Inspired Ink - The Comix Wellspring Podcast

We're back with a new episode of Inspired Ink! This week on the show, host Brandon Bloxdorf sits down with Joe Ellis to discuss the desire to create, crowdfunding approaches, and building relationships with artists! All that and much more on today's Inspired Ink.TIMESTAMPS1:00 - Early Influences4:00 - Storytelling Through Characters10:00 - Realizing a Passion for Craft15:00 - Creative Output21:15 - Being Involved in the Indie Comic Community25:27 - The Desire to Create31:00 - Crowdfunding Approach36:30 - Approaching Cons & People48:45 - Dream Casting Trifecta1:00:30 - Distribution1:04:40 - Final PlugsFind Comix Wellspring Online:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/comixwellspring/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/comixwellspringTwitter/X: https://twitter.com/ComixWellSpringCheck out the Comix Wellspring Website:https://www.comixwellspring.com/Use our prepress templates:https://www.grekoprinting-comixwellspring.com/specs-templates/https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DexzEpIU92LVlfEdmAUb2ihnIQZf_vEr/viewFor any print questions, reach out tosales@comixwellspring.comBrandon Bloxdorf is the creator of the publishing imprint and podcast Apollo City Comics and an indie comic book creator of titles including Teenage Babylon, Fake Your Death, various anthologies, and more! Find Brandon online:https://linktr.ee/apollocitycomicsEpisode produced and edited by Alex Batts, Community Lead for Comix Wellspring.Find Alex online:X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/thealexbattsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thealexbatts/Subscribe to our Newsletter:https://comixwellspring.us12.list-manage.com/subscribe/post?u=e258b072e5a0a7421989f7f42&id=1aa9c3bacd&f_id=00b2e5e0f0Find Comix Wellspring Online:https://linktr.ee/comixwellspringInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/comixwellspring/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/comixwellspringTwitter/X: https://twitter.com/ComixWellSpringCheck out the Comix Wellspring Website:https://www.comixwellspring.com/Comix Wellspring Global Comix:https://globalcomix.com/a/comix-wellspring-2Check out our Blue Lined Paper!https://www.comixwellspring.com/cws-blue-lined-paper/Use our prepress templates:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QxSC4XkpjDFD_dOmWOW9Xu8nG5FoNUZhFor any print questions, reach out tosales@comixwellspring.comBrandon Bloxdorf is the creator of the publishing imprint and podcast Apollo City Comics and an indie comic book creator of titles including Teenage Babylon, Fake Your Death, various anthologies and more! Find Brandon online:https://linktr.ee/apollocitycomics

Inspired Ink Returns! We're back with new episodes every Tuesday! This week on the show, host Brandon Bloxdorf sits down with Brandon Ingram to discuss inspirations, conventions, and how indie will always be the future of comics! All that and much more on today's Inspired Ink.TIMESTAMPS1:00 - Starting with Superheroes3:30 - Formatting Kickstarters with Multiple Issues6:50 - Unique Avenues for Promotion and Conventions14:50 - Getting People to Your Table25:00 - Conventions with Friends35:20 - Comic Pricing & Convention Focuses46:00 - Indie is Always the Future of Comics50:00 - FCBD and Collaborating with Comic Shops1:05:00 - Final PlugsFind Comix Wellspring Online:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/comixwellspring/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/comixwellspringTwitter/X: https://twitter.com/ComixWellSpringCheck out the Comix Wellspring Website:https://www.comixwellspring.com/Use our prepress templates:https://www.grekoprinting-comixwellspring.com/specs-templates/https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DexzEpIU92LVlfEdmAUb2ihnIQZf_vEr/viewFor any print questions, reach out tosales@comixwellspring.comBrandon Bloxdorf is the creator of the publishing imprint and podcast Apollo City Comics and an indie comic book creator of titles including Teenage Babylon, Fake Your Death, various anthologies, and more! Find Brandon online:https://linktr.ee/apollocitycomicsEpisode produced and edited by Alex Batts, Community Lead for Comix Wellspring.Find Alex online:X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/thealexbattsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thealexbatts/Subscribe to our Newsletter:https://comixwellspring.us12.list-manage.com/subscribe/post?u=e258b072e5a0a7421989f7f42&id=1aa9c3bacd&f_id=00b2e5e0f0Find Comix Wellspring Online:https://linktr.ee/comixwellspringInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/comixwellspring/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/comixwellspringTwitter/X: https://twitter.com/ComixWellSpringCheck out the Comix Wellspring Website:https://www.comixwellspring.com/Comix Wellspring Global Comix:https://globalcomix.com/a/comix-wellspring-2Check out our Blue Lined Paper!https://www.comixwellspring.com/cws-blue-lined-paper/Use our prepress templates:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QxSC4XkpjDFD_dOmWOW9Xu8nG5FoNUZhFor any print questions, reach out tosales@comixwellspring.comBrandon Bloxdorf is the creator of the publishing imprint and podcast Apollo City Comics and an indie comic book creator of titles including Teenage Babylon, Fake Your Death, various anthologies and more! Find Brandon online:https://linktr.ee/apollocitycomics

