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Get comfy, grab a drink, put your feet up (No, not on that, that's a bazooka) and chill with us as we re-enter The Drift Sessions. Get a peek behind the screen at the what if's and why's while we discuss our latest podcast adventure, 'Karmageddon'. Written and GM'd by Pan in this Patreon exlusive aftershow, releasing for free during our break! This week, we invited guest player Adam of Emergency Power Podcast to come join Pan and RJ as we discuss See you at the Afterparty and The Iron Circus. Head to Patreon.com/Cosmopunk for more.
Fresh off their victory in The Iron Circus, Vee rejoins Radar and Ryder on the demiplane of Karmageddon to finally reconnect with Baphomet. But first, they have to meet the family, enjoy the sights and catch a train. This weeks shout out: Cybertopia. (https://goodpods.app.link/8ldDQkBV0Gb) Like what you hear? Cosmopunk is a comedy sci-fi-fantasy podcast set in Paizo's Starfinder universe and releasing every two weeks! Subscribe to us on ITUNES, SPOTIFY, PODBEAN or wherever you listen to your podcasts! >>SOCIAL LINKS HERE
Having worked all night on the Van-Tank, with their new vehicle secured, Vee and The Mighty Dominoes face off against Arlin Vorka and The MistWalkers in a high octane combat-racing rush! The stage is set - it's time to Race To the Core! Special Guest Adam of Emergency Power Podcast. This weeks shout out: No Quest for the Wicked. Like what you hear? Cosmopunk is a comedy sci-fi-fantasy podcast set in Paizo's Starfinder universe and releasing every two weeks! Subscribe to us on ITUNES, SPOTIFY, PODBEAN or wherever you listen to your podcasts! >>SOCIAL LINKS HERE
In this episode, Phillip and Eric discuss the Eisner-nominated manga Look Back by Tatsuki Fujimoto, the creator of Chainsaw Man. They also give a sobering discussion of the #comicsbrokeme hashtag and revelations that came out about scumbag indie comic publishers like Iron Circus, and the realities facing comic creators today. Music by rodneyretro. https://traktrain.com/rodneyretro
Space & Sparrow interview Tracy Butler & Fable about the recent film release of Lackadaisy.Follow Lackadaisy:Website: https://lackadaisy.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/lackadaisycatsPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/lackadaisyYouTube:https://www.patreon.com/lackadaisy-Iron Circus: https://ironcircus.com/-FablePaint:https://fablepaint.com/Have a show topic you want us to cover, do you know an artist or guest you would like to have on the show, or do you just want to chat? Shoot us an email at talktothemuzzle@gmail.comJoin Our Telegram Group: https://t.me/StraightFromTheMuzzleFollow Us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FromTheMuzzleMore About Us:https://linktr.ee/FromTheMuzzle-Episode was written by: Sparrow & Space-Editing by: Qrow-Thumbnail Art By: https://twitter.com/SkullRacket
In this week's episode of Off Panel, the publisher of Iron Circus Comics, C. Spike Trotman, joins to talk about going her own direction in crowdfunding The Poorcraft Cookbook. Trotman discusses mid-campaign feelings, advertising, differences between crowdfunding efforts, previous expectations for Iron Circus' path, reactions to Kickstarter's plans, building out her own platform, The Poorcraft Cookbook, the process of moving platforms, biggest concerns, serving niches, Nero Villagallos O'Reilly's work, big learnings from the campaign, how the industry has shifted since her first Kickstarter, and more.
