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Hosted by Keith Foster and Scott Lost · arts · EN-US
Making Comics is a podcast where indie comics creators Scott Lost (Wanderers of Melissanda, The Second Shift) and Keith Foster (Kodoja, Three Protectors) discuss the world of independent comics from both artist and writer perspectives. It centers around one question - what did you do last week? Art, writing, promotion, you name it - it all adds up to the work behind an indie comic.
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Signup to Generate a PitchMaking Comics is a podcast where indie comics creators Scott Lost (Wanderers of Melissanda, The Second Shift) and Keith Foster (Kodoja, Three Protectors) discuss the world of independent comics from both artist and writer perspectives. It centers around one question - what did you do last week?
Making Comics is hosted by Keith Foster and Scott Lost. The show has published 312 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Episode 310: Writing Multiple Points of View" (26 October 2026, 74 minutes), "Episode 309: The Drafts of a Story" (19 October 2026, 71 minutes), and "Episode 308: Building Scenes and Setting Deadlines" (12 October 2026, 72 minutes).
Making Comics publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 74 minutes across 312 episodes.
Booking probability for Making Comics is 37%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Making Comics requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Making Comics's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for Making Comics are Artists, Writers & Performers and Marketing, Advertising & PR. Making Comics has an arts audience.
Keith Foster and Scott Lost hosts Making Comics, an arts podcast with 312 episodes published.
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Making Comics
This week, we talk about a convention that wasn't (5:00), stories with multiple POVs (19:00), inspirations around a new character design (33:00), and keeping up on your reading (38:20)
Making Comics
This week, we talk about convention preparation and mailing lists (5:00), one way to define the drafts of a story (21:30), turning a comic story into a script (35:50), and turning a story based on memoir into fiction...
Making Comics
This week, we talk about building a brand new scene out of a cut scene from a previous (different) story (5:30), working on table design and presentation (13:20), setting deadlines for a short-term writing project...
Making Comics
This week, we discuss penciling pages while you do the big thinking about a story (6:40), finding pockets of time to get editing in, plus an editing test case (16:20), comparing sticker companies (26:20), tackling the...
Making Comics
This week, we compare notes on stories we're starting, including penciling pages in a new story (4:25), compartmentalizing a story's editing fixes (15:20), finishing comics in preparation for a trade (23:50), closing in...
Making Comics
This week, we talk about convention prep for an air travel show (4:15), finishing projects as a skill (13:20), the first comics we ever made (22:15), reviewing critical pages to close a story (30:35), putting work in an...
Making Comics
This week, we celebrate a Kickstarter coloring book launch and the work behind it (6:25), provide a recap of Keith's new favorite convention (16:25), submitting a cover to a client (27:00), and making a big structural...
Making Comics
This week, we talk about changing your work method for a crucial scene (3:00), the graphic design work (and the other work) in setting up a Kickstarter (12:45), finishing a page outline for a comic (27:50), and field...
Making Comics
This week, we talk about the pages that require heavy work and visual problem-solving (2:20), how "Making the bad thing" doesn't apply to some of the creative process (14:00), continuing the page outline for a script...
This week, we talk about trashing a page layout and starting from scratch (4:30), working hard to finish a comic script on a deadline (16:00), expanding your print repertoire (22:00), and buying books for future story...
Making Comics
This week, we celebrate our 300th episode by hanging out with Cory Kerr ( Rage of Enlightenment ), Jim Lujan ( The Unicornians ), Scott Serkland ( Young and the Dead ), and Gary Hodges ( D vs M ) and recapping this...
Making Comics
This week, we talk about writing what you can, but being okay with not having all of the answers for a comic script (3:10), making the time to create (7:30), and getting feedback from readers (13:20) before we dig into...
Making Comics
This week, we talk about working with artists to fine-tune a story and/or concepts (6:30), and working through a new print with a tight deadline (13:30) before we discuss the highlights of a chock-filled email from...
Making Comics
This week, we discuss finishing a labor-intense cover (4:40), cranking through the back-end work involved in being a publisher (12:50), working on pre-show commissions for SDCC (23:00), creating an Art Variant for a...
Making Comics
This week, we talk about changing the look of your character when outside forces dictate it (10:45), finishing the page-level script for a new story (17:00), those times when a cover doesn't come together (25:20), and...
Making Comics
This week, we discuss a top-down writing format for comic scripts (3:50), quickly figuring out the layout for a cover (26:00), brainstorming exclusives for SDCC (36:45), and a wild search for freelance inkers (45:00).
Making Comics
This week, we talk about the satisfaction that comes with fulfilling every part of a Kickstarter campaign (4:00), one way to get unstuck when writing a story (9:00), coloring pages using a fresh style (14:10), spreading...
Making Comics
This week, we wrap up Phoenix Fan Fusion (4:15), staying comfortable when you hit a wall in your story (23:20), taking time for the admin stuff (32:00), the idea of "emptying the idea tank" (35:30), and the right amount...
This week, we sit with Scott Serkland ( Young and the Dead, Hiphoptimus Rhyme ) and talk about cranking out a pre-show commission (5:00), illustrating a one-page story that's also a dream (7:45), a rush of work to...
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<p>This week, we talk convention selling (3:30), comic show logistics (17:00), figuring out alternating character voice (33:20), getting books from the printer (40:00), and fine-tuning colors (47:50).</p>
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