Dan Hills talks about the future vision of CWS, what changes are already being implemented for our launch of the new site, what’s going on with pre-press, and how we will always be focused on our community. All this and so much more on today’s Inspired Ink! TIMESTAMPS00:54 Having a Vision for the Future07:22 Making Changes for the Future17:56 The Importance of Pre-Press32:58 Improvements Made for the Community42:28 Uplifting the Community & Being TransparentFind Comix Wellspring Online:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/comixwellspring/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/comixwellspringTwitter/X: https://twitter.com/ComixWellSpringSubscribe to our Newsletter:https://comixwellspring.us12.list-manage.com/subscribe/post?u=e258b072e5a0a7421989f7f42&id=1aa9c3bacd&f_id=00b2e5e0f0Find Comix Wellspring Online:https://linktr.ee/comixwellspringInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/comixwellspring/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/comixwellspringTwitter/X: https://twitter.com/ComixWellSpringCheck out the Comix Wellspring Website:https://www.comixwellspring.com/Comix Wellspring Global Comix:https://globalcomix.com/a/comix-wellspring-2Check out our Blue Lined Paper!https://www.comixwellspring.com/cws-blue-lined-paper/Use our prepress templates:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QxSC4XkpjDFD_dOmWOW9Xu8nG5FoNUZhFor any print questions, reach out tosales@comixwellspring.comBrandon Bloxdorf is the creator of the publishing imprint and podcast Apollo City Comics and an indie comic book creator of titles including Teenage Babylon, Fake Your Death, various anthologies and more! Find Brandon online:https://linktr.ee/apollocitycomics

TIMESTAMPS01:00 Achieving Balance10:04 A Team That’s Truly Invested14:17 Growing Pains & Moving24:12 Building a Team from the Community30:03 Refining the Process & Business Transitions47:48 Looking Back in HindsightFind Comix Wellspring Online:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/comixwellspring/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/comixwellspringTwitter/X: https://twitter.com/ComixWellSpringSubscribe to our Newsletter:https://comixwellspring.us12.list-manage.com/subscribe/post?u=e258b072e5a0a7421989f7f42&id=1aa9c3bacd&f_id=00b2e5e0f0Find Comix Wellspring Online:https://linktr.ee/comixwellspringInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/comixwellspring/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/comixwellspringTwitter/X: https://twitter.com/ComixWellSpringCheck out the Comix Wellspring Website:https://www.comixwellspring.com/Comix Wellspring Global Comix:https://globalcomix.com/a/comix-wellspring-2Check out our Blue Lined Paper!https://www.comixwellspring.com/cws-blue-lined-paper/Use our prepress templates:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QxSC4XkpjDFD_dOmWOW9Xu8nG5FoNUZhFor any print questions, reach out tosales@comixwellspring.comBrandon Bloxdorf is the creator of the publishing imprint and podcast Apollo City Comics and an indie comic book creator of titles including Teenage Babylon, Fake Your Death, various anthologies and more! Find Brandon online:https://linktr.ee/apollocitycomics

Welcome back to Inspired Ink! This week we have creator AL ACEVEDO joining us, and we talk about How finding communities can better any aspect of life, the influence that toy designing and animation has on comics, and how you can make things happen on your own if you truly want it enough.TIMESTAMPS01:02 Working Solo & Release Structure10:25 Working on Thumbnails & Different Programs18:03 How Animation, Heritage, & Identity Influences Work33:00 Building Comics Community & Single Issues vs Trades44:00 Love for Art & The Toy Industry57:23 Rest of 2024 OutlookFind Al online:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/huskcomic/Check out Al’s Website:www.HuskComic.comSubscribe to our Newsletter:https://comixwellspring.us12.list-manage.com/subscribe/post?u=e258b072e5a0a7421989f7f42&id=1aa9c3bacd&f_id=00b2e5e0f0Find Comix Wellspring Online:https://linktr.ee/comixwellspringInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/comixwellspring/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/comixwellspringTwitter/X: https://twitter.com/ComixWellSpringCheck out the Comix Wellspring Website:https://www.comixwellspring.com/Comix Wellspring Global Comix:https://globalcomix.com/a/comix-wellspring-2Check out our Blue Lined Paper!https://www.comixwellspring.com/cws-blue-lined-paper/Use our prepress templates:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QxSC4XkpjDFD_dOmWOW9Xu8nG5FoNUZhFor any print questions, reach out tosales@comixwellspring.comBrandon Bloxdorf is the creator of the publishing imprint and podcast Apollo City Comics and an indie comic book creator of titles including Teenage Babylon, Fake Your Death, various anthologies and more! Find Brandon online:https://linktr.ee/apollocitycomics

