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A weekly podcast by cartoonists Brad Guigar and Dave Kellett about making comics and making a living from them: half shop-talk, half how-to, half friendship.

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Aug 20, 2026

Special Guest Fran Sundblad, creator of "Tiff & Eve"

Cartoonist Fran Sundblad, creator of Tiff & Eve, joins Brad for a wide-ranging conversation about creating character-driven comics, finding an audience on Reddit, and learni...

Aug 13, 2026

The Worst Thing About Webcomics

Although we typically focus on the bright side of being independent cartoonists, a listener asks us to address the downside of webcomics. We'll talk about time management, burnout, financial insecu...

Aug 06, 2026

How to Calculate Churn — and Why

<h2>Patreon backers have access to an exclusive ComicLab Churn Rate spreadsheet — it does the math for you!</h2> Is your Patreon actually growing—or are new members disguising a retention problem?...

Jul 30, 2026

First Pages First

What belongs at the beginning of your book? Brad and Dave discuss whether an anti-AI statement offers creators any meaningful protection, break down the information that belongs on a copyright page...

Jul 23, 2026

Special Guest Dylan Meconis

Cartoonist and author Dylan Meconis joins Dave Kellett to discuss marketing middle-grade webcomics, working with fans who offer to translate your work, and finding the right balance between control...

Jul 16, 2026

What's the Best Business Model for Comics?

This week, Brad and Dave talk about the best business model for longform webcomics — and why putting your comic online for free is still the strongest way to build a sustainable career. Also: Kicks...

Jul 09, 2026

Why Some Punchlines Don’t Land

Dave Kellett returns from his first-ever college reunion with a full heart — and a renewed appreciation for old friends, running jokes, and the occasional listener washing dishes through the cold o...

Jul 02, 2026

Never Outsource Your Vision

This week, Brad and Dave discuss one of the easiest traps for independent creators to fall into: Outsourcing important business or creative decisions to reader polls. Audience feedback can be usefu...

Jun 25, 2026

Surviving Your Own Success

This week, Brad and Dave discuss what happens after a cartoonist achieves the dream: making a living from comics. They explain why success can create its own time-management problems, how to protec...

Jun 18, 2026

Exclamation points!!!

What seems like a simple question about exclamation points opens up a much bigger discussion about the power of comics lettering. Brad and Dave talk about punctuation, word balloons, font choices,...