Art & Story 191 – The Big CMS Decision

[private]This week it’s all about deciding where to put your content. Hosted wordpress? Tumblr? Posterous? Blogger? Each content management system and service proposes its own pros and cons, and we share our takes on the individual services as best we can. We also talk a little about Google+, and our opinions may surprise you! Links [...]

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Thunder Punch Daily 106 – Reaching the Kids

Today I share some thoughts I’ve been kicking around about how tablet and mobile devices might be the key to reaching young people with our work. Throughout the discussion I mention a recent episode of the Spark podcast, the Corona development platform, A&S 106, and an old episode of Thunder Punch Daily. [private] [Audio clip: [...]

Thunder Punch Daily 99 – Local Trumps Global

Today I share my thoughts on the Diamond Digital Distribution announcement, and explain the real reason that I think it’s silly for local comics stores to participate in such shenanigans, especially when they’re sitting on a means to save themselves without Diamond. I also mention Eli Neiburger’s talk on the future of libraries, and my [...]

Art & Story 166 – The Big Potpourri XII

[private]Its time to reach into the ole mail bag once again. First we discuss a question submitted by Jamie Gambell about the pros & cons of self publishing versus pitching to a publisher. Next we address a question from Jason Giglio on the current state of the illustration industry, as we see it, and how [...]

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Art & Story Supreme 03 – Supreme Mini-Comics

This time it’s all about how supreme mini-comics are as a format for comics storytelling! We discuss the immediacy of telling a story through mini-comics, why beginning cartoonists should explore this format before jumping into that graphic novel, and some of the methods we’ve used to make “boutique” minis. Some links mentioned in this episode: [...]

Art & Story 147 – The Big Zine

[private]We often talk about the web, apps, and print-on-demand as means for the independent publisher to bring their work to a widening and enthusiastic audience. However, all of these methods require some level of technical skill, some degree of research and study in order to avail one’s self of the technologies of the day. To [...]

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Thunder Punch Daily 56 – On Candor, Pt 2

Today I share a few loose thoughts that have been kicking around in my mind since Thunder Punch Daily 53. I had a conversation today with Rene van Belzen on Google Buzz about publishing models, or perhaps publishing without a model. I spin off some of the thoughts I began on the topic of candor [...]

Art & Story 139 – The Big Publishing Debate

[private]To self-publish or to seek a publisher? It’s a tough question, and the short answer is “It depends on the project.” Still, we take time this week to explore some of the pros and cons of each side, citing our own experiences to back up our points. Pros: Self-Publishing More control to express the artist’s [...]

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Art & Story 118 – The Big iPad

[private]We jump off of the excitement over today’s news about the new Apple product to have a discussion about what this new device means for the independent creator/publisher, and what it could mean for publishing in general. For the sake of framing the discussion, we feel obliged to point out that we’re operating on the [...]

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Art & Story 117 – The Big Ka-Blam

[private]It’s a special live recording this week with Barry Gregory and Thomas Florimonte of Ka-Blam Digital Printing, IndyPlanet, and ComicsMonkey! We start with an overview of their print on demand services, how IndyPlanet works as an online fulfillment service, and what they hope to achieve with their latest endeavor, the ComicsMonkey distribution service. Throughout our [...]

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