Practicing to be a pro... or a pro practicing?

<p>A listener asks about doing a practice project — and Kickstarting it later. Also — more than one hundred years of comics history tell everything we need to know about how comics companies treat creators. <i>(And it ain't good.)</i></p><p><strong>ON THIS WEEK'S SHOW...</strong></p><ul><li>Practicing to be pro</li><li>Comic History - corporate comics</li><li>UPDATE: Brad won the argument on ECCC</li><li>UPDATE: when 250k viral moment tells you that this is a marathon not a sprint</li><li>Marking an anniversary with a book</li></ul><p><strong>You get great rewards when you</strong> <a href="http://patreon.com/comiclab"><strong>join the ComicLab Community on Patreon</strong></a></p><ul><li><strong>$2 —</strong> Early access to episodes</li><li><strong>$5 —</strong> Submit a question for possible use on the show AND get the exclusive ProTips podcast. Plus $2-tier rewards.</li><li><strong>$10 —</strong> Gain access to the ComicLab livestreamed recording sessions (including an archive of past livestreams), plus $5-tier rewards</li></ul><p>Brad Guigar is the creator of <a href="https://evil-inc.com/" target="_blank"><strong>Evil Inc</strong></a> and the author of <a href="https://amzn.to/3uXUXVm" target="_blank">The Webcomics Handbook</a>. Dave Kellett is the creator of <a href="https://sheldoncomics.com/" target="_blank"><strong>Sheldon</strong></a> and <a href="https://drivecomic.com/" target="_blank"><strong>Drive</strong></a>.</p>