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Estimated from 12 chart positions in 12 markets.
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- 🇺🇸US · Visual Arts#9330K to 100K
- 🇨🇦CA · Visual Arts#1675K to 30K
- 🇳🇱NL · Visual Arts#9310K to 30K
- 🇯🇵JP · Visual Arts#1631K to 10K
- 🇮🇸IS · Visual Arts#1830K to 100K
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33K to 116K🎙 Daily cadence·435 episodes·Last published 6d ago - Monthly Reach
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109K to 388K🇺🇸26%🇮🇸26%🇸🇦26%+9 more - Active Followers
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44K to 155K
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Exclamation points!!!
Jun 18, 2026
Unknown duration
Alaska Comics Camp 2026
Jun 11, 2026
1h 17m 20s
Hiring a Social Media Manager
Jun 4, 2026
1h 12m 16s
Quiet on the set!
May 28, 2026
1h 00m 42s
Is the comic strip dead?
May 21, 2026
1h 05m 21s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/18/26 | Exclamation points!!! | What seems like a simple question about exclamation points opens up a much bigger discussion about the power of comics lettering. Brad and Dave talk about punctuation, word balloons, font choices, and the unique grammar of comics. | — | ||||||
| 6/11/26 | Alaska Comics Camp 2026✨ | comicsartistic growth+4 | — | Huion Kamvas 22 (Gen 3) | Alaska | Alaska Comics Campartistic growth+3 | Huion | 1h 17m 20s | |
| 6/4/26 | Hiring a Social Media Manager✨ | social mediaoutsourcing+3 | — | — | — | social media manageroutsourcing+3 | — | 1h 12m 16s | |
| 5/28/26 | Quiet on the set!✨ | awardsmarketing+4 | — | — | — | awardsmarketing+4 | — | 1h 00m 42s | |
| 5/21/26 | Is the comic strip dead?✨ | comic strip evolutiondigital comics+3 | — | — | — | comic stripevolution+3 | — | 1h 05m 21s | |
| 5/14/26 | Keeping it Short — Making a Living 40 Pages at a Time✨ | creative careersshort stories+3 | — | — | — | creative careersshort stories+3 | HuionCOMICLAB5 | 54m 31s | |
| 5/7/26 | Writing Funny Words Funnily✨ | word choicedialogue+4 | — | Reddit | — | funny wordsdialogue+5 | — | 1h 05m 12s | |
| 4/30/26 | Nobody Has Ever Made a Living in Comics✨ | financial realitiesself-selection bias+3 | — | Blueskycomics | — | comicsfinancial realities+3 | — | 1h 02m 31s | |
| 4/23/26 | I've got an audience... now what do I DO with them??✨ | audience engagementcomic storytelling+3 | — | — | — | audiencecomic+5 | HuionCOMICLAB5 | 1h 00m 16s | |
| 4/16/26 | Reclaiming Our Power✨ | creator empowermentplatform dependence+3 | — | Huion Kamvas 22 (Gen 3) | — | creator controlaudience growth+3 | Huion | 1h 09m 28s | |
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| 4/9/26 | Making a Splash (Page) in Comics✨ | splash pagescomics+3 | — | Huion Kamvas 22 (Gen 3) | — | splash pagescomics+3 | HuionCOMICLAB5 | 1h 01m 55s | |
| 4/2/26 | I've been framed! (...in a gallery)✨ | cartooningart galleries+3 | — | — | — | cartoonistsgallery shows+3 | — | 1h 00m 42s | |
| 3/26/26 | Work-Life Balance✨ | work-life balancecomic artists+4 | — | — | — | work-life balancecomic artists+4 | — | 1h 17m 37s | |
| 3/19/26 | How to Start a Webring✨ | web ringcomics+3 | — | comics creators | — | web ringcomics+4 | — | 1h 01m 21s | |
| 3/12/26 | How to Make Friends and Influence People. And Cartoonists.✨ | comics communitysocial interactions+3 | — | — | — | comicsfriendship+3 | — | 1h 14m 58s | |
| 3/5/26 |  Concept vs. Conceit — Why Some Comic Ideas Take Off (and Others Stall)✨ | storytellingcomic creation+3 | — | — | — | comic ideasstory momentum+3 | — | 1h 10m 29s | |
| 2/26/26 | Special Guest Dylan Meconis — How to Color Comics with Physical Media✨ | coloring techniquesdigital media+3 | Dylan Meconis | — | — | color comicsphysical media+3 | — | 1h 01m 26s | |
| 2/19/26 | Comics Will Break Your Heart (And So Will Dating)✨ | heartbreakcreative paralysis+3 | — | — | — | heartbreakcreativity+3 | — | 56m 13s | |
| 2/12/26 | Nothing to Fear but Fear Itself. And Kickstarter Scams | The Mel Brooks documentary, "The 99-Year-Old Man!" holds a lot of wisdom for cartoonists. Speaking of wisdom, it doesn't take much to avoid these common Kickstarter scams. | — | ||||||
| 2/5/26 | The Readership of Theseus | Cartoonists Brad Guigar and Dave Kellett dig into the many ways we react to humor — from full-on belly laughs to the silent internal “that was good” response. Later... why you never stop building an audience, even when things feel “established.” | — | ||||||
| 1/29/26 | Five Lessons from a Publisher in Crisis | An online publisher has become the center of some genuinely alarming stories. Brad and Dave break down five hard lessons comic creators can learn when a publisher shows signs of instability, mismanagement, or collapse. | — | ||||||
| 1/22/26 | Should you judge a book by its cover? | A listener asks: "Should you judge a book by its cover?" Cartoonists Dave Kellett and Brad Guigar say... YES! Next, a cartoonist who is too embarrassed to promote his own work receives encouragement and advice from the veteran comic creators. | — | ||||||
| 1/15/26 | How to Start a Webcomic in 2026 | Starting a webcomic in 2026 isn’t about chasing algorithms or copying what’s popular — it’s about building something sustainable, creative, and yours. In this episode, Brad Guigar and Dave Kellett break down what new cartoonists actually need to focus on in their first years: writing first, consistency over hype, owning your work, and building an audience the right way. | — | ||||||
| 1/8/26 | Why don't you do MORE?!? | Are Brad and Dave not doing enough? A listener question sparks a candid conversation about creative bandwidth, sustainability, and why “doing more” isn’t always the smart — or sustainable — choice. The episode then dives into one of the hardest challenges in humor writing: How to judge your own work when readers don’t get the joke. How much confusion is normal, when feedback matters, and how to balance ego with humility without losing your voice. | — | ||||||
| 1/1/26 | Predictions and Goals for 2026 | Cartoonists Brad Guigar and Dave Kellett make their predictions for 2026 and share their goals for the new year. Also — they share their annual reminder to shop the Comicraft New Year's Day sale on January 1st. | — | ||||||
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Chart Positions
13 placements across 12 markets.
Chart Positions
13 placements across 12 markets.