Special guest Zach Weinersmith

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Webcomic veterans Dave Kellett and Brad Guigar welcome webcomics star Zach Weinersmith of SMBC, cerator of BAHfest, and author of several books including Soonish. They discuss how to know when a comic is "done" — and when it it overworked. Zach talks about having a font designed to mimic his hand-lettering — and why it was worth the expense. Then, the folks discuss when it's time to quit one's day job to do cartooning full time — and that there's no shame in having one in the first place .

BUT FIRST: Dave puzzles over the inherent bizarreness of the Smurfs.

Show notes

00:00 — The economics of LEGOs
07:26 — Introducing Zach Weinersmith
12:00 — When are you "done" — and when do you go back and "fix" an old comic?
21:12 — Overworking a comic
25:50 — Creating a font based on his hand-lettering solved Zach's hand-cramping problems
29:53 — How does Zach describe his career?
30:50 — Does the New York Times bestseller list matter?
36:30 — How do you know when it's time to quit your day job and start cartooning full time?
50:00 — There's no shame in a day job
53:15 — Zach's creative process
01:00:00 — Zach's foray into political comics

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