Ranked #1
CAG! 101 – Kids v. Adults with Gregg Schigiel and Connor
CAG! 101 – Kids v. Adults with Gregg Schigiel and Connor
Comics Are Great! returns with a battle between kid and adult authors! //www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2BmkddnAWE We grown-... Read more
20 Sep 2014
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59mins
Ranked #2
CAG! 95 – Puzzling out Your Comic’s Destiny, with Jason Shiga
CAG! 95 – Puzzling out Your Comic’s Destiny, with Jason Shiga
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UcBl3mDthw Find a publisher, POD, Webcomic, or all three? Figuring out your comic’s destiny! ... Read more
24 Aug 2014
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1hr 29mins
Ranked #3
Comics Are Great! 84 – Should You do Free Work “for Exposure?”
Comics Are Great! 84 – Should You do Free Work “for Exposure?”
Working for money vs. working on spec, Ryan Estrada, and more! //www.youtube.com/watch?v=fV9YJUh8VsA Is there anything w... Read more
7 Nov 2013
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51mins
Ranked #4
Comics Are Great! 66 – The Difference Between Story and Backstory
Comics Are Great! 66 – The Difference Between Story and Backstory
World building! Backstory! Writing! With Dave Roman, Brandon Dayton, and Paul Storrie. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIB_QGw... Read more
26 Oct 2012
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1hr 10mins
Ranked #5
Comics Are Great! 38 – Ideas are Crap
Comics Are Great! 38 – Ideas are Crap
This week we address the time-honored topic of ideas and how a storyteller turns them into something useful. If ideas ar... Read more
26 Nov 2011
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1hr 3mins
Ranked #6
Comics Are Great! 44 – Great Comics
Comics Are Great! 44 – Great Comics
We’re back with a new “season” of Comics Are Great! recorded live out of the Ann Arbor District Library Netcast Studio! ... Read more
13 Jan 2012
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58mins
Ranked #7
Comics Are Great! 62 – Writing Visually with Dan Santat
Comics Are Great! 62 – Writing Visually with Dan Santat
Topics: Writing, sketching, and finding your voice as an author. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=36Qh8IZt3sU As counter-intuit... Read more
24 Aug 2012
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1hr 4mins
Ranked #8
Comics Are Great! 83 – Drawing Dynamic with Tony Cliff
Comics Are Great! 83 – Drawing Dynamic with Tony Cliff
Character Design! Delilah Dirk! Tony Cliff, and more! //www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFqQv8saTKA Comics may be a static mediu... Read more
7 Nov 2013
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1hr 3mins
Ranked #9
Comics Are Great! 69 – Talking Drama with Raina Telgemeier
Comics Are Great! 69 – Talking Drama with Raina Telgemeier
Drama! Smile! Baby-Sitters Club! Raina Telgemeier! //www.youtube.com/watch?v=rO0bjO1XETI We close out the 2012 broadcast... Read more
20 Dec 2012
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59mins
Ranked #10
Comics Are Great! 22 – World, Character, Theme
Comics Are Great! 22 – World, Character, Theme
It’s an episode packed with great discussion on breaking down a story into comics form with guests Jake Parker and Dave ... Read more
13 Aug 2011
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1hr 11mins
Ranked #11
Comics Are Great! 52 – Draw! Draw! Draw!
Comics Are Great! 52 – Draw! Draw! Draw!
It’s some fun talk about the effusive joy one finds in a life committed to art and getting others excited about art, as ... Read more
10 Apr 2012
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56mins
Ranked #12
Comics Are Great! 04 – Expressionist Comics
Comics Are Great! 04 – Expressionist Comics
Whether you’re an extroverted or an introverted creator, I think this discussion has something to offer you. This time I... Read more
11 Oct 2010
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1hr 15mins
Ranked #13
Comics Are Great! 30 – Shape and Variance
Comics Are Great! 30 – Shape and Variance
It’s all about character design this time, featuring the return of Jake Parker and Gale Williams! With Tyler James’ 30 C... Read more
6 Oct 2011
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1hr 9mins
Ranked #14
Comics Are Great! 46 – Manga Studio
Comics Are Great! 46 – Manga Studio
This episode is packed to the gills as I’m joined by a full house of great people who are all eager to talk about comics... Read more
10 Feb 2012
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1hr 17mins
Ranked #15
Comics Are Great! 03 – Mary Sue
Comics Are Great! 03 – Mary Sue
This time we take a trip to the murky waters of definitions in writing and storytelling. To complicate matters we take o... Read more
24 Sep 2010
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59mins
Ranked #16
Comics Are Great! 58 – Writing for Kids
Comics Are Great! 58 – Writing for Kids
Whether or not one should make any special considerations when writing for kids is a topic that goes round and round on ... Read more
16 Jun 2012
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1hr 7mins
Ranked #17
Comics Are Great! 34 – Did Somebody Say Topic?
Comics Are Great! 34 – Did Somebody Say Topic?
It’s a bit of a silly episode with a special surprise topic at the end. I’m joined by Paul Storrie, Alice Hunt, and Trac... Read more
8 Nov 2011
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1hr 6mins
Ranked #18
Comics Are Great! 51 – Mini-Comics Day
Comics Are Great! 51 – Mini-Comics Day
It’s an hour of talk about the wonderful and unique format known as mini-comics, as I’m joined by Dave Carter of the Uni... Read more
6 Apr 2012
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1hr 6mins
Ranked #19
Comics Are Great! 73 – Finding Your Knitting with Kris Straub
Comics Are Great! 73 – Finding Your Knitting with Kris Straub
Finding your venue, loving parody, Broodhollow, Kris Straub, and more! //www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvrE75Cv5kQ Stick to yo... Read more
7 Mar 2013
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1hr 12mins
Ranked #20
Comics Are Great! 59 – Speed Comicking
Comics Are Great! 59 – Speed Comicking
Guest: Ryan Estrada Topics: Photoshop, Art Automation, ProcessMaking comics takes a lot of time. We all understand this.... Read more
12 Jul 2012
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1hr 9mins