January 23, 2019

Guigar's Law of merchandise

1 hour 9 minutes

Webcomics pros Dave Kellett and Brad Guigar are talking comics! In this episode, Brad makes another lasting contribution to webcomics: Guigar's Law — The first person to comment that they'd buy a certain type of merchandise is the first person to disappear when the merch is offered!

BUT FIRST, Brad and Dave fondly remember comic-convention cosplay.

Show Notes

00:00 — Spotting the batawang at a comic convention

06:35 — Dave clarifies his production schedule

07:54 — Guigar's Law: The first person to say "I'd buy that" is the first person to disappear when you offer the merch.

17:48 — Is it important to have a consistent theme to your comics?

25:54 — Comics anthologies

37:04 — Stretch Break!

37:53 — What should YOU be planning for 2019?

49:27 — Dave doesn't buy as many comics as he used to. Should that be worrisome?

56:29 — Dave and Brad were both Little League umpires... with very different styles, and Brad shares his utter failure as a baseball player

01:03:36 — Advice for launching your first Patreon

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Brad Guigar is the creator of Evil Inc and the author of The Webcomics Handbook. He is available for personal consultations. Dave Kellett is the creator of Sheldon and Drive. He is the co-director of the comics documentary, Stripped.

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