Making comics is mostly a pretty straightforward process. You come up with an idea, write a script, draw it (or trick someone else into drawing it for you), and toss it up on the internet. Boom. Done.

But the most recent Lady Spectra story, "Changing Spots", went through some weird twists and turns on the way from concept to finished product. I thought people might enjoy a peek behind the curtain. SPOILERS AHEAD.
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A lot of my cartoonist buddies swear by this program, and right now it's on sale for 15 bucks. Time for me to take the plunge, I guess...

Steven Myers reveals how the Lady Spectra - Lizard Man team-up came to be. Namely, he did all the work, and I took all the credit... ;-)

http://fedscomic.blogspot.com/2013/06/fantasy-theater-23.html

Master doodler Will Terrell lays it out for you:

Story of my life:

http://25.media.tumblr.com/464f79f76c8fc4b007acc51c5f8aa690/tumblr_mfu9r2dbvY1qcwd45o1_1280.png

"Spongebob Squarepants" storyboard artist Sherm Cohen shares some tips on staging and action...good for comics artists as well as animators:

http://shermcohen.deviantart.com/gallery/23661671

World-building...probably my least favorite part of writing (and it shows!). But Robin makes a good case for it, and this is shaping up to be a really useful series of lectures:


http://youtu.be/JyqveJeKvAw



http://youtu.be/Qedoh9WjUWE

This is neat...Pam Bliss is liveblogging the creation of her latest minicomic:

http://kekiongacomics.com/

Writing advice from Elmore Leonard:

http://www.toddalcott.com/elmore-leonards-rules.html

This story has been sitting around half-finished for ages, finally making some progress on it.