A Podcast about creating comics, hosted by three comic professionals, two of which make erotic content - listener discretion advised (or at least wear headphones) Updates every Monday.
Amanda Lafrenais, C. Spike Trotman, Kel McDonald
Lets go on a most excellent adventure! Spike, Kel, and Amanda all talk about their time travel feeling. Spike and Amanda have very strong feelings. Kel doesn't.
We are getting close to a year of being in a pandemic. Spike, Kel and Amanda talk about how we have changed the way we promote our work and try to increase our income in these unprecedented times.
Character idea: A rich orphan, who is a super detective no one can outsmart is also a super awesome trained fighter. Spike, Kel, and Amanda talk about Mary Sues. Do they even exist? Or are they just a sexist way to criticize female characters the critic doesn't like?
I've made a huge mistake. Spike, Kel, and Amanda share all the mistakes they made in their career and what they wish they had done differently.
We not on make comics but also like to read them! In this episode, Spike, Kel, and Amanda share the comics they have been reading and enjoying lately.
When you wish upon a star... will your story get very far? Spike, Kel, and Amanda talk about wish fulfillment in stories. Is there such a thing as too much? Can an entire story be wishfullfillment?
You never know if something will work until you try! Spike, Kel, and Amanda share their experiments to try and make money. Whether it's about release schedules or using new platforms when they pop up.
Spike, Kel, and Amanda answer listener questions!
Being a fancy bitch abroad! Spike tells Kel and Amanda tales of her adventures at Angouleme Comic Fest.
Nice! Spike, Kel, and Amanda talk about fanservice. From cheesecake to beefcake. When it fits in the story or gets in the way. Does it get in the way or does it help move the story along?
One day, we'll defeat Kakarot. Spike, Kel, and Amanda talk about how jealousy is a normal feeling. Having it isn't the problem, how you use it can be for good or ill.
Your book is done! Everything is drawn and it has a release date! Hooray! But now what do you do? Spike, Kel, and Amanda discuss all the steps you can take to give your book a successful release.
We're triple threats. We business, we write, and we draw. Two episodes ago we talked about things we like to write, but we also draw. Here's what we like to draw!
Fight the man! Get fair pair! Spike is away at Thought Bubble, so Kel and Amanda chat with Sasha Basett about unionizing comics.
The ladies babble incessantly about what they like to make comics about!
The girls talk about a full jam-packed year's worth of convention highs and lows as they traveled all over the continent, peddling comics and networking.
Where are your parents?! Spike, Kel, and Amanda talk about the trope so common in YA stories and Anime, dead or missing parents. Why are these children left to their own devices and what does that do for the story?
Spike, Kel, and Amanda are all US based so this episode we are interveiwing Nina Matsumoto about doing comics Canada.
Spike, Kel, and Amanda are all US based so this episode we are interveiwing Kate Ashwin about doing comics off in the UK
Spike, Kel, and Amanda all talk about working on licensed property comics. What are things to concerned before jumping into that work for hire pool.
Woooooooooooolves Spike, Kel (mostly Kel), and Amanda talk about different werewolf tropes. We recorded this while streaming live to promote Kel's kickstarter for the anthology Can I Pet Your Werewolf.
Spike, Kel, and Amanda talk about Genre comics vs Literary comics. What's the difference and does it even matter? Spoiler: It doesn't.
Mr. Bethesda knocks on our door! Spike, Kel, and Amanda talk about what we would do if we were put in charge of turning Skyrim into a comic.
Buy my book! Buy my book! Buy my book! Spike, Kel, and Amanda talk about advertising! Banner ads! Flyers at cons!
What pen do you use? Spike, Kel, and Amanda answer that question and more. We tell you about all the pens we use.
Spike, Kel, and Amanda go over how they learn lessons from other outside comics that help their comics get better. It could be a lesson in costume design, creating a mood, or general shot compositions.
Spike, Kel, and Amanda discuss setting creative goals and trying to improve our art work or writing. Do you read tutorials? Put time aside to do exercises? Sometimes you just got to do it!
Spike, Kel, and Amanda discuss when people should start conventioning and how they appreciate cons in general.
