusive-content tier The difficulties in w…
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QUACKCAST 510 - STUFF WE SPEND OUT MONEY ON
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This is the time of year you typically spend your money on other people… but we wanted to talk about what we spend our money on when we're spending on ourselves and indulging our own passions… just because this is the time of year we can digress and get a bit less serious about things. I talk about my passion for collection unusual vintage hats and…
Koffee and Jacen take some time to talk about Cyberpunk while setting themselves on fire! check it out and see their hot takes! . . . ✮ A super special thank you goes out to our sponsor El Yucateco hot sauce! King of flavor since 1968!⇨ Use promo code NERDS at checkout at Shopelyucateco.com for 10% off your order! ✮ An extra special thanks and shou…
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Beginner's Guide: How to Start Your Own Webcomic
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Today's show is brought to you by Wacom — makers of the incredible Wacom One! This week, Brad and Dave devote the entire show to one topic — Getting started. They have ten suggestions for anyone who wants to start publishing their own comic on the Web. Getting Started... Starting with the Right Attitude Don't Wait for the Right Time Update schedule…
Escapist fiction Vs Gritty and real style fiction… Furwerk-Studio made an interesting post about this subject. They were annoyed at people who dismiss escapism as something lessor or inferior to more gritty and realistic work, so we decided to tackle both sides and take some extreme views on the subject, both for and against! A few years ago Simon …
Koffee and Jace hit a piece of their anime upbringing and talk about MAR while still settling into things at the new place! . . ✮ A super special thank you goes out to our sponsor El Yucateco hot sauce! King of flavor since 1968!⇨ Use promo code NERDS at checkout at Shopelyucateco.com for 10% off your order! ✮ An extra special thanks and shout out …
Today's show is brought to you by Wacom — makers of the incredible Wacom One! This week, Brad inaugurates a new segment called "And That's Why I Self-Publish!" Next: A site that scraped exclusive Patreon content bites the dust, and we learn from the experience. Questions asked and topics covered... And That's Why I Self-Publish Patreon content-scra…
The Mandalorian on Disney Plus is a very popular series, it's particularly known at the moment because of the “fanservice”, i.e. fan rewards in the second series. a couple of Clone Wars characters are in it now… but we won't spoil that. Tantz, Banes and I chat Fan Service! What IS Fan Service and why is it a thing? When did we first learn about it?…
The Nerds are back with a lot of news! so they sit down and talk about everything that has been going on the last month in their lives. they laugh, they beg, they realize they have no idea what they are doing. what else is new? listen to find out! . . . ✮ A super special thank you goes out to our sponsor El Yucateco hot sauce! King of flavor since …
