Episode 46 - Growing a Fanbase and Creating Momentum with Your First Comic Book Series (with Nicholas Mueller, writer/artist of Demon Hunter Raven)

Nicholas Mueller had a problem.

He had just launched his first book, Demon Hunter Raven, but it was barely getting any traction! After his first campaign barely funded, he realized something needed to change.

Now, Nicholas is four issues into his comic series, and his latest crowdfunding launch funded in mere days. We’re talking with him about his work and career, and how he grew his fanbase and built momentum by just “being a real person.”

If you’re looking for some strategies to build your brand, this is the one to listen to!

Enjoy!

Demon Hunter Raven is LIVE ON KICKSTARTER through 3/19/21. You can support it HERE!

SHOW NOTES:

Demon Hunter Raven #0 - 3 Kickstarter - www.kickstarter.com/projects/dhrchap1/demon-hunter-raven-chapter-3

BMR Comics Website - www.bmrcomics.com

SOCIAL MEDIA:

Facebook - @BMRComics

Twitter - @NicholasMulle7

Instagram - @BMRComics

Episode 45 - An American Comic Book Artist in Japan! (with Bitsy Tandem, Creator of Maiden in Disguise))

My guest today is a comic book artist, writer, and creator who left her hometown in the United States to live abroad in Kushima, Japan. She’s the creator of Maiden in Disguise, a comic book following the coming-of-age story of a gamer girl and her epic hero avatar in an online MMORPG.

We talk about the highs and lows of writing AND creating, the differences between American and Japanese comics and culture, and so much more!

Maiden in Disguise is LIVE ON KICKSTARTER through 3/11/21. You can support it HERE!

SHOW NOTES:

Maiden in Disguise Kickstarter - www.kickstarter.com/projects/thebitzr/maiden-in-disguise-manga-1-gamer-girl-or-epic-hero

Eotera Website (Home of Bitsy’s Multiverse) - www.eotera.com

SOCIAL MEDIA:

Instagram - @BitsyTandem_TheBitzr

Twitter - @TheBitzr

Facebook - @theBitzr

Episode 42.5 - A Candid Discussion With J.W. Sims

This is a candid discussion with J.W. Sims that was cut from the final episode. J.W. Sims has had a tough couple of years: he was diagnosed with cancer, and had to deal with several personal losses. I didn’t know this when going into the interview with him, and our talk took a small detour discussing those issues.

I’m sharing this mostly unedited because, even though we are comic creators, above all we are HUMAN, and oftentimes this is information that wouldn’t be shared.

I am sharing this in the hopes that, if you need to hear one of the many messages in this conversation, you hear it. And know that if you are in a bad place, there is help.

Networking and Marketing Your Art to Create Artwork Full Time (With Patrick Buermeyer)

This week, I’m speaking with professional artist Patrick Beurmeyer about how networking, marketing, and just a little bit of luck have led to him being a full-time artist.

Patrick is the full-time artist for Dark Tidings Press, celebrating this holiday season with the brand new Discordia Holiday Special: The Rotted Lyre and Apocrypha #1.

Enjoy!

The Rotted Lyre and Apocrypha #1 is LIVE ON KICKSTARTER through 12/29/20. Go support it HERE!

LINKS:

Discordia Winter Special’s Kickstarter - www.kickstarter.com/projects/darktidingspress/the-rotted-lyre-and-apocrypha-1-a-discordia-winter-special

Patrick’s Professional Website - www.patrickbuermeyerart.com

SOCIAL MEDIA:

Instagram - @PatrickBuerArt

Twitter - @Polywags86

Episode 29 - Creating a Webcomic and Kickstarting It Successfully (with Impure Blood's Nathan Lueth)

This week, I’m speaking with Nathan Lueth, co-creator and artist of Impure Blood, a webcomic fantasy series turned printed book. An enslaved gladiator carries the blood of an ancient and mystical race. With his allies, they race to track down an artifact that may hold the key to Roan’s ancestry, battling an army of golems along the way!

Nathan has been drawing Impure Blood since 2009, and it’s become quite the webcomic sensation. We talk about his process, how he interacts with his writing collaborators, and tips and tricks he’s picked up along his own journey.