Spike, Kel, and Amanda talk about how they would adapt Jupiter Ascending into a graphic novel/series of graphic novels. So tune in for all our talk about sexy dog men with angle wings protecting Jupiter, the new queen of earth.
Sometimes you don’t have time to do everything or maybe you just don’t want to. That’s where delegating comes in. Spike, Kel, and Amanda all go over how they approach delegating, when they start thinking about handing stuff over, and when letting someone else take over makes my cringe.
After a hiatus from recording episodes, the hosts return to detail what they’ve been busy with, their convention schedules, and what the rest of 2019 has in store.
Writer's Block! What is it? Do we even agree that it exists? Why it do what it do? Questions for the ages, answered today.
Spec work! What is it good for? Absolutely nothing.
In this episode we discuss a topic of interest brought up by Kel: working for a publisher vs self-publishing! With Spike and Kel being experts in both areas respectively, there's a lot to talk about! (We are skipping episode 43 due to editing problems, it will be posted at a later date)
In this heavily opinion-based episode the ladies discuss Love Triangles, and as usual with very opinionated subjects we emphasize: just because we don't like something doesn't mean its bad! And *any* trope or cliche can great with the right execution. We're just mouthy old broads.
In this admittedly odd episode recorded back in March, the ladies talk about their experiences at one of their biggest and favorite shows of the year - Emerald City Comic Con! We tried to keep it professional, but we ended up complaining a lot... and talking way more about food than comics.
Interested in going to conventions to meet comic creators, peers and network with publishers? The ladies share their experiences socializing at conventions, with both advice and some calming words.
What is Worldbuilding? Well, we're prepared to talk about it tediously for an hour! Get ready for some pedantry and opinions.
The ladies discuss their inspirations and the fine line between being inspired and being derivative.
Pitches and Submissions! The ladies discuss how to submit/pitch, their experiences, and Spike is as humble as ever.
We got a Spike-heavy episode for ya, where she recounts her first year of distribution for her publishing company!
The ladies discuss changes with Patreon as it relates to comic artists, the introduction of Kickstarter's competing platform Drip. And maybe a Nintendo character's butthole? Sorry not sorry.
When we recorded this episode, Spike was in England, so we invited a guest on the show: Mildred Louis! Since all three of us make or plan to make magical girl comics, we decided to talk about that very thing. You can find Mildred's comic here: https://www.agentsoftherealm.com/
In this episode the ladies asked their social media followers: What's your excuse? What is keeping you from taking those first baby steps towards making comics? While the title of the episode is cheeky, we fully understand there are a ton of very valid reasons people are hesitant to make comics, or decided to never try. So we're gonna talk about the answers we got! And maybe get a little political. And talk about old witches in the woods who hoard anime titties.
In this episode we discuss a trope/cliche and how we feel about it. This is a new series we're doing, with plans to touch on numerous tropes/cliches in future episodes. Due to the nature of the subject, this is a VERY SPOILER-Y episode. Here's a (not comprehensive) list of stories we spoil: - Harry Potter - Magic Knight Rayearth - Jupiter Ascending - 2 Discworld stories
The ladies answer more listener mail! We talk about a great many things, from the illustrious career of Alex Toth to the masterpiece that is Jupiter Ascending* Join us! *a contested fact
This episode may be a bit dry, but its very educational! The ladies discuss this summer's American Library Association conference and how is may or already has affected their careers as publishers.
The ladies discuss climbin' that convention ladder -- from their first cons to their worst cons, and their lists of demands.
In this episode the ladies talk about censorship, editing, self-editing, and go on some tangents about why white people fear the robot uprising and how TV show ratings for kids work. WE HAD FUN.
In this episode we talk about SELF-PROMO! Join our hosts, one of which has The Con Crud and the other broke her butt riding a bicycle. It's a long ep! --- Sorry for the weird schedule! Editor has been busy with a lot. We're returning to normal now, with early Patreon eps resuming next week to keep us on a recognizable schedule. This episode was also kind of a pain to edit, as poor Spike was sick and forgot to put her headphones on, so the echo coming from her speakers had to be edited out as best as possible. It was time consuming, and mostly successful -- there was some choppiness especially at the end.
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