Comics Empower

In this podcast, our heroes take a look back at the last year and a half and see what's been done, what's worked, what hasn't, what they liked, and what they didn't. And then it's rethinking time: Where do we go from here, what changes are needed, and why. Plus: The end of this podcast and the beginning of a new and hopefully better one.

Confession time. In this podcast, our heroes tackle the invisible lies we tell ourselves. These are lies we take as truths, stories we tell ourselves about who we are, but are actually not true. We delve into how they stop us from doing what we can do, how to find them, and how to get rid of them. And also into why some of us feel special while others don't.

In this podcast, our heroes tackle: How to get the most out of people you're influenced by. - What's it like to be influenced by others when you're starting out? - How much should you do your own thing? How much to 'copy'? - Plus, why you shouldn't be like Captain Kirk in Star Trek IV.

In this podcast, our heroes tackle: * What IS beauty? * How to create beauty and beautiful endings. * The grind of creating a lot of beauty in a short time. * Plus tangents pertaining to the A Team and Cyrano de Bergerac.

In this podcast, our heroes tackle real live trolls: In what forms do they come and how to deal with them.

In this podcast, we gain insight into our heroes' lives: A day in the life of President Hillary Clinton in 2020. - Tales of pirate ships and bachelorette parties from Vincent's vacation. - A day in Guy's life. - A day in Vincent's life.

In this podcast, our heroes cover: News about live action episodes of Wynter! - A nostalgic look back. - What happens when people you admire are not perfect.

In this podcast, our heroes cover: A lost Game of Thrones script. - Why we should have real comic books for adults, not just for kids. - How indie comics can create comics aimed adults, with real depth. - The One Shelf Theory of Comic Books. - Should artists study art in school to get a job? - What the future of the web will look like.

In this podcast, our heroes cover: Does Walt Disney prove the quality wins out or that quality doesn't win out? - The most horrible Game of Thrones episode. - We answer readers' questions about how to create comic books, about how indie comics can succeed, and we ask what is success.

In this podcast, our heroes cover: All-New, All-Different Avengers. - Is being different good or bad? - Is being trendy good or bad? - Introducing the Insane Sane people. - Vincent's Comic Con adventure, part 2. - An amazing Comics Empower post by a man who was there when the first Spider-Man came out. - We answer more readers' questions about indie comics!

In this podcast, our heroes catch up after Comic Con They cover: Vincent’s Comic Con adventures. - Guy’s virtual SDCC tour. - A new Periscope TV sci-fi series that starts right here! Plus: We answer readers' questions about indie comics!

In this podcast, our heroes dive deep into the creation of female heroes. They cover: Empowering representation for women. - What makes a female heroine? - Drawing women vs. drawing men. - Why write female heroes rather than male heroes? Plus: Do we create comics for old people? - Inspiring words from Seth Godin. - A new and secret Facebook group. - The return of our regular segment: Words Guy Forgot Last Time.

In this podcast our heroes take a deep dive into building sci-fi worlds and fantasy worlds. How do we create complex worlds? How do we create believable worlds? Can we create worlds that are not believable?

In which our heroes discuss: The Comic Con Indie Power Challenge. - Meeting Vincent in Comic Con. - Self-destructive behavior and how it's blocked successs at every turn. - Changing your life. - The stories you tell yourself. - And in the Comics Empower segment, we tackle bullies.

In which our heroes discuss: Peter David's comment about whether indies should use superheroes. - Whether we've lost our 'artistic integrity'. - How do people judge what a comic book is worth? - Do you really know why you buy the comics that you buy? - We share two new real Comics Empower stories. - We revisit the comic book store for the visually impaired.

In which our heroes discuss: Can you be a rebel if you’re mainstream? - Why do people really buy Warren Ellis, Mark Millar and Grant Morrison comics? - How to use nudity in an empowering way in comics, the do’s, the don’ts and the wherefores. - Vincent’s real stories from art school about drawing nudes. - We share two new real Comics Empower stories.

In which our heroes discuss: The launch of the Comics Empower website (http://ComicsEmpower.com/), a digital comic book store for the visually impaired. - The Aurora comic book, created specifically for the Comics Empower website. - What stifles creativity. - How to get the most out of creative people. - We share two new real Comics Empower stories. - We highlight more indie comics from the Indie Power Initiative. - Plus: Words Guy Forgot Last Time!

In which our heroes discuss: The full behind-the-scenes story of how Wynter was optioned. - What's it like to adapt the Wynter comic book to a Wynter TV series? - Vincent's worst con Q&A ever. - How Guy accidentally tortured a hapless translator. - We share two new real Comics Empower stories. - We highlight more indie comics from the Indie Power Initiative. - At the very last minute, one of our heroes shows a hitherto unknown hidden talent!

In which our heroes discuss: The comic book business plan for indies. - The paths that were taken that failed, and the paths that were taken that didn't fail. - The difference between creating art when you're 20 vs. 40. - Business vs. art. - We share two new real Comics Empower stories. - We highlight another indie comic from the Indie Power Initiative.

In which our heroes discuss: What's it like to have to kill your own comic book, even when it's good? - What is it like to give up on something you've worked on for a year or more? - Why would that be necessary? - We survey the story arc of Goof, the comic book series which must die. - We reveal the never-before-seen Goof #5. - We share two new real Comics Empower stories. - We highlight another indie comic from the Indie Power Initiative.