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Comics Are Great! 64 – SPX 2012 Wrap-Up
I’m back from the Small Press Expo and ready to share some of the exciting things that happened while I was there. I’m joined by two other SPX 2012 exhibitors, Chad Sell and Sally Carson. Together we...
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Comics Are Great! 65 – Behind the Scenes of Publishing with Gina Gagliano
Some of us have come face-to-face with the grim reality of getting our work published. It’s not quite as glamorous and easy as the fantasy we might have constructed as a kid. But Gina Gagliano of First...
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Comics Are Great! 66 – The Difference Between Story and Backstory
What’s the difference between story and backsory? It’s a tricky question, so I was lucky to assemble a rather impressive roundtable of comics people to help sort this one out. Brandon Dayton, Dave...
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Comics Are Great! 67 – Scary Stories
It’s a Halloween-themed episode with a talk on what characterizes a scary story, and we’ve got a full roundtable of people well-suited for the job! I’m joined by Jon David Guerra, Paul Storrie, and...
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Comics Are Great! 68 – Watson and Holmes
This time we talk with the team behind the new Watson and Holmes comic about iterating on public domain stories, new publishing strategies, and how a cartoonist might think about “acting” through...
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Comics Are Great! 69 – Talking Drama with Raina Telgemeier
We close out the 2012 broadcast schedule with a special event! I’m joined by guest co-host Cassie, who helps me interview Raina Telgemeier about her latest graphic novel Drama. Together we talk about...
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Comics Are Great! 70 – Skype Author Visits with Stephen McCranie
Whether you’re self-publishing or working with a publisher, a cold hard reality we cartoonists face is getting the word out about your book. This time I’m joined by author Stephen McCranie for a...
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Comics Are Great! 71 – Spongebob and Podcasting with Gregg Schigiel
We’re thrilled to have Gregg Schigiel, the artist behind many of the ever-present images of Spongebob Squarepants in comics and on products, for a talk on working on a beloved children’s character. Is...
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Comics Are Great! 72 – Living Well On Less with C. Spike Trotman and...
The hard fact of it is, few people make a ton of money at this comics jazz. And while we’ve talked about creating various streams of income in past shows, we’ve yet to talk about how to get more out of...
View ArticleComics Are Great! 73 – Finding Your Knitting with Kris Straub
Stick to your knitting. Specialize. Find your niche. Operate in your wheelhouse. And a zillion other clichés that get thrown around. It’s been accepted as common wisdom that one should find the one...
View ArticleComics Are Great! 74 – Every Moment is the Moment of Truth with Thien Pham
This time we discover that Sumo wrestling can be a metaphor for the creative life thanks to the work of Thien Pham, author of Sumo from First Second Books. Together we explore how the philosophy of...
View ArticleComics Are Great! 75 – Editing Graphic Novels with Calista Brill
I’m excited to talk with Calista Brill, Senior Editor at First Second Books, about the entire process of developing and publishing a graphic novel. What does a good pitch look like? What qualities are...
View ArticleComics Are Great! 76 – Bringing the Gods to Life with George O’Connor
What better medium than comics to capture the majesty and mayhem of Greek Mythology? Especially in the hands of celebrated cartoonist George O’Connor, creator of The Olympians series from First Second...
View ArticleComics Are Great! 77 – Action and Comedy with Tony Cliff and the Houghton...
How do you design awesome action sequences? What’s the secret to writing scenes that make the audience roar with laughter? I know I couldn’t answer these questions on my own, so I’m grateful to be...
View ArticleComics Are Great! 78 – Cartoon Appeal with Chris Giarrusso
It’s hard enough to learn how to draw, but things get even dicier when we start talking about what it takes to create appeal. Fortunately I’m joined by Chris Giarrusso of the eminently appealing G-Man...
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Comics Are Great! 79 – The Final Superhero Discussion with Dan Mishkin and...
Over the past years we’ve seen more and more summer blockbusters featuring superhero characters and stories. Are they just fashionable again, or is there something to these kinds of stories that...
View ArticleComics Are Great! 80 – Public Domain Comics with Barry Gregory and Kim Holm
What is the benefit of working with public domain characters and stories? Is it just fun to play in “someone’s sandbox,” or is there a larger cultural benefit to authors building on and expanding the...
View ArticleComics Are Great! 82 – Funding Your Kickstarter with C. Spike Trotman and...
Hooray! Thanks to services Kickstarter and Indiegogo, we finally have a mechanism to fund our dream project! But is it as easy as just asking your friends or audience to support your thing? It sounds...
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Comics Are Great! 108
We’re continuing our tradition of closing out the year with Dave Roman and Raina Telgemeier of The Comics Bakery. Join us for a rapid round of book talks on some of our favorite comics, which you can...
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Comics Are Great! 109
Photographers got it easy, right? All they have to do to tell their stories is point their magic box at their subject and hit click. Cartoonists, on the other hand, have to create the reality of their...
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