Webcomics Reviews And Interviews

Science Fiction has its own tropes. When those tropes work, they work well, but in less capable hands they become cliches. This podcast explores why those tropes work from an in-universe perspective, that is, how they work in the universe where they happen. Topics covered: Crystals, Humanoids, Pretty Woman/Men, Powerful Aliens, Why Everyone Can Fight/Fix Things/Physically Developed, Why Is Everyone Related, One-World Governments, The Bar

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Horror has its own tropes. When those tropes work, they work well, but in less capable hands they become cliches. This podcast explores why those tropes work from an in-universe persepctive, that is, how they work in the universe where they happen. Topics covered: Killers, Final Girls, Teen Victims, Older Investigators, Signature Weapons, Deserted Locations, Limited Tech, Limited Weapons, Splitting Up, and Why There Are No Animals.

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There are a lot of basic art mistakes that we're all guilty of at one time or another. While there are obviously too many ever be part of the same podcast, here are ten of the worst, ranging from basic composition to how to avoid staying the same. Learn even some of these and you should see some serious improvements in your art.

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Webcomic artists suck at promoting at their own stuff, and so they need help promoting themselves. Creating posters, calendars and other promotional art can be fun, but it requires some sort of plan, and this podcast may help you make some incredible promotional art that you can use to sell for some additional profit as well as getting the word out.

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Webcomics, like other genres, have their own rules. It may help your art to know what the basics of the webcomic genre are, and they may help make your webcomic better as well generally improve your art.

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Sometimes it can only help to look at other disciplines to improve art. When it comes to webcomics it may not hurt to look at some basic cinematography techniques to work into the webcomic. There are reasons that the techniques have made films classics, and it can only help you to use them when you draw.

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Theme adds depth and adds something to the comic, while conflict keeps the interest up. We explore themes and how they make life easier, as well as how to make conflicts that much better. For those curious what theme is and how it can help you, this is for you.

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The biggest problem with writing a webcomic is the plotting. I look at A-plots (main plots) B-plots (subplots), and c-plots (running gags), the three-act structure, and even some great sources for writing scripts. For those curious how to organize the plots of your stories, this is how you do it.

Too many people are worried about merchandise and what to sell. This podcast will show you which products work the best, warnings about other products, and how to use merchandise in how to build a fanbase. The advantages of using a print-on-demand site will also be covered, and how to use one to eliminate your worries about having to store product.

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Every show in Hollywood has a bible, that reference work that helps keep the show running. This podcast explores setting up your own bible for your comic, looking at how you need pictures, history, and general information on each strip, and how it helps keep you organized. Better yet, it shows you how it can help inspire you as well as better market your comic, making it a very useful document.

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