#34 - Carolyn Belefski, Joe Carabeo and Matt Dembecki

As entrepreneurial journalists create new ventures to bring their work to wider audiences — both online and in print — their cartooning colleagues are doing the same.

Take Magic Bullet Comics, for example, a self-published newspaper highlighting the work of artists and writers living in the Washington, D.C., area. 

“Initially, the project was to just kind of showcase our work,†said cartoonist Matt Dembecki. “You know, we liked the paper format.â€

In 2005, he and a group of artists formed the DC Conspiracy, to find new outlets for their comics. Soon after, they launched Magic Bullet, a tabloid-sized newspaper filled with original artwork and writing.

It's All Journalism Producer Michael O'Connell talked to Dembecki and writer/artist team Joe Carabeo and Carolyn Belefski about doing it for yourself when it comes to publishing, comics and podcasting.