Solving Webcomic Issues We All Face. This podcast we discuss: Dawn - Any ideas on how to prepare a portfolio including comics & illustration for an agent. Drezz - Submitting your work to publishers vs. getting an agent with more connections to work for you. Pros vs. Cons? Robin - Artist insecurity. How does it manifest for ... Continue Reading

We've had the great pleasure of featuring "Crosstown" as our Pick of the Month for June, now it's time to dig in and find out who the minds are behind it.  Allow me to introduce to you Ryan Turcotte, writer and self proclaimed Yang of Crosstown and Adam Pilkington, artist ... Continue Reading

As webcomics became a viable way to build an audience and earn a living, things like SEO, social media and a great website were a great way to set yourself apart from other comics.  In fact, SEO was really good to invest in when comics were unique to the web ... Continue Reading

Communication between you and your readers starts the instant they get on your site, long before they've read a single comic or blog post. What messages are you sending to your audience just with your website design? You might not realize it, but your site could be a ... Continue Reading

I think I should start this article off by letting everyone know this really isn’t an article about HOW to hand-letter your strips… that would be akin to writing an article on how to draw – and let’s face it, there isn’t one single article that will be able to ... Continue Reading

Somewhere between Heaven and Hell is Crosstown.  After death you find yourself here redeeming yourself if you choose to and trying to buy your way into Heaven by working off days from your Cryptic.  How many days depends on how you were in life, and as John, the main character, ... Continue Reading

The Alliance Chat: where no topic has gone before! Welcome to the Alliance Chat! This podcast will be about various topics in not only the comic industry, but nearly anything that effects creators of all types. And sometimes just plain old life issues. In this podcast, we chat about: Byron gives a ... Continue Reading

That’s right!  We here at the Alliance want you!  We want you to submit guest articles for this summer.  From June 17th through the end of August, 2013 we’re going to run four guest articles a month.  So this is your chance to get in your 2-cents and cover some ... Continue Reading

This month we have been sharing Deep Dive Daredevils by the Thre315ive (Three One Five) as our May Pick of the Month.  Now those that know me know how much I love collaboration comics, to see all these super talented minds in writing and drawing come together to create an ... Continue Reading

Solving Webcomic Issues We All Face. This podcast we discuss: WE all take on AWESOME CONVENTIONS!!  We highlight the recent "Awesome Con" and then we talk about the highlights of our past conventions.  Plus, it's all Arnold all podcast and then Robin transforms into a Cylon at the very end.  It's total ... Continue Reading

First of all, I'd like to welcome back Kurt to the Alliance for this discussion. Kurt was a co-founding member here in the very beginning, taking the reigns of the Pick of the Week/Month, with some great spotlights on some fantastic webcomics. He was a perfect fit for that, as ... Continue Reading

As I chug along with my daily comic strip each day, I wonder “What is the best method of gaining readers?”  Is the daily website the best choice anymore? Now with smart phones and tablets taking over the market, that seems to be the way to go. Just recently when I ... Continue Reading

Last week we all fessed up to our mistakes with the 5 things we'd do differently, and the lessons we've learned. So this time we're taking a moment to recognize that reflection isn't just for what went wrong, but for what went well! What are 5 things that ... Continue Reading

Deep below the surface of the water there are things lurking that mere mortal men would run in fear of, but not the crew of the Custer, for fear is not the ways of the Deep Dive Daredevils. Being led by Captain J.W. Custer, who has really become one with ... Continue Reading

They’re out there. Passionate, dedicated, willing to support indie creators, and yet so very elusive: The Typical Webcomic Reader. As we have discussed on this site and on our podcasts, although we can easily find fellow creators quite easily on social media, finding the READERS… you know, the ones who keep up ... Continue Reading

You've been working hard on your webcomic for a while now - weeks, months, years! And all along the way, making mistakes and learning hard lessons from them. Have you ever stopped to wonder what you'd do differently, if you had the chance to go back? Chris and Dawn recently ... Continue Reading

Solving Webcomic Issues We All Face. This podcast we discuss: Byron: What to do at a convention when the artist next to you is more well known and (in your mind) WAY better than you? Robin: I'd like to give more presentations to kids at schools and libraries. Who do I contact? ... Continue Reading

If you've been following Dawn Griffin or myself on Facebook or Twitter at all, then you know that this past weekend was Awesome Con DC - the first comic book convention held in the Washington DC area for over 15 years! Before I begin talking about my experiences at this ... Continue Reading

Once in a while it's good for us creators to stop and reflect on how much we have grown, improved or changed. While I can definitely see a difference between the old Zorphbert & Fred comics I drew back in 2007, I think a bigger change has been how I ... Continue Reading

The Alliance Chat: where no topic has gone before! Welcome to the Alliance Chat! This podcast will be about various topics in not only the comic industry, but nearly anything that effects creators of all types. And sometimes just plain old life issues. In this podcast, we chat about: I am at ... Continue Reading