WorldCon 2026 and Hugo Awards review

Podcast: Comic Lab · Brad Guigar and Dave Kellett

Opublikowano: 2026-10-15

A Hugo Award nomination brought cartoonist Dave Kellett new readers, book sales, and Patreon supporters. Five days behind a WorldCon booth brought something else entirely: A serious crisis of confidence. This week, Dave shares his WorldCon experience, from wonderful conversations with Drive readers to a painfully quiet dealers’ room. Brad and Dave discuss the emotional cost of a poorly performing convention — and why even an established cartoonist can mistake a bad show for a verdict on their career. Along the way, they share John Picacio’s terrific metaphor for designing book covers, explore a storytelling approa...