Webcomics pros Dave Kellett and Brad Guigar are talking comics! In this episode, they point out that the Eisner Awards have changed their submission guidelines — and that's great news for short-form webcartoonists! THEN they discuss a tweet by Nate Powell that has everyone talking. This Eisner-winning cartoonist claims his income breaks down to about $455 a month! NEXT, it's all about joke theft — what do do when you're accused of it, and what to do when it happens to you! THEN, Dave and Brad do a deep dive on exclamation points. How many it enough? How many is too many?! And what about the interrobang? FINALLY, the guys talk about embedding ads in your comic to promote a Kickstarter or Patreon campaign.
But first... Dave's son explains how Superman shaves, and it has us in stitches!
SHOW NOTES

00:00 — Kryptonite razors and hypnotic glasses
07:44 — New submission guideline for Eisners
15:58 — Publishing vs Self-publishing
21:45 — The offensiveness of rigidity
29:12 — Stretch break!
30:08 — Joke theft
48:39 — Exclamation points
01:03:10 — Embedding ads in your comic

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Brad Guigar is the creator of Evil Inc and the editor of Webcomics.com
Dave Kellett is the creator of Sheldon and Drive.