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Creator At Large | The Business of Comic Books

Oct 30, 2018

Stephan Franck is an independent comic book creator with more than 20 years of experience… in animation! In this episode he joins me to talk about juggling two full-time careers and how he’s made his comic book series - Silver - an indie success story both on Kickstarter and at...


Oct 25, 2018

“Branding” is one of the most misunderstood terms in business and this is a major problem because of how often people talk about the importance of brand for creatives, in general, and comic book creators, specifically. So, in this episode, I demystify the word brand so you can better understand it and the role it...


Oct 23, 2018

At its core, creating a comic is a costly enterprise. Fortunately, innovations in the industry like Kickstarter are making it possible for creators to solve those problems - but Kickstarter has its own set of challenges and obstacles a creator must learn in order to make good use of the tool. In this episode I speak...


Oct 16, 2018

As the comic book industry adapts and matures, there are new roles and opportunities for people to bring their particular skills to bear in comics. George Rohac is a great example of this - he’s made it his work to help comic book creators reach audiences online and manage their businesses and careers. In this episode...


Oct 11, 2018

Creative careers can be very isolating and even worse, we can isolate ourselves when success requires you to not only work with others, but also to know how to work well with your collaborators. On this bonus episode of the podcast I discuss collaboration, community, and how to build a...