Jerzy Drozd

Teaching Artist and Cartoonist. He/him. When life is feeling heavy, I enjoy creating and sharing stories of cute heroes showing extraordinary courage.

Thunder Punch Daily 143 – Surprised by Style

Today I share some thoughts on how a simple nudge from Kim Holm faced me with an inner demon that I suspect comes out of my history with mainstream comics. I don’t land on an answer to the issue, but I ruminate a bit about what my options are.

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Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd.

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Voiceover by Tara Platt

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Thunder Punch Daily 142 – 3 Roads to Character

Today I follow up on a discussion started in Comics Are Great! episode 30 with some thoughts on character design from a writing standpoint. I share three different aspects that I oscillate between when creating characters.

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Thunder Punch Daily 141 – Experimenting on Freelance

In a rush to make a deadline on a “freelance” project, I found out some neat ways to integrate my coloring style with my brush work style. I wander around how I did it in this audio essay.

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Thunder Punch Daily 140 – Crunch Time Sets Me Free

Today I share some thoughts on how being up against a wall on a deadline forced me to shed all of the tension and anxiety that I build up through the desire to get a “thumbs up” from my audience. Sometimes I, at least, need to remind myself that it’s about the work first.

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Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd.

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Thunder Punch Daily 139 – Act Naturally

Today I share some thoughts on an experience I had while working on the latest of my He-Man and the Masters of the Universe character re-imaginings. It’s good to have a reminder that the best creative choices happen when we’re not looking for them.

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Thunder Punch Daily 138 – Would it Kill Ya to Laugh?

Today I share some wisdom imparted to me by one of my young students, reminding me that sometimes we can overly focus on the effort it takes to make our comics, when all the audience cares about is the fun we have.

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Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd.

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Thunder Punch Daily 136 – Spine Up, Spine Down

Today I share a simplified way of thinking about approaching gestures and body language in your stories. Breaking emotions into two categories and corresponding them to “spine up” and “spine down” is a slick little way to get some good acting moments out of your characters.

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Thunder Punch Daily 135 – You + Content

In an attempt to not talk about G+ in order to get links, I share a few thoughts that have occurred to me after a few weeks of using the service and watching success stories like Ryan Estrada’s experience there. You can add me to your circle by clicking here!

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