Welcome back to Inspired Ink! We have creator Jessica Maison of Wicked Tree Press joining us this week! We talk about balancing creative endeavors from film, prose, and comics, what AI could mean for our future, and why anthologies are an amazing approach for indie creators. All this and so much more on today’s Inspired Ink! TIMESTAMPS01:00 Books to Film to Comics09:23 Mary Shelley’s School For Monsters17:08 Prose Writing Influence21:46 Working with Artists & Finding the Right Medium for a Story28:00 Benefits of Anthologies and Understanding Collaboration40:16 There’s Always More Tasks to Do43:30 The Future of AI58:06 Wicked Tree Press & 2024 OutlookFind Wicked Tree Press Online:Substack: https://monsteroftheweek.substack.comLinktree: linktr.ee/wickedtreepressCheck out the Wicked Tree Press Website:https://wickedtreepress.comSubscribe to our Newsletter:https://comixwellspring.us12.list-manage.com/subscribe/post?u=e258b072e5a0a7421989f7f42&id=1aa9c3bacd&f_id=00b2e5e0f0Find Comix Wellspring Online:https://linktr.ee/comixwellspringInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/comixwellspring/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/comixwellspringTwitter/X: https://twitter.com/ComixWellSpringCheck out the Comix Wellspring Website:https://www.comixwellspring.com/Comix Wellspring Global Comix:https://globalcomix.com/a/comix-wellspring-2Check out our Blue Lined Paper!https://www.comixwellspring.com/cws-blue-lined-paper/Use our prepress templates:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QxSC4XkpjDFD_dOmWOW9Xu8nG5FoNUZhFor any print questions, reach out tosales@comixwellspring.comBrandon Bloxdorf is the creator of the publishing imprint and podcast Apollo City Comics and an indie comic book creator of titles including Teenage Babylon, Fake Your Death, various anthologies and more! Find Brandon online:https://linktr.ee/apollocitycomics

Welcome back to Inspired Ink! This week we have creator Javon Stokes of Visually Stoked media joining us. We talk about how educational programs can be a boot camp for creators, the values you should hold as you table, and the discipline you must have and the rewards it will deliver. All that and so much more on today’s Inspired Ink! TIMESTAMPS01:09 Timespan Creating Comics & How School Helped09:58 Building Discipline19:56 The Importance of Being Kind29:49 Visually Stoked Media & Finding Success38:59 Filtering Fundamentals Through Your Head47:47 How to Share Your Work with Fans57:27 2024 OutlookFind JaVon Online:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/visuallystokedmedia/Check out JaVon’s Website:www.visuallystoked.comSubscribe to our Newsletter:https://comixwellspring.us12.list-manage.com/subscribe/post?u=e258b072e5a0a7421989f7f42&id=1aa9c3bacd&f_id=00b2e5e0f0Find Comix Wellspring Online:https://linktr.ee/comixwellspringInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/comixwellspring/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/comixwellspringTwitter/X: https://twitter.com/ComixWellSpringCheck out the Comix Wellspring Website:https://www.comixwellspring.com/Comix Wellspring Global Comix:https://globalcomix.com/a/comix-wellspring-2Check out our Blue Lined Paper!https://www.comixwellspring.com/cws-blue-lined-paper/Use our prepress templates:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QxSC4XkpjDFD_dOmWOW9Xu8nG5FoNUZhFor any print questions, reach out tosales@comixwellspring.comBrandon Bloxdorf is the creator of the publishing imprint and podcast Apollo City Comics and an indie comic book creator of titles including Teenage Babylon, Fake Your Death, various anthologies and more! Find Brandon online:https://linktr.ee/apollocitycomics

