Jerzy Drozd
Teaching Artist and Cartoonist
Jerzy Drozd
Teaching Artist and Cartoonist
Talking about composition, context, and color on CAG! Photographers got it easy, right? All they have to do to tell their stories is point their magic box at their subject and hit click. Cartoonists, on the other hand, have to
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El Deafo! Hilda and the Midnight Giant! Roz Chast, and more! We’re continuing our tradition of closing out the year with Dave Roman and Raina Telgemeier of The Comics Bakery. Join us for a rapid round of book talks on some
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Talking about the special communicative power of the cartoon on Comics Are Great! Anthropomorphic comics characters have enjoyed a wide appeal almost since the invention of the comic. Who doesn’t love Snoopy? Characters like Garfield have inspired an entire generation
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Broxo! Ewoks! Shakespeare! Banjo music, and more! It’s time to unbox the age-old question of Talent vs. Effort on Comics Are Great! How does your comics work change when you shift your focus from “expressing yourself” to “putting in the
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Challenged Comics! Censorship! Dave Carter, and more! Join us for a discussion on Banned Books Week with David Carter, Librarian at the University of Michigan’s Comics and Video Game Archive. Together we explore censorship in comics and ways we can
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Gregg Schigiel! Laura Given! Erin Helmrich! Finding new audiences for your work, and more! It’s the 100th episode of the Comics Are Great show, recorded live before a studio audience at the 2014 Kids Read Comics Celebration! I’m joined by
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In this final entry into the Art SoundOff Challenge I reflect on how the challenge changed me, and offer advice to anyone who may be interested in starting a journal micro cast. Links mentioned: The Last Social Blogging Guide You
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I’m back to work, but not back up to speed. I also share some initial reflections on what I got out of the Art SoundOff Challenge. Links mentioned: The Biggest Mistakes People Make When They Start A Webcomic Tiny Expo
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Today I share some thoughts about hitting the breaks and recharging before diving in to a heavy week. Links mentioned: Tiny Expo The Art SoundOff Challenge Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd. Audio hosting provided by Ka-Blam Digital Printing and IndyPlanet
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Turns out I’m getting a cold after all. Between that and the holiday, I didn’t get any drawing done. But I did watch the 1978 Superman film and gathered some takeaways. Links mentioned: Saturday Supercast 41 The Art SoundOff Challenge
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