At the beginning of the year, Dave and Brad made a series of predictions and set some personal goals for the year. The year is over, and it's time to see how they fared. Predictions for 2024 BRAD: Twitter will crash in 2023 2024 DAVE: Social media will remain distributed over five or six platforms BRAD: Web users will begin to pivot away from social media DAVE: Patreon will move closer to an IPO BRAD: Kickstarter will remain #1 by continuing to avoid mentioning blockchain DAVE: SDCC will return to normal after an abnormal '23... and profits will plummet for creators Things we DIDN'T see coming! AI snuck up on us in 2024 — No one predicted that ! Bluesky snuck up on us, too! Goals for 2024 DAVE: Launch "Pickles" Kickstarter in Jan/Feb, launch "Drive 4" Kickstarter in summer BRAD: In Q1, Kickstart an Evil Inc book paired with an After Dark edition. Kickstart another book — Webcomics Handbook, Evil Inc After Dark or collection of single-panel comics — in Q2/Q3 DAVE: Prepare for a 5-15% sales drop at Comic-Con International BRAD: Personal appearances, including SDCC and NCS DAVE: ComicLab Across America BRAD: Use NON-social-media alternatives to drive Patreon. DAVE: Revisit KIndle Direct Publishing BRAD: Start prepping website for a post-Patreon future DAVE: Build the ComicLab Patreon to 500 members You get great rewards when you join the ComicLab Community on Patreon $2 — Early access to episodes $5 — Submit a question for possible use on the show AND get the exclusive ProTips podcast. Plus $2-tier rewards. If you'd like a one-on-one consultation about your comic, book it now ! Brad Guigar is the creator of Evil Inc and the author of The Webcomics Handbook . He is available for personal consultations . Dave Kellett is the creator of Sheldon and Drive . He is the co-director of the comics documentary, Stripped .