C. Spike Trotman is the founder and owner of Iron Circus Comics, which has grown since 2007 to become the region's largest comics publisher. Since, 2009, with Iron Circus' first crowdfunding project on Kickstarter, Spike and Iron Circus have raised nearly 2.5 million dollars over more than 30 projects. Spike and Iron Circus have now switched gears and launched a crowdfunding campaign for The Poorcraft Cookbook. With 2 weeks left in the campaign, Spike sat down with Comic Book Yeti's Jimmy Gaspero to discuss the early days of Iron Circus, crowdfunding then and now, and the wonderful diversity of recipes in The Poorcraft Cookbook. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Cartoonist and publisher Spike Trotman publishes books she considers “strange and amazing.” Her company Iron Circus specializes in “underrepresented voices, underrepresented themes, stuff that has not got a big audience quite frankly or a lot of people catering to it right now.” Sounds like a recipe for struggle. Yet they're KILLING it. “For the first time in my career, it feels limitless. It feels like I have so many possibilities.” Spike is a Kickstarter All-Star champ, and Iron Circus has gone from self-publishing her webcomic collection to putting out up to 15 books a year, riding a wave of pandemic-fueled popularity into new ventures (animation) and big plans for more growth. Spike does everything her own DIY way and is making it work (and then some), so give this fun episode a listen and find out why you're better off better off making pineapple-anchovy pizza. Top takeaways: Despite reasonable competition for the hardest-working publisher and loving her work, Spike's got hit with major burnout. feeling overwhelmed: "The answer isn't to work harder. The answer is to take a break." The importance of delegating tasks and asking people for help. You don't have to (and shouldn't) do it all. More from the episode... How the pandemic affected comics publishing (spoiler alert: 40% GROWTH.) Spike's struggle to shift her mindset from DIY indie comic to business owner: "I was still in that headspace where no one can do it correctly but me." The ins and outs of Kickstarter, including how the platform has evolved since Spike's first campaign in 2009. What is Spike's "cheese pizza" theory of mainstream media? And why are anchovies so awesome? "You do not have to be a New York Times best seller to make a living." — Why it only takes a thousand true fans. How sometimes, small indie creators can do better than mainstream authors. "There's still room for functioning independently." "We love our erotica and we love the people who make it." — How Iron Circus nurtures (one of) its niche audience(s). Spike describes her first vacation in over 10 years. The value of intentionally reserving some elements of life to be non-monetized in avoiding burnout. Balancing business and the need to be creative, Spike shares her low-stress method for making her own comics even while running an active publishing company. The value of NOT learning to do everything yourself...learning to accept help and delegating tasks within her small business: “I remember with crystal clarity the day I decided, oh wait, maybe it would be more efficient to hire someone who's been doing this for 20 years, than try and teach myself an entirely new system and do it myself.” More from Spike Trotman C. Spike Trotman is a cartoonist and publisher. She started an imprint called Iron Circus to self-publish her own webcomic Templar, AZ back in the late aughts, and then built that little publishing effort into the largest indie comics publisher in the Midwest! Trotman is also known for the webcomics Lucas and Odessa (with Meg Gandy), Sparkneedle (with Matt Sherridan), and Blikada. Iron Circus now publishes a slate of a dozen or more new books every year. They're even getting into the animation game with a short by Tracy J. Butler's Lackadaisy that Iron Circus just Kickstarted for $330,000. Spike is also incredibly generous in helping younger and less-established creators figure out how to make this all work (check out her eBook, Let's Kickstart a Comic). Connect with Spike Trotman https://ironcircus.com https://twitter.com/Iron_Spike https://twitter.com/ironcircuscomix https://facebook.com/ironcircuscomics instagram @ironcircus pillowfort @iron_spike Additional Links https://law-arts.org https://mynoise.netThe Autonomous Creative is brought to you by Authentic Visibility: marketing for creatives who (think they) hate marketing. Learn more here!
Refrigerator Full of Heads #1, Dirtbag Rapture #1 from Oni, The Crossroads at Midnight by Abby Howard from Iron Circus, Superman: Son of Kal-El #4, Catwoman: Lonely City #1, Viz-O-Rama: Junji Ito's Sensor and The Drifting Classroom by Kazuo Umezz, Vault-O-Rama: Deadbox #1 and Human Remains #1, Vinyl from Image, Strange Adventures, plus a whole mess more!
This episode was originally broadcast on August 5, 2020. C. Spike Trotman is one of the most successful comics publishers in today's market. Her company, Iron Circus Comics, has bestrode Kickstarter like a colossus, generating nearly two million dollars in revenue from twenty-six successful campaigns (and counting) stretching back to the initial launch of Poorcraft in 2009. From Smut Peddler's lady-centric porn to The Harrowing of Hell's biblical drama, from anthologies to animation, Iron Circus continues to defy expectations of content and exceed expectations of quality. Today's episode has Greg chatting with the Iron Circus Comics ringleader for a peek behind the curtain at how she balances creativity and productivity, the motivational power of "no", paying creators for their work, and much more! Robots From Tomorrow is a weekly comics podcast recorded deep beneath the Earth's surface. You can subscribe to it via iTunes or through the RSS feed at RobotsFromTomorrow.com. You can also follow Mike and Greg on Twitter. Stay safe and enjoy your funny books.
