The Complete Creative

This week we hit 100 backers! That's a huge thing for me b/c 100 backers is sort of the mark of a successful campaign. Once you get to 200+ backers we're talking mega successful, but 100 backers is a great benchmark. After we talk about that, then we talk about the mission for Wannabe Press, and why companies should be vertically instead of horizontally delineated. Enjoy!

Today we talk to Lou Frontier, writer of Wicked and American Bison for Insane Comics. We got into a lot in this episode, but what really stood out was how he is moving from a publishing company to self publishing his own stuff. We really dissect it and come up with some practical solutions for him, and talk about why Kickstarter is so great for comic books. You can find Lou's work at www.insanecomics.com, and he's on twitter @loufrontier. Enjoy the show guys.

This is a new experiment for The Business of Art. I'm part of a networking group called Comic Book Sunday, which is a fantastic place to meet creators, artists, writers, directors, producers, and people making a living in the business of art. So I thought it would be a good idea to talk with some of them and get their best advice on how to turn your art into a business. Check out our interviews with Gabe Gentile (voiceover actor), Ben Jackendoff (writer/producer/director/editor), Michael Tanner (writer, Junior Brave of the Apocalypse for Oni), and Brandon Perlow (Watson and Holmes).

Today we talk about delusion...not really. We talk about being 32 days from the end of the Kickstarter, and how that compares to Katrina. Admittedly, it compares VERY favorable since Katrina only had a 31 day campaign :). We're going to get into how each campaign we've done is very different, and how we are expanding with this new one. It's all very exciting stuff. Don't forget to check out My Father Didn't Kill Himself on Kickstarter through March 1st!

This week was the first time in a while I've been straight up lambasted by somebody close to me for running a Kickstarter, and so I talk about it in a longer episode...because of course I would. I talk about why one critic can destroy the good will of hundreds of fans and shake creators to the core. This is pretty much unedited, even moreso than I usually don't edit my stuff. I did it specifically because I was really wounded during the episode and I wanted you to see that, that even somebody that seems to have it together, and usually does, can be taken down with a single word.

Today we talk to Don Edwards, writer and artist of the UltraKyle comic book which is currently on Kickstarter.He's been a full time freelance artist since 2010, and he's kind of a Jack of All Trades. He does comic books, 2D and 3D art, branding, logos, and everything. I love that kind of hustle.  We talk about all sorts of things, but especially about protecting yourself when working freelance, and get into how to protect yourself when dealing with contracts. It was a fascinating conversation and I loved every minute of it. Make sure to go check out the UltraKyle Kickstarter live now! www.kickstarter.com

Two days after launch we talk about what it took to get there. 54 backers now, almost $1500 raised. We also talk about why Kickstarter when Kindle Scout can be so appealing. Check out the kickstarter @ https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/russellnohelty/my-father-didnt-kill-himselfHonestly, this is barely long enough to be a burp let alone an episode, but you just had 40+ minutes of content a couple of days ago. What do you want from me? So to made it up by adding a bunch of our theme sound into the outro. Thanks Kevin MacLeod!

This is an extra special launch day episode. Extra long too. Throughout the day we come back to talk about what's happened at that moment, from pushing the launch button through the next morning wrap up. This is a RAW episode, as I'm pretty much just stream of consciousness throughout, talking about things. I may have repeated myself in different segments, but if you want to know what it's like to launch a Kickstarter, this is as real as it gets.

This is an extra special launch day episode. Extra long too. Throughout the day we come back to talk about what's happened at that moment, from pushing the launch button through the next morning wrap up. This is a RAW episode, as I'm pretty much just stream of consciousness throughout, talking about things. I may have repeated myself in different segments, but if you want to know what it's like to launch a Kickstarter, this is as real as it gets.

Bob Salley is universally adored in the indie comic scene, because he is already ready to help. Seriously, if you find him online and ask him a question, Bob will open up like a geyser. I brought Bob on for two reasons: 1- He's in the middle of his next Kickstarter and since he's done a bunch of them I wanted to see how they've changed over time. 2- I wanted to see how he built his brand as on of the good guys in comics, where saying his name or the Salvagers to just about anybody will elicit a positive reaction. Enjoy the episode. Also, please go to Kickstarter and find the Salvagers issue #5 in the comics section. Bob also has a website at http://www.salvagers.bigcartel.com/, as well as a facebook page for The Salvagers. He's also on Twitter, but as he'll talk about...that's not his strong suit.