Enjoy!

Impure Blood, Volume 2 is LIVE ON KICKSTARTER through 11/11/20. Go support it HERE!

SHOW NOTES AND LINKS:

Impure Blood’s Kickstarter Page - www.bit.ly/impureblood_v2

Read Impure Blood in it’s original webcomic form - www.impurebloodwebcomic.com

Nathan’s Professional Website - www.nathanluethillustration.com

SOCIAL MEDIA

Facebook - @nathanluethillustration

Twitter - @nathanlueth

Instagram - @nathanluethillustration

Episode 27 - Advice from Drawing Comics Professionally for over 30 Years (Featuring Trekker's Ron Randall)

It sounds cliché, but this episode’s guest truly needs no introduction. Writer and artist has worked in comics professionally for over 30 years, drawing for big name properties like Superman and Wonder Woman for DC Comics, and the Alien and Predator franchise comics for Dark Horse. But Ron is probably most well known for his creator-owned comic sci-fi adventure that debuted with Dark Horse, TREKKER.

Trekker stars kick-ass bounty hunter Mercy St. Clair on her galaxy-hopping adventures. And she’s back in her latest chapter in the Trekker saga: Trekker: Hunter’s Moon.

Trekker: Hunter’s Moon in LIVE ON KICKSTARTER through 10/29/20. Go check it out HERE!

Enjoy!

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You can also check out the official Trekker website - www.trekkercomic.com

SOCIAL MEDIA

Twitter - @Ron_Randall

Instagram - @RandallShots

Episode 22 - Do You Have What It Takes to be a Professional Comic Book Artist?! (with Luis Rivera)

This week, professional comic book artist Luis Rivera helps break down what it takes to draw comic books professionally. He’s been doing this for a while, so like Farmer’s Insurance, he knows a thing or two because he’s seen a thing or two!

Luis’ past credits include The Power Company by Coalition Comics, John Kirby: Firefox, Funnyman by Gallant Comics, and many, many more…

Luis’ most recent work is as the interior artist on KINETIC:IDENTITITES #1, and it’s available for preorder at our Kickstarter, or just visit www.kineticomic.com now through 9/12/20.

Thanks for listening, and checking out our Kickstarter campaign!

SOCIAL MEDIA

Facebook - @luis.rivera

Instagram - @lulurinu

Episode 21 - How to Become a Professional Comic Book Cover Artist (with Jason Metcalf)

Our special episodes featuring interview with members of the Kinetic teams continues, as I sit down and talk with professional cover artist Jason Metcalf. Jason has don’t work for IDW, Zenescope, Valiant, and even a variant cover for DC Comics, and we talk to him about how he made the leap from construction to professional artwork, and what it takes to maintain that artistic career.

Jason recently made a Variant Cover for KINETIC:IDENTITITES #1, and it’s available for preorder at our Kickstarter, or just visit www.kineticomic.com now through 9/12/20.

Thanks for listening, and checking out our Kickstarter campaign!

Jason’s Website can be found HERE

SOCIAL MEDIA

Facebook - @jason.metcalf.925

JASON STREAMS ON FACEBOOK WITH THE ARTIST ALLEY SHOPPING NETWORK (AASN), AND IS AVAILABLE FOR COMMISSIONS, EVERY MONDAY 1PM - 3PM EST (10 AM - NOON PST):

AASP Facebook Page - @AASN

Instagram - @metcalfjason

Episode 8 - How to Leverage a Successful YouTube Channel into a Successful Crowdfunding Launch

We speak with Dan Ekis, writer and artist of Soul of the World and Odyssey, Inc., and rising YouTube star. He used his YouTube platform to successfully fund his latest work: Odyssey, Inc.: The Twin Bengals.

We break down how he did it, and get advice for how you can do the very same thing.

Thanks for listening! Check out the link’s to Dan’s work below:

Dan’s Kickstarter is LIVE through May 28th, 2020. Go find it HERE!

SOCIAL MEDIA

YouTube: www.youtube.com/DanEkis

Instagram - @EkisDan