C. Spike Trotman is one of the most successful comics publishers in today's market. Her company, Iron Circus Comics, has bestrode Kickstarter like a colossus, generating nearly two million dollars in revenue from twenty-six successful campaigns (and counting) stretching back to the initial launch of Poorcraft in 2009. From Smut Peddler's lady-centric porn to The Harrowing of Hell's biblical drama, from anthologies to animation, Iron Circus continues to defy expectations of content and exceed expectations of quality. Today's episode has Greg chatting with the Iron Circus Comics ringleader for a peek behind the curtain at how she balances creativity and productivity, the motivational power of "no", paying creators for their work, and much more! Robots From Tomorrow is a weekly comics podcast recorded deep beneath the Earth’s surface. You can subscribe to it via iTunes or through the RSS feed at RobotsFromTomorrow.com. You can also follow Mike and Greg on Twitter. Stay safe and enjoy your funny books.
Join special guest Emily Riesbeck, Mab, Jade, and Zachary as we finish our game of Where Everybody Knows Your Name by Laura Lovelace, a sit-com inspired RPG about returning to a place you love, time and time again. We rejoin our protagonists as they return once again to the Cynthia Saltburn Camp for Volatile Young Wizards at the beginning of summer... Ziggy is played by Emily. Vines is played by Mab. Milo is played by Jade. Don is played by Zachary. Produced by August. Order It's Your Funeral on the Iron Circus website: https://ironcircus.com/?product=its-your-funeral Support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ftlcast Find out more about the games we play (and where to buy them): https://www.ftlcast.com/games-weve-played Episode summaries and transcripts available here: https://goo.gl/3nXVpA Cover image by @sacalow and original music by @mercutioes.
Join special guest Emily Riesbeck, Mab, Jade, and Zachary as we finish our game of Where Everybody Knows Your Name by Laura Lovelace, a sit-com inspired RPG about returning to a place you love, time and time again. We rejoin our protagonists as they return once again to the Cynthia Saltburn Camp for Volatile Young Wizards at the beginning of summer... Ziggy is played by Emily. Vines is played by Mab. Milo is played by Jade. Don is played by Zachary. Produced by August. Order It's Your Funeral on the Iron Circus website: https://ironcircus.com/?product=its-your-funeral Support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ftlcast Find out more about the games we play (and where to buy them): https://www.ftlcast.com/games-weve-played Episode summaries and transcripts available here: https://goo.gl/3nXVpA Cover image by @sacalow and original music by @mercutioes.
Join special guest Emily Riesbeck, Mab, Jade, and Zachary as we play Where Everybody Knows Your Name by Laura Lovelace, a sit-com inspired RPG about returning to a place you love, time and time again. We rejoin our protagonists as they return once again to the Cynthia Saltburn Camp for Volatile Young Wizards at the beginning of summer... Ziggy is played by Emily. Vines is played by Mab. Milo is played by Jade. Don is played by Zachary. Produced by August. Order It's Your Funeral on the Iron Circus website: https://ironcircus.com/?product=its-your-funeral Support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ftlcast Find out more about the games we play (and where to buy them): https://www.ftlcast.com/games-weve-played Episode summaries and transcripts available here: https://goo.gl/3nXVpA Cover image by @sacalow and original music by @mercutioes.
Join special guest Emily Riesbeck, Mab, Jade, and Zachary as we play Where Everybody Knows Your Name by Laura Lovelace, a sit-com inspired RPG about returning to a place you love, time and time again. We rejoin our protagonists as they return once again to the Cynthia Saltburn Camp for Volatile Young Wizards at the beginning of summer... Ziggy is played by Emily. Vines is played by Mab. Milo is played by Jade. Don is played by Zachary. Produced by August. Order It's Your Funeral on the Iron Circus website: https://ironcircus.com/?product=its-your-funeral Support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ftlcast Find out more about the games we play (and where to buy them): https://www.ftlcast.com/games-weve-played Episode summaries and transcripts available here: https://goo.gl/3nXVpA Cover image by @sacalow and original music by @mercutioes.
