Inspired Ink #18 - Paranoid American - Breaking Through By Creating Controversial Art

We have the publisher Paranoid American joining us today! We talk about how controversial comics can be the most inspiring and informational, why you should be making the books you want to make, and how to let go of creative control and let mistakes happen. All this and so much more on today’s Inspired Ink!  TIMESTAMPS 01:36 Risks at conventions 04:32 Becoming a publisher 10:38 Expanding to multiple stories 17:52 Working with others 22:00 Building an audience 30:00 Choosing comics as a creative output 39:00 Stories as an outlet 46:50 Advice for publishers 50:00 2024 Outlook Find Paranoid American online: X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/ParanoidAmerica Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paranoidamerican/ Check out Paranoid American’s website: https://www.ParanoidAmerican.com Subscribe to our Newsletter: https://comixwellspring.us12.list-manage.com/subscribe/post?u=e258b072e5a0a7421989f7f42&id=1aa9c3bacd&f_id=00b2e5e0f0 Find Comix Wellspring Online: https://linktr.ee/comixwellspring Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/comixwellspring/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/comixwellspring Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/ComixWellSpring Check out the Comix Wellspring Website: https://www.comixwellspring.com/ Comix Wellspring Global Comix: https://globalcomix.com/a/comix-wellspring-2 Check out our Blue Lined Paper! https://www.comixwellspring.com/cws-blue-lined-paper/ Use our prepress templates: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QxSC4XkpjDFD_dOmWOW9Xu8nG5FoNUZh For any print questions, reach out to [email protected] Brandon 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