Kris Wilson Talks Cyanide and Happiness [Ep. 58]

100% of *Patreon* funds go to making The Create Unknown, and you can get early access to episodes for just $2: https://patreon.com/thecreateunknown Join our *Discord* to talk with artists, creators, and fans of the finer things in online life: https://discord.gg/qAQV3Jw *Check out Kris here:* Twitter: https://twitter.com/_kriswilson_?lang=en Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/krisexplosm/?hl=en ( https://www.instagram.com/krisexplosm/?hl=en ) YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCebfVrDZ5CtciikGHS30DMA ( https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCebfVrDZ5CtciikGHS30DMA ) Explosm Entertainment YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ExplosmEntertainmen t Explosm Website: http://explosm.net/ ( http://explosm.net/ ) *Kris Wilson of Cyanide and Happiness* is a pioneer of the cartoon world, a titan of the tabletop games industry, an author, and a whole lot more. He came up with C&H as a sick teenager and joined with amazing talent to blow it up into a massive, instantly-recognizable brand. So who *is* Kris Wilson? We hear about his life before his online career took off and where it all started, making comics as a break from animation, and exactly why Newgrounds was a lot more “free love compared to YouTube.” Then we dive into a topic that’s important for creators who want to expand: working alone versus working with a team. Maintaining a cohesive idea while dividing the workload is something that Kris has mastered, and it’s why he has a team of 24 full time artists and animators. But what’s it take to make a successful webcomic? What pitfalls do so many creators fall into along the way? Is a complex comic the best way to go, or is simple more effective? Kris also details the biggest mistake artists make when it comes to making a comic, and it’s probably a surprise. Kevin talks about the Tik Tok Effect, which is the creation of content when constrained by time and other hard limitations. We find out how this phenomenon has affected his and Matt’s perspective on making long form content on Vsauce2, and how making restricti