Pixels & Panels: A Show About Webcomics

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The Pixels & Panels podcast takes listeners deep inside the world of digital storytelling, including webcomics. Our mission is to serve as an instructional guide for those looking to break into the industry, and a treasure trove of insights for superfans that want to learn more about their favorite creators' backstories. We will cover topics including getting started as a new creator, best resources to jump start your story, how to think about monetizing your work, and the art of building an audience.Join us every week and become a smarter superfan, or a better creator.

Recent Episodes
  • 50. Making a Hit Story Game in 2 Weeks | Chat with SketchiBee, MzoArt, and RosyReniroo
    Sep 16, 2024 – 00:40:56
  • 49. Why Your Next Comic Should be a BL | Chat with Teddy & Bear's Meki
    Aug 14, 2024 – 00:38:30
  • 48. Tapas Typesetter to Webtoon Originals Creator | Chat with City of Blank's 66
    Jul 21, 2024 – 00:23:21
  • 47. Hustle and Be Adaptable | Chat with The Awkward Yeti's Nick Seluk
    Jul 1, 2024 – 00:40:25
  • 46. You Should Care About Interactive Stories | Chat With Chapters' Ksenia
    Nov 17, 2023 – 00:37:18
  • 45. Tapas Media Explained | Chat with Michael Son (VP of Content) and Isabell Castro (Director of Community)
    Jan 19, 2023 – 00:53:17
  • 44. Self-Discovery Through Making Comics | Chat with Diamond Dive's Madamka
    Jan 3, 2023 – 00:46:20
  • 43. Trilingual Creator On Differences Shaping Stories in Eastern / Western Comics | Villainess for Hire's Aki
    Dec 12, 2022 – 00:43:12
  • 42. Love Your Story and Make it For Yourself | Chat With To Be Honest's Alissa
    Dec 12, 2022 – 00:26:17
  • 41. How Did You Handle the Last Few Months of High School? | Chat with First Ones Out's Mae p h
    Dec 7, 2022 – 00:26:34
  • 40. Adapting a Hit Wattpad Series into a Hit Webtoon | Play the Game's BANG GRIM
    Dec 3, 2022 – 00:33:37
  • 39. What's It Like to Make Yourself The Lead Character? | Chat with VIBE CHECK!'s Uche
    Nov 16, 2022 – 01:03:13
  • 38. Creating a Safe Space for Fantasy Comic Fans | Chat With FAIRHOME's Co-Creator Scott
    Oct 17, 2022 – 00:35:07
  • 37. Translating Love for Visual Storytelling Into a Unique Hmong Comic | Chat with REEDS' Izy
    Oct 12, 2022 – 00:45:41
  • 36. How Reunion Became Webtoon's Flagship Series | Chat with Steph Yeoh
    Oct 4, 2022 – 00:55:25
  • 35. 4 Super Fashionable, Young Musicians Living Chaotically Together | Chat With Gen Z's Animrac
    Sep 21, 2022 – 00:28:13
  • 34. Why [Webtoon Creators] Have More of a Say Than They Realize | Chat With '18 Webtoon Contest Winner and Originals Creator Kris Nguyen
    Sep 12, 2022 – 00:52:09
  • 33. Make What You Love, and the Audience Follows | Chat with The Princess Plot's Skyhuas
    Aug 31, 2022 – 00:49:00
  • 32. A Roadtrip, Amazing Music, and the Romance Found Along the Way | Chat with The Leg Less Traveled's Mccull and Row
    Aug 26, 2022 – 00:51:03
  • 31. Creating Happy Representation of Diversity in Comics | Chat With Chainlinked's Rainy Cacti
    Aug 23, 2022 – 00:41:04
  • 30. Move Aside Romance and Action; Why We Need More Offbeat Comics | Chat with Broccoli Soup's Secret Pie
    Aug 17, 2022 – 00:27:54
  • 29. The Story Behind Poor People Go To Hell | Chat With Laundromat & Lawnmower
    Aug 5, 2022 – 00:47:15
  • 28. A Regimented Work Process is a Double-Edged Sword | Lemon Soda & Coffee's Cecilia
    Jul 31, 2022 – 00:36:25
  • 27. Using Myers–Briggs Personality Types for Character Design, 200k Subs in 1.5 Yrs | Chat with Stare Down's Soy
    Jul 27, 2022 – 00:28:08
  • 26. How This High School Student Garnered 100K Webtoon Subs | Chat With The Onion Villainess' Xhioqi
    Jul 24, 2022 – 00:31:45
  • 25. Tuba Player → Programmer → Eisner Nominee, Let's Play's Meteoric Rise to the Top | Chat with Mongie