Welcome back to Inspired Ink! This week we have author Kristain Herrera joining us! We talk about writing craft and how working through story structure in each issue can greatly elevate your story, why it’s great to work with collaborators and how they can bring out the best of your story idea, and how pulling from others can inspire your ideas. All this and so much more on today’s Inspired Ink! TIMESTAMPS01:00 Starting in Comics11:40 Creating a fully realized world19:37 Building Collaborations & Establishing Story Rules25:19 Writing Origins32:50 Learning more elements of comics38:54 A Welcoming Community & Repetition Helping50:25 Comics take a long time54:54 Finding a different approach to comics1:06:09 Finding exciting creative avenues 1:11:19 2024 OutlookFind Kristian Online:Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/YesThatKristianInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/yesthatkristian/Check out Kristian’s Website:https://kristianherrera.comSubscribe to our Newsletter:https://comixwellspring.us12.list-manage.com/subscribe/post?u=e258b072e5a0a7421989f7f42&id=1aa9c3bacd&f_id=00b2e5e0f0Find Comix Wellspring Online:https://linktr.ee/comixwellspringInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/comixwellspring/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/comixwellspringTwitter/X: https://twitter.com/ComixWellSpringCheck out the Comix Wellspring Website:https://www.comixwellspring.com/Comix Wellspring Global Comix:https://globalcomix.com/a/comix-wellspring-2Check out our Blue Lined Paper!https://www.comixwellspring.com/cws-blue-lined-paper/Use our prepress templates:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QxSC4XkpjDFD_dOmWOW9Xu8nG5FoNUZhFor any print questions, reach out tosales@comixwellspring.comBrandon Bloxdorf is the creator of the publishing imprint and podcast Apollo City Comics and an indie comic book creator of titles including Teenage Babylon, Fake Your Death, various anthologies and more! Find Brandon online:https://linktr.ee/apollocitycomics

Welcome back to Inspired Ink! We have Dylan and Lane from the book Starside! We talk about their approach to cons that aren’t focused on cons & why they love cons like IC3, what it’s like to go through creative growing pains, and the importance of caring for your supporting audience. All this and SO much more on today’s inspired Ink!TIMESTAMPS00:55 Convention & Tabling Experiences11:17 Creating Starside Comics19:38 How Collaboration Influences Stories26:44 The Future of Starside & Other Stories33:29 Variety in Input Sprouting New Ideas41:54 Thoughts on Crowdfunding & Online Stores54:38 2024 OutlookFind Starside Online:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/starsidecomicCheck out Starside’s Website:https://www.starsidecomic.com/Subscribe to our Newsletter:https://comixwellspring.us12.list-manage.com/subscribe/post?u=e258b072e5a0a7421989f7f42&id=1aa9c3bacd&f_id=00b2e5e0f0Find Comix Wellspring Online:https://linktr.ee/comixwellspringInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/comixwellspring/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/comixwellspringTwitter/X: https://twitter.com/ComixWellSpringCheck out the Comix Wellspring Website:https://www.comixwellspring.com/Comix Wellspring Global Comix:https://globalcomix.com/a/comix-wellspring-2Check out our Blue Lined Paper!https://www.comixwellspring.com/cws-blue-lined-paper/Use our prepress templates:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QxSC4XkpjDFD_dOmWOW9Xu8nG5FoNUZhFor any print questions, reach out tosales@comixwellspring.comBrandon Bloxdorf is the creator of the publishing imprint and podcast Apollo City Comics and an indie comic book creator of titles including Teenage Babylon, Fake Your Death, various anthologies and more! Find Brandon online:https://linktr.ee/apollocitycomics

Welcome back to Inspired Ink! This week we have creator Morgan Herron joining us! We talk about how Saturday Morning cartoons influence comic book art, why you should always be excited about the work you produce, and how standing out can strike a chord with audiences. All this and so much more on today’s Inspired Ink! TIMESTAMPS01:00 Getting Into Comics From a Young Age07:28 Inking Techniques & Limiting Yourself to Breed Creativity12:06 Process Breakdown & Making Sure to Start23:00 Balancing Comics & Daily Life31:15 Finding the Artistic Process & Your Own Tastes37:29 Inspiration Behind Stories & Pushing Through Adversity48:42 Goals for the Future01:55:00 2024 OutlookFind Morgan online:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/herron__art/Check out Morgan’s website:https://linktr.ee/morganb.herronSubscribe to our Newsletter:https://comixwellspring.us12.list-manage.com/subscribe/post?u=e258b072e5a0a7421989f7f42&id=1aa9c3bacd&f_id=00b2e5e0f0Find Comix Wellspring Online:https://linktr.ee/comixwellspringInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/comixwellspring/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/comixwellspringTwitter/X: https://twitter.com/ComixWellSpringCheck out the Comix Wellspring Website:https://www.comixwellspring.com/Comix Wellspring Global Comix:https://globalcomix.com/a/comix-wellspring-2Check out our Blue Lined Paper!https://www.comixwellspring.com/cws-blue-lined-paper/Use our prepress templates:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QxSC4XkpjDFD_dOmWOW9Xu8nG5FoNUZhFor any print questions, reach out tosales@comixwellspring.comBrandon Bloxdorf is the creator of the publishing imprint and podcast Apollo City Comics and an indie comic book creator of titles including Teenage Babylon, Fake Your Death, various anthologies and more! Find Brandon online:https://linktr.ee/apollocitycomics