Cartoonists Dave Kellett and Brad Guigar share their predictions for the new year! How will Kickstarter, Patreon, Cryptocurrency, NFTs and Substack fare in 2022? Today's show is brought to you by Wacom! Wacom is the maker of the powerful, professional, portable Wacom One! Questions asked and topics covered...Prediction: KickstarterPrediction: Patreon will launch a Kickstarter competitorPrediction: Cryptocurrency and NFTs will recede... for different reasons!Prediction: Substack creators who took the signing deal in 2021 will grapple with their "Day 366"Prediction: Comic conventions will attempt a comeback... and have disappointing resultsPrediction: Paper shortages and shipping delays will continue to vex creators' ability to create physical goodsPrediction: Because of the preceding prediction, Patreon's base of creators will take another big jumpIn a couple years, "Sheldon" will turn 25 — does Dave Kellett have any special plans?What would your character actually *do*?Today is a great time to bump up your ComicLab membership to the $10 tier! Patreon backers at that level will get exclusive access to livestream recording sessions — as well as an archive of previous livestreams!You get great rewards when you join the ComicLab Community on Patreon$2 — Early access to episodes$5 — Submit a question for possible use on the show AND get the exclusive ProTips podcast. Plus $2-tier rewards.$10 — Gain access to the ComicLab livestreamed recording sessions (including an archive of past livestreams), plus $5-tier rewardsBrad Guigar is the creator of Evil Inc and the editor of Webcomics.com Dave Kellett is the creator of Sheldon and Drive.Listen to ComicLab on...Apple PodcastsGoogle PodcastsSpotifyPandoraStitcherComicLab is hosted on Simplecast, helping podcasters since 2013. with industry-leading publishing, distribution, and sharing tools.