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Chris

Having a plan…

December 10th, 2009 | by Chris
Posted In: New Comic, uncategorized
Having a plan…

So tonight, Matt Stout and I conducted our first Lightbox – Illuminating Webcomics podcast without our buddy-in-arms, Rob. For the most part, I think it went well. Actually, EVERYTHING went well. Last night was the difficult part – at least for me as I had to get my new headphone/mic to properly work on my Mac AND with Skype… I also had to figure out how to work with Garageband as I had only previously opening that program up a couple of times.

But low and behold, I got everything to work – which is pretty amazing since I’m not nearly as adapt with audio files/formats as I am with graphic files/formats.

In any case, tonight, we only recorded for about an hour but most of that hour was dedicated to Facebook, Facebook Fan Pages and how you can use Facebook (and Facebook Fan pages) to help promote your strip. We talked about special Facebook offers, trivia quizes for your fans and  making sure you keep adding content to your fan page.

Later one, we briefly discussed our studio set-up and some of out working methods.

All in all, a very fun show! Check us out on iTunes if you haven’t already!

-Chris

└ Tags: Facebook, Facebook Fan Pages, Garageband, Lightbox - Illuminating Webcomics podcast, Matt Stout, Rob Chandler, Skype
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A likely Excuse…

October 27th, 2009 | by Chris
Posted In: New Comic, uncategorized
A likely Excuse…

Before I begin tonight’s blog, I wanted to mention that on Friday night 9:00pm EST, I will be a guest on the TGT Webcomics Podcast. You can find the link hon Talkshoe or by clicking here. Needless to say, I’m REALLY looking forward to the show!

And don’t forget to check out the podcast I am doing with Rob Chandler and Matt Stout called “Lightbox – Illuminating Webcomics”. We record THAT show every Thursday night at 9:00pm EST on Talkshoe as well.

So for today’s strip, I decided to try some experimenting with UStream. Below is a recording of today’s strip detailing my rough script and thumbnails, my pencils, the lettering and, finally, the inking of the strip. The video runs roughly a little over 50 minutes or so and there isn’t any sound (so you’ll need to listen to your iPod while watching it).

I recorded the video using an old iCam that I had. Trying to use my iMac’s built in camera was just NOT going to work. I’m not sure how to record audio though while using the iCam. Is it “legal” to record music from your iTunes playlist while you’re recording a UStream video? And finally, for those that use UStream but don’t use a Waacom tablet, how do YOU record YOUR videos?

I had to really mess around with trying to balance the iCam on an old plastic cup so you could be able to see me draw at a decent angle – but if there’s ways to improve this, please let me know.

Here’s the video:

Or, if that doesn’t work, here is the direct link to UStream:

http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/2437780

-Chris

└ Tags: Lightbox - Illuminating Webcomics, Matt Stout, Rob Chandler, Talkshoe, TGT Webcomics Podcast, UStream
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She’s got a ticket to ride…

October 23rd, 2009 | by Chris
Posted In: New Comic, uncategorized
She’s got a ticket to ride…

I am officially declaring today “Capes & Babes Internet Day”. Why, you might ask – and, well, even if you don’t ask – here’s why anyway:

Today, I have a guest strip over at my good friend, Joe Comb’s site, Business Casual. But that’s not all.

My other good friend, Frank Zieglar, has ROY as a guest in his Kidd and Geezer strip.

BUT THAT’S NOT ALL!!!

Because Ben Avery listened to our The Lightbox – Illuminating Webcomics podcast last night and immediately decided to follow me on Twitter, he became my 1000th Twitter follower and now gets a much coveted, OFFICIAL Capes & Babes t-shirt! You can follow Ben at http://www.twitter.com/whisperingloon.

The Lightbox – Illuminating Webcomics podcast is recorded every Thursday night at 8:00pm est on Talkshoe. Last night was our fourth show so there’s still plenty of time to get on board and catch the early shows before we get so big, you won’t know what to do with us. The podcast is brought to you by Rob Chandler, Matt Stout and myself.

Have a Happy Capes & Babes Internet Day today!

:-)

-Chris

└ Tags: Ben Avery, Business Casual, Capes & Babes Internet Day, Capes & Babes T-shirt, Frank Zieglar, Joe Combs, Kidd and Geezer, Matt Stout, my 1000th Twitter follower, Rob Chandler, She's got a ticket to ride, The Lightbox Podcast
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Musical Duets…

October 2nd, 2009 | by Chris
Posted In: New Comic, uncategorized
Musical Duets…

A new podcast

The Lightbox – Illuminating Webcomics

This past Tuesday, Rob Chandler, Matt Stout and I started a new podcast on Talkshoe called The Lightbox – Illuminating Webcomics. For our initial episode, we – okay, I – mainly talked about going to conventions, setting things up and some of the stuff I’ve done that were both successful and not so successful.

I also shared why I think it’s important for an artist – whether or not they are a web comic creator or not – to go to conventions. From a web comics perspective, i think it’s absolutely essential to add conventions as a way to reach a wider audience. I love going to conventions and, if you listened to the show, you can see why.

Anyway, our next show is next Thursday, October 8th at 8:00pm est so if you want to participate, click the link above and, hopefully, you’ll have a lot of fun with the rest of us.

-Chris

└ Tags: Matt Stout, Podcast, Rob Chandler, The Lightbox - Illuminating Webcomics
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