Making Comics

This week, Scott and Keith discuss a work being "too quiet" or not (3:10), preparing for the next kickstarter and future issue numbering (13:00) and a tangent on manga (22:15) before this week's main topic: homage vs plagiarism (34:30).

Scott and Keith discuss the best time of day to mail Kickstarter packages (4:15), selling at the San Diego Metal Swap Meet (11:30), burning up the drawtober buffer (16:10), and goal-setting as a motivational device for writing goals (19:40) before this week's main topic: setting and world-building (36:15).

Scott and Keith discuss working on multiple projects (1:30), artist and writer communication throughout the process (9:50) and quick updates on conventions and Kickstarters (19:50) before this week's main topic: talking heads pages (27:00). Also, resources for finding a colorist (42:30).

Scott and Keith welcome Keithan Jones (founder and owner of KID comics, creator of San Diego's Black Comix Day) and discuss beginnings at comic conventions (4:30), storytelling and illustration styles (19:40), artist and writer relationships (47:30) and writing multiple stories (59:20).

Scott and Keith discuss the results of a scene rewrite (3:40), working through the Drawtober comic (8:05), big thinking around a story and how 'real' you choose to be (16:50), lettering and onomatopoeia (27:30) before this week's main topic: PDF preparation and final edits (34:00). Comic nerd stuff starts at 49 minutes.

Scott and Keith talk Drawtober preparation (3:10), how a mistake ended up improving a story (9:00), a commission update (13:15), and an example where putting time in - no matter how much a grind it felt like - yielded results (16:30) before this week's topic: comic book covers (22:45). Comic recommendations follows at 46:00!

Links to the indie books we mention (you can find the third-party books we mention in your local comic shop):

https://davidaccampo.com/

https://www.enkidustudio.com/#/unicorn-vampire-hunter/

This week, Scott and Keith discuss re-branding and the materials that go with it (5:30), a change in plans for Drawtober (11:55) and planning for a future artist change (19:00) before this week's topic: lettering (27:40). Stay around the 'Grail main event' (45:40)!

Scott and Keith discuss getting the final bits of product in for their Kickstarters (1:45), Rose City Comic Con (13:50), brainstorming future comic projects including drawtober (23:50) and reworking prose to get it ready to turn into a comic (27:30) before this week's topic: inking and coloring (31:20). 

Scott and Keith discuss starting new issues and new story arcs (5:15), preparing for conventions (16:30) and reviewing pages from the colorist (22:45) before they discuss the penciling (30:15) and thumbnailing (43:05) stage of comics.

This week, Scott and Keith discuss issues in flatted pages (4:15), brainstorming a new giant monster (9:20), commission work (18:40), upcoming convention schedules (24:45) making structural changes to your story (27:45) and new inspirations for a comic (35:00) before the two discuss the idea stage and scripting for comics (39:35).