Comics Experience Podcast
The Comics Experience podcast provides ~15 minutes of advice per episode on all aspects of creating comics and breaking in to the industry.
- Update frequency
- every 15 days
- Average duration
- 29 minutes
- Episodes
- 200
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2025
Episode 252: Comics Connection 2022 End of the Year Wrap Up
In the last episode of 2022, Andy and Gamal discuss the rise and fall of companies like Mad Cave and AfterShock, the increased competition in comics distribution, the spike in library censorship, and…
00:34:25 |
Tue 20 Dec 2022
Episode 251: How Does Artificial Intelligence Impact the Comic Book Industry?
In our first Comics Connection Podcast, Andy and Gamal discuss the moral, legal, and financial implications of emerging AI technology and what comic creators need to consider to navigate their career…
00:20:55 |
Mon 19 Dec 2022
250 Comics and Contracts with Gamal Hennessy
Gamal Hennessy of Creative Contract Consulting joins Andy and Joey to talk about making comics and contracts. Gamal talks about his legal career including his time at Marvel Comics, things to keep in…
00:25:12 |
Tue 18 Oct 2022
249 NYCC, Common Pitfalls For Creators at Cons
Andy and Joey talk about NYCC, how to approach editors at cons, how to sell and track your inventory at conventions, and more.
00:25:55 |
Tue 04 Oct 2022
248 When Good Ideas Aren’t That Well Executed
Andy and Joey talk about when ideas aren’t that well executed, including how and why can a “good idea” go “wrong,” and some ways to try and execute ideas well.
00:45:06 |
Tue 27 Sep 2022
247 Indie Comics Sales
Andy talks about Lunar Distributor’s retailer summit, his recent trips to C2E2 and SDCC, and what he’s seen and heard around sales for indie comics and smaller publishers.
00:38:25 |
Mon 05 Sep 2022
246 What Creators and Publishers Should Expect From Each Other
Andy talks about what publishers and creators should expect from each other. Outreach to retailers, promoting to readers and media, what are the creators responsibilities, what are the publisher resp…
00:15:15 |
Fri 22 Jul 2022
245 SDCC and Conventions
Andy talks about his plans for San Diego Comic Con including running panels, in-person meetings and conversations, and being Covid cautious as a creator going to conventions.
00:29:14 |
Mon 04 Jul 2022
244 Joe Quesada, Editorial Management Changes at Publishers
Joe Quesada has left his position at Marvel Comics for new creative pursuits. Andy and Joey talk about Quesada’s time as Marvel Knights Editor then Editor-in-Chief, and what it means for creators whe…
00:42:44 |
Wed 15 Jun 2022
243 George Perez and Neal Adams
Andy and Joey talk about George Perez, two comics creators who recently passed. Andy worked on projects that Perez and Adams worked on and shares his experiences, as well as creator rights, kindness …
00:36:30 |
Wed 18 May 2022
242 Panel Actions
Andy and Joey talk about panel descriptions, which Andy has come to describe as “panel actions” in his thinking and teaching his courses. Each panel can have one action, stories are active, things ar…
00:38:03 |
Tue 03 May 2022
241 Storytelling in Comics, TV, and Movies
Andy and Joey talk about comics being adapted into TV and movies, story arcs, “new number 1!” issues, and how storytellers need to keep in mind what medium they’re working in. Even if your comic gets…
00:48:18 |
Wed 20 Apr 2022
240 Fred Van Lente and Steve Ellis SILENCERS: THE DEFINITIVE EDITION
Fred Van Lente and Steve Ellis join Andy to discuss their upcoming release SILENCERS: THE DEFINITIVE EDITION coming soon from CEX Publishing! But make no mistake, they’re doling out career advice for…
00:31:43 |
Mon 11 Apr 2022
239 Contract Negotiations
Andy talks about contract negotiations from both the creator side and publisher side. Since CEX Publishing launched the CEX contract to publish comics has changed based on their experiences. Creators…
00:28:50 |
Tue 22 Mar 2022
238 Lettering Passes Workflow
Comics lettering is an important part of making comics, and writers + artists + editors can help set a letterer up for success with their passes before ever sending pages to a letterer. Workflow, des…
00:26:35 |
Sat 12 Mar 2022
#237 – Figure Drawing
One of the fundamentals of comic art is figure drawing. Andy and Joey talk about how figure drawing is a basic part of comics storytelling, and how learning the fundamentals meld with individual styl…
00:27:40 |
Fri 18 Feb 2022
#236 – Resolutions for 2022, Planning and Goals
New year, new podcast episode talking about goals and planning for those goals. Andy and Joey talk about how their 2021s have impacted their priorities and planning for 2022, the role work-life-balan…
00:41:04 |
Tue 11 Jan 2022
#235 – 2021 in Review
2021 was another year of changes in comics and making comics. Andy talks about publishing, printing, shipping, and more.
00:13:16 |
Mon 03 Jan 2022
#234 – Writing Comics Basics
Andy and Joey talk about writing comics basics, why people start writing comics, telling a complete story in a few pages, how to think about working with artists, learning about the comics industry a…
00:28:33 |
Thu 16 Dec 2021
#233 – Visual Storytelling Basics
Andy and Joey talk about some of the fundamentals of visual storytelling, the benefits of all creators learning as much as they can about visual storytelling, and talking to your collaborators about …
00:30:32 |
Fri 10 Dec 2021
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