This week we’re joined by Scott Yoshinaga and Audra Furuichi, creators of one of the most sincere comics on the Internet, nemu*nemu. We talk about the evolution of the series from a vertical strip to a more free-form full-color series, how introducing new characters and diverse plot lines keeps the series fresh for the creators and readers alike, and how they’ve diversified their publishing and merchandising strategies to make nemu*nemu Audra’s full-time job.

We’re joined at the end by Eli Neiburger of the Ann Arbor District Library, who shares a ton of great book recommendations!

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

* nemu*nemu Vol 5 is now on sale

* It’s also available as a digital download

* Henshin Rider

* Kiyohiko Azuma

* Scott Kurtz

* Krishna Sadasivam

* The Wacom Cintiq

* Japanese nib pens

* Manga Studio

* Mac Paint

* The nemu*nemu iOS app

* The ALA YALSA Awards

* Merlin Mann

* Kasey Van Hise

* The Wacom Inkling (video)

Comics Recommendations for this episode:

* Diary of a Mosquito Abatement Man By Guy Delisle

* Space Trawler

* Amulet

* Twin Spica, Volume: 01

* Black Jack, Vol. 1

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

//www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MYsQx7Nc2A

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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