Comic Lab’s ‘20 Comic Commandments’
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The good gentlemen, Brad Guigar and Dave Kellett, host the podcast Comic Lab. The show discusses the craft of making comics. For their 200th episode, they issued a roadmap towards a prosperous career. The 20 Comic Commandments is chock-full of valuable information.
Each and every bullet point is an important step towards a career in comics.
Please, check out the episode. These are the bullet points discussed by Brad Guigar and Dave Kellett…
Make. A. Good. Comic. Nothing else we talk about will be very effective until you do.
Own and control your work.
Ideas aren't special. The execution of ideas is special.
You can't get worse at something you do every day.
Good writing saves bad art. Rarely does that work in reverse.
You can't drive toward your style, you can only see in the rearview mirror.
Lettering: Nobody will read your comic...if they can’t read your comic. And for goodness' sake, learn the Crossbar-I rule.
Time is the best editor. So edit...wait...edit...wait.
If you’re not enjoying the comic, they’re not enjoying the comic.
The 4-Cs of social media are: Creation, Curation, Commercial, Kindness.
Don’t compare your blooper reel to someone else’s highlight reel.
You have the audience you deserve.
Every day someone is reading your comic for the first time.
Research your market...not your mirror.
Never listen to a reader; always listen to your readers.
The first person to say they want merch is the first person to disappear when you make the merch.
Crowdfunding: First comes the crowd, then comes the funding.
It’s easy to be in the right place at the right time…if you’re always there.
No one will ever care about your career as much as you do, so make your own magic.
Being an overnight success will take you about 10 years. Your career is a marathon, not a sprint.
Whether you're serious about turning your project into a sustainable and lucrative career, or you want to become better at the craft of comic making, Comic Lab gives great advice and, equally as important, entertains!
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