Pat Shand Making Outside In on The Corner Box S2Ep25

Pat Shand returns with hosts John and David to drop a metric ton of self publishing knowledge! Pat talks about finding his place in self-publishing, embracing horror and sexy comics, Kickstarter vs Direct Market publishing, and how to launch and run a successful campaign. Also, Pat teases some upcoming comics, David considers nuclear physics, and John learns how to spell “Miami.”

Notable Quotes

• “I don’t know how it’s even humanly possible to do that.”
• “Those eras of thought pass.”
• “Do a book that you would want to do, or want to read, that you don’t see in the shop.”
• “Talk about your story in the way that would make you want to read it.”

Relevant Links

David's Fun Stuff!
Did Someone Say Fun Time? Let's GO!

John is at PugW!
Pug Worldwide

Pat Shand is Prolific!
www.spacebetweenentertainment.com

Pat's Current/Recent Kickstarters:
Private Dance Season One Hardcover | Vampire Queen of Miami #1 |

Dark Veil #1 | Death Goddess of Cthulhu #1 | Demon Time #1

Books Mentioned

• Cheeky, Steamy, Thirsty, by Pat Shand & Amy Shand.
• Private Dance, by Pat Shand, Yishan Li, & Jim Campbell.
• Destiny, NY, by Pat Shand, Manuel Preitano, & Jim Campbell.
• Angel: After the Fall.
• Belladonna: Fire and Fury, by Pat Shand & Nahuel Lopez.
• Charmed, by Paul Ruditis & Dave Hoover.
• Everybody's Dead, by Brian Lynch & Dave Crosland.
• Hellina: Scythe, by Pat Shand & Gabriel Andrade.
• Lookers: Ember, by Pat Shand, Gabriel Andrade, & Christian Zanier.
• Marvel's Spider-Man: Spideyography, by Pat Shand.
• Noir: A Collection of Crime Comics.

Timestamp Segments

• [00:57] Comics: harder than nuclear physics?
• [02:58] Working beyond Zenescope.
• [03:52] Pat’s insane output.
• [05:02] Sexy covers.
• [08:56] Kickstarting comics.
• [11:14] Writing for video games.
• [15:28] Lessons from publishing on Kickstarter.
• [19:37] Getting more people invested in campaigns.
• [25:37] The secret sauce.
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