The Webcomics Handbook
Brad GuigarVeteran cartoonist Brad Guigar shares advice, tutorials, and tips for independent comic artists
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Webcomics Confidential: Mistakes cartoonists make on social media
Artists seem to draw a blank when posting content on social media. Let's discuss some strategies for improving outreach.
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Designing a logo — DOs and DON'Ts
Designing a logo for your comic can be surprisingly daunting.
Designing a logo for your comic can be surprisingly daunting. After all, many of us are artists or collaborate directly with artists. However, designing a logo requires a slight...
What to post between comic updates
This is the time to remember the "social" in social media
It was an innocent enough comment. A beginner cartoonist was lamenting their social media results: "Now that I'm publishing my comic, I'm a little restless between the weekly update...
How a marketing funnel actually works
...and a warning
A lot of cartoonists hear the phrase “marketing funnel” and immediately picture something gross, corporate, and manipulative. But a marketing funnel is really just a map of how a casual stranger becomes a regular reader —...
Webcomics Confidential: Putting ideas on paper
Work digital; think analog
I'm a big believer in brainstorming on paper. Once I have my plan, I switch to digital, but there's something about the visceral connection of using paper that connects better for my brain.
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One of the longest-running webcartoonists in the world, with a career spanning over 25 years. Author of three books about cartooning and dozens of graphic novels. Co-hosts the ComicLab podcast.
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