Practicing to be a pro... or a pro practicing?

A listener asks about doing a practice project — and Kickstarting it later. Also — more than one hundred years of comics history tell everything we need to know about how comics companies treat creators. (And it ain't good.)

ON THIS WEEK'S SHOW...

• Practicing to be pro
• Comic History - corporate comics
• UPDATE: Brad won the argument on ECCC
• UPDATE: when 250k viral moment tells you that this is a marathon not a sprint
• Marking an anniversary with a book

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Brad Guigar is the creator of Evil Inc and the author of The Webcomics Handbook. Dave Kellett is the creator of Sheldon and Drive.

You get great rewards when you join the ComicLab Community on Patreon

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• $5 — Submit a question for possible use on the show AND get the exclusive ProTips podcast. Plus $2-tier rewards.

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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.