    Jul 12, 2022 – 00:43:01
  • 24. Black Representation in Webcomics, Journey Creating 21st Century Knights | Chat with Plastic Bottru
    Jun 28, 2022 – 00:50:48
  • 23. The Cutest Slice of Life Comic About a Hybrid Shark Girl | Chat With Shark Girl Umi's FaintSayu
    Jun 17, 2022 – 00:40:48
  • 22. Hunting Ghouls and Cryptids and Making Readers Laugh | Chat with Finding Fiends' Liz
    Jun 9, 2022 – 00:49:19
  • 21. Man Who Built Webtoon in U.S. + Rocketship Ent CEO | Chat With Tom Akel
    Jun 6, 2022 – 00:45:55
  • 20. Pharmacist → Webtoon Creator, Breathing Life into a Fictional K-Pop Group | Chat with Lost in Translation's Jjo Lee
    May 29, 2022 – 00:39:23
  • 19. Journey Creating LUFF, Tackling Important Causes Through Comics | Chat with Senorita Cometa's Arechan
    May 27, 2022 – 00:57:36
  • 18. Build Confidence in Your Comic and Yourself | Chat With Midnight Furies' Jess Herron
    May 25, 2022 – 00:42:22
  • 17. How to Keep a Comic Continuously Interesting and Fun, Building Community | Chat with Twin Dragons' Robin Dassen
    May 23, 2022 – 00:43:08
  • 16. The Story of Adventures of God & Potentially TV Show? | Chat With Teo Ferrazzi
    May 5, 2022 – 00:41:26
  • 15. Suitor Armor Was Born in a Dream | Chat with Purpah
    May 3, 2022 – 00:41:28
  • 14. Zombie Series Can Be Romantic and Optimistic | Chat With Jonathan Lareva
    Apr 27, 2022 – 00:33:06
  • 13. What Does a Comic Lawyer Do and Why Do You Need One? | Chat With Dirk Vanover
    Apr 25, 2022 – 00:37:50
  • 12. Talking Comic Conventions, Assassin Roommate, and Anti Stepbrother | Chat With Monica Gallagher
    Mar 28, 2022 – 00:37:23
  • 11. What Editors Do For You Behind the Scenes at Webtoon | Chat With Dayna Broder
    Mar 28, 2022 – 00:36:45
  • 10. Witch Creek Road's Backstory and More with Garth and Kenan
    Mar 23, 2022 – 00:50:14
  • 9. Comic Collecting Over 5 Decades, What Comic Creator Agents Actually Do | Chat with Felix Lu
    Mar 17, 2022 – 00:30:10
  • 8. Create For Yourself; Make a Comic You Want to Read | Chat with Boredman
    Feb 14, 2022 – 00:47:54
  • 7. Animator in the Day, Comic Creator at Night: Chat With CopyCat Creator Dimabelle
    Feb 3, 2022 – 00:25:58
  • 6. The Man That Likely Recommended Your Last Webcomic: Chat With Magrave Offline
    Jan 31, 2022 – 00:23:07
  • 5. Tapas' New Community Project and How to be Noticed by Tapas with Tapas' Chris Robinson
    Jan 20, 2022 – 00:38:32
  • 4. The Emergence of BL as a Genre in the Comic Community, Backstory of The Violinist and the Nerd, and Advice from Inma
    Jan 13, 2022 – 00:37:31
  • 2. Strategies to Scale Your Patreon, Why GL Webtoons Are Important, and More with ArisasArt
    Oct 29, 2021 – 00:39:57
  • 1. Guilt as a Secret to Success, Why You Should Take Comic Creators Seriously, and More with Yuuning
    Oct 20, 2021 – 00:36:50
Recent Reviews
  • DG2654
    A deeper dive into the worlds of creators
    Really enjoyed the latest episode with Jjo Lee. Listening to the interview, you really get a sense of what these creators have to go through (family disagreements, tapping back into childhood trauma, quitting jobs without safety nets etc) to make these projects come to life (in her case, a whole universe come to life) In many ways, Jjo’s personal story drive is as captivating as any of the four Mayhem singers. Can’t wait for the next episode drop!
  • Nae F
    Insightful & entertaining!
    Love the mission of this podcast. I’ve been just reading some webcomics for some time but only recently started to learn more about the creators themselves. Episode 1 of Pixels & Panels was super insightful and, while sometimes podcasts have me zoning out, this one kept my attention! It was awesome to learn more about a creators beginning and the process of actually making a webcomic. Looking forward to more interviews in the future!
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