Comics Are Great! 24 – I’m a Doctor, I know Science

August 26, 2011 by Jerzy Drozd
Filed under CAG Podcast, News, Podcasts

This one goes out to any young or beginning cartoonists who are wondering what to expect as they enter the world of promoting their work and making a living at this comics stuff!

We’re joined by Christopher Hastings, artist/writer of Dr. McNinja and writer of the new Fear Itself: Deadpool mini-series, who shares some terrific thoughts based on his experiences in comics publishing, including:

Starting a webcomic while holding down a day job
Deciding whether or not art school is for you
Incentivizing page views with layered humor
Letting old work stand
Pacing your pages when doing long-form comics on the web
Staying in touch with your kid-self in order to write
Handling trolls and reviews

We’re also joined by Lauren Houser, who shares some of her own thoughts on art school and preparing for a long slog on a graphic novel she plans to serialize online.

Links mentioned in this episode (thanks to Eric Klooster for collecting them!):

Get your Dr. McNinja books here!
More Dr. McNinja merchandise can be found here
Carly Monardo, who is currently working on some great Mad Men portraits!
Frank Miller
Sam & Max: Freelance Police
Homestar Runner
The Dc Comics Guide to Pencilling Comics
The School of Visual Arts
XKCD
The Oatmeal
Hyperbole and a Half
Something Awful
Axe Cop
Commissioner Gordon
Drizzt Do’Urden
Jean-Claude Van Damme
Fear Itself: Deadpool
Internet Trolls and the Troll Face
The Honda Accord, Dr. McNinja’s car
The Honda Accord 360-degree viewer
Manga Studio
Lauren Houser’s Tumblr

Here’s the video from this episode’s live stream (audio player at the bottom of this post):

Tune in next Wednesday live at 12:30 pm Eastern Time on Comicsaregreat.tv!

Audio hosting provided by Ka-Blam Digital Printing. This episode was recorded live at the Ann Arbor District Library.

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