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Comics Are Great!

The visual storytelling show

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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

59mins

Ranked #2

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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

1hr 29mins

Ranked #3

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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

51mins

Ranked #4

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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

1hr 10mins

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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

1hr 3mins

Ranked #6

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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

58mins

Ranked #7

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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

1hr 4mins

Ranked #8

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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

1hr 3mins

Ranked #9

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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

59mins

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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

1hr 11mins

Ranked #11

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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

56mins

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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

1hr 15mins

Ranked #13

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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

1hr 9mins

Ranked #14

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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

1hr 17mins

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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

59mins

Ranked #16

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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

1hr 7mins

Ranked #17

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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

1hr 6mins

Ranked #18

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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

1hr 6mins

Ranked #19

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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

1hr 12mins

Ranked #20

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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

1hr 9mins

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