The Comics Experience Make Comics podcast provides ~15 minutes of advice per episode on all aspects of creating comics and breaking in to the industry.
Join Comics Experience founder and former Marvel and IDW Editor Andy Schmidt and his co-host Joey Groah as they discuss making comics! (Also, big thanks to the co-host of the first 50 episodes, iFanboy's Josh Flanagan!)
Do you have a question about making comics you'd like to hear discussed on the podcast? Email us at info@comicsexperience.com.
Andy and Joey and talk comics coloring basics. Ways to approach the page, coloring notes, creative team planning with your creative team during the planning stages, and more!
Andy and Joey talk about crowdfunded comics planning including budgeting, compensation for collaborators and professionals, “long-term money-making,” if one-person/a publisher is financing the project and more!
Andy talks about getting ready for and going to New York City Comic Con during Covid. How he planned, what it was like with less bigger name publishers around, and how the show was for him and creators he talked to.
Writer & artist Gannon Beck (Space Corps) talks about designing pages including using 9 and 16 panel grids, what he’s learned from newspaper comic strips and a 4 panel grid. Gannon also talks about upcoming CEX Publishing print release of Space Corps.
Andy and Joey talk about approaches to writing fiction and non-fiction stories, including when a story might not have a “structure”, being honest in the telling, and trying to deconstruct story endings.
Andy and Joey talk about writing solicitation copy for retailers and readers and thinking about what audience you’re communicating with, and what you want that audience to do. Consistent messaging and tone, what information to give where and when!
