Finding the Typical Webcomic Reader
Published By dgriff13 Under Business, Featured News, Helpful Hints, Interviews Tags: audience, books, comics, demographic, fans, readers, webcomics
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 ... Continue Reading
InDesign 101: Part ONE
Published By dgriff13 Under Business, Featured News, Helpful Hints, Tech, Tutorials Tags: adobe, books, cover, createspace, design, exterior, Indesign, interior, layout, PDF, self published
Even if we refer to our comic as a "WEBcomic", one of our typical goals as a cartoonist/creator is to eventually collect our comics in book-form, to sell and actually earn some profit from our endless hard work and strict deadlines. While we may have mastered Adobe Photoshop, and possibly ... Continue Reading
Open For Debate: Ditching the Webcomic Business Model
Published By dgriff13 Under Business, Featured News, Helpful Hints Tags: books, business model, page views, schedule, stats, updates, webcomic
Zorphbert and Fred wasn't a webcomic when I started it in 2006. Actually, I had no idea webcomics were a "thing". I figured people may post them online if they, you know, wanted to give their stuff away for free. I had no clue anyone could effectively monetize their comic ... Continue Reading
Small Press Expo Recap!
Published By dgriff13 Under Business, Conventions, Featured News, Helpful Hints Tags: books, convention, deals, independent, indie, krishna, PC Weenies, small press expo, split, spx
A Roundtable Discussion of 3 Table-Mates
3 webcomic creators, squeezed into one table, at an indie book expo. Lets see what happens. That was pretty much our motto.
Dawn, of Zorphbert & Fred -- Sci-Fi!Chris of Capes and Babes -- Supernatural!Krishna of PC Weenies -- Nerdy Technology!
What a combination.
DAWN: As I ... Continue Reading
Dawn’s Convention Resource Guide
Published By dgriff13 Under Conventions, Featured News, Helpful Hints Tags: banner stands, books, buttons, comic cons, conventions, createspace, displays, presentation, table, trunk, vistaprint
Whether you’re contemplating your first convention and wondering “what the heck am I gonna put on that table??”, or you’ve done a handful now and still looking to tweak your presentation or find new goodies to pass out, I wanted to put together an article laying out all the resources ... Continue Reading











