Webcomic Alliance

Solving Webcomic Issues We All Face. This podcast we discuss: Chris: I recently had a freelance professional illustration project that ended up being killed. That’s actually a good thing because some of the stuff that I was being asked to draw was leaning more towards racial stereotypes than actual caricatures and I was reluctant to incorporate some of the suggestions I was getting. So, the question is – how do you deal with commissions or freelanced work requests with subject matters you’re uncomfortable drawing? Drezz: How many hours a day / avg per week do you spend on your comics + the business of your comic + promotion of your comic (not including conventions). I ask this, because I feel like I spend a ridiculously LOW amount of time on my own work and I’m wondering if that has been a major hindrance in getting noticed. I do active promotion daily (1x to 2x) I update 5 days a week, and I post on 3 sites but I don’t feel like I’ve been increasing my readership? Perhaps the next step is printing merch and hitting cons…