Nobody Has Ever Made a Living in Comics
From Comic Lab by Brad Guigar and Dave Kellett
April 30, 2026 · 1h 3m · Episode 437
About this episode
Brad and Dave discuss how self-selection bias skews perceptions of success in the comics industry.
A Bluesky thread where cartoonists shared their financial realities unintentionally became an echo chamber of discouragement. Brad and Dave explain that self-selection bias skews these conversations negative, since many successful creators don’t participate. The result is a distorted picture that makes it seem like no one is succeeding, even when plenty are.
People in this episode
Hosts: Brad Guigar, Dave Kellett
Topics covered
- financial realities
- self-selection bias
- successful creators
- discouragement
- comics industry
Keywords
- comics
- financial realities
- self-selection bias
- successful creators
- discouragement
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Bluesky
Books & works: comics
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