Comic Lab

Cartoonists Dave Kellett and Brad Guigar are talking shop! Redbubble has killed off its support for print-on-demand calendars. Should you be doing the same? ALSO, how to prepare for a portfolio review. THEN, building a digital press kit and approaching comics-media outlets. FINALLY, when a cartoonist has 1.1 million Instagram followers and only about 400 Patreon backers, is something amiss? BUT FIRST, Brad builds a podcasting fort with a heavy blanket to combat the echo in his studio… and it works! Show notes • 00:00 — “Let’s go to Upright Citizen’s Brigade!” • 04:04 — Brad’s recording under a blanket • 08:35 — Dave’s healthy lifestyle • 10:33 — Redbubble kills print-on-demand calendars. Should you? • 15:50 — Producing 25 different desktop wallpapers / mobile backgrounds quickly • 18:29 — InDesign Calendar Wizard • 20:00 — Portfolio reviews • 29:25 — Press releases and comic-media outlets • 32:17 — How to make a digital press kit • 45:19 — A cartoonist who has 1.1 million Instagram followers… but only 387 Pat