In this week's episode of Off Panel, Iron Circus Comics' C. Spike Trotman joins the show to chat about her publisher and current Kickstarter for Lackadaisy: The Animated Short Film. Trotman discusses how she and Iron Circus are handling the current crisis, being a multimedia company, why she started Iron Circus Comics, the power of Kickstarter, the story behind Lackadaisy: The Animated Short Film, the rewards for the Kickstarter, what made this project appealing, the value of stretch goals, launching during a crisis, what she looks for in projects, the impact of production value, differentiating yourself, and more.
This week we are talking about the beautiful 'The Chancellor and the Citadel' by Maria Capelle Frantz and Published by Iron Circus! You can buy the book here: https://ironcircus.com/product/the-chancellor-and-the-citadel/ You can visit the artist at her website here: https://mariafrantz.net/ or follow her on twitter @mariacfrantz This one was a fun one to record actually and you will even hear a guest appearance from our kitten!
Alright ACC-tion heroes! This week, we talk about the state of LGTBTQ characters in the big two and our pullbox features some of our favorite LGBTQIA characters and comics. Feature 1 - LGBTQIA Check-in with the BIG Two Starhawk with Old Man Tim Boom Studios Iron Circus Feature 2 - Big Gay Pullbox Nick: Steven Universe ( MASSIVE SPOILERS) Marty: Abbot (a little spoiler-y if you didn't pay attention) Tim: Chalice via Aftershock Comics by Paul Jenkins and Leila Leiz.
If you're fan of indie comics, then you've no doubt heard of C. Spike Trotman. The cartoonist and best-selling author is the founder of Iron Circus Comics, Chicago's largest comic book publisher. Aside from this, Spike is a master when it comes to crowdfunding. To date, she's raised over $750,000 between 13 successful Kickstarter campaigns, and there's no signs of stopping. As a matter of fact, her 14th campaign begins today! It's a fact: if there's anyone who is making comics a better and more approachable place, it's her! Spike talked about her first foray into comics and how taking a nontraditional route ended up with the creation of some of her first successful works and setting a new standard for comics publishing today. We also spent some time talking about college time in the AUC (hey, it is HBCU Month!) Spike is blazing a trail and changing the game for comic creators everywhere! C. Spike Trotman on Twitter C. Spike Trotman on Kickstarter Iron Circus Comics Iron Circus Comics on Facebook Iron Circus Comics on Twitter Dirty Old Ladies: The Podcast Revision Path is proud to sponsor the 2017 Black in Design Conference! This event takes place at Harvard University's Graduate School of Design October 6-8. This event will sell out, so get your tickets today! https://ticketbud.com/events/b314eb1c-7635-11e7-bcd8-4fe2a306c1ad Help support Revision Path by becoming a monthly patron on Patreon! For just $5 per month, you’ll receive behind-the-scenes access to Revision Path, including special patron-only updates, early access to future episodes, and a lot more! Join today! This month, we're donating 100% of sales from our store to the Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund from the Greater Houston Community Foundation. Threadless is also coming through with free shipping for orders over $45! Get your shop on and help out a great cause. The more we raise, the more we can give to those in need. Shop today! http://revisionpath.com/store We're on Apple Podcasts and Stitcher as well! Visit http://revisionpath.com/iTunes or http://revisionpath.com/stitcher, subscribe, and leave us a 5-star rating and a review! Thanks so much to all of you who have already rated and reviewed us! Revision Path is brought to you by Facebook Design, MailChimp, Hover, and SiteGround. Save 10% off your first purchase at Hover by visiting hover.com/revisionpath! Get 60% off all hosting plans at SiteGround by visiting siteground.com/revisionpath! Follow Revision Path on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram!
Almost time for Rose City Comic Con! We talk with Wonder Woman's Greg Rucka, David F. Walker on Luke Cage, Kurt Busiek and Ben Dewey discuss their fantasy adventure Autumnlands. Plus C. Spike Trotman on making the comics she wanted to read.
Sam chats with Spike Trotman about Iron Circus, the new comic book golden age, and the latest Kickstarter campaign. Oh, and politics. Lots of politics. And while we're on the subject of Kickstarter, support Melanie Gillman's 'As The Crow Flies': https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ironspike/as-the-crow-flies-volume-one
C. Spike Trotman of Iron Circus and Dan Berry get together to talk about being The Man, developing and trusting your taste and digital dollars vs meat money. A few links you may want to check out - Creators for Creators, Iron Circus submissions and Yes Roya. Get clicking'. You may also want to help support Make It Then Tell Everybody with your own digital dollars. Head over to Patreon and give a dollar an episode.