Continuing my series of TPDs recorded on my drive to Grant, Michigan for the Kids Read Comics Super Fun Tour, I ruminate on some classroom interactions I’ve been having lately that remind me of some of the basic concepts of comics storytelling. Three key ingredients seem to be Shape, Size, and Line.
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While driving to one of my stops on the Kids Read Comics Super Fun Tour, I share some thoughts I’ve been kicking around while evaluating Tumblr and Posterous as free content management systems.
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Today I share some thoughts on cover design and put out a call for a new Art & Story challenge inspired by Jamie Gambell and the Covered blog. I use some anecdotes about my thought process on the cover designs between the two iterations of The Front: Rebirth as a starting point to figuring out what cover design challenges face us in the years to come.
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Today I revisit a topic I don’t think I’ve touched on in a while (maybe not since the Your Comic From the Ground Up series!): namely, whether or not an artist should finish each page of a project in its entirety before moving on to the next one, or whether breaking the process into several “passes” might help a project get finished. I share a few thoughts on the matter and how the conditions of the project will affect the ultimate answer.
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It’s another double-sized Thunder Punch Special! This time I’m joined by Rob Stenzinger of Art Geek Zoo, Babies Love Comics, and Guitar Fretter!
We discuss an often neglected subject in the sometimes overwhelming concerns facing an independent cartoonist–learning coding languages for websites, applications, and even games. Rob and I talk about why it’s important for a cartoonist to familiarize one’s self with the “under the hood” aspects of digital distribution methods, how it’s easier to learn than you might think, and some methods artists already use that can be applied to learning coding languages.
Links mentioned in this episode:
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Today I share some initial thoughts on drawing on the iPad, having sketched a bit on the device lately. I talk about my experience using Sketchbook Pro, the Pogo stylus
, and the BoxWave stylus
, and do my best to determine who would be best served by drawing on this device.
Examples of my iPad sketches can be found on my Moss Man character re-imagining, as well as my sketch of Eisen Vogel for a Mini-Comics Dumptruck book I’m working on with Kasey Van Hise.
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Today I make my case for how serving as a freelance storyteller has equipped me with terrific tools to create my own projects. I then spiral out into some more pontificating on how much I dislike the notion of “perfection”.
Mentioned my Boulder & Fleet mini-comic again, which you can read here and listen to my process wrap-up here.
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Podcasts, Thunder Punch DailyToday I revisit some thoughts on writing, and a go-to technique I use to write stories for clients and for myself: starting with a takeaway, or finding the story’s “aboutness”. It’s a slippery topic, and I’d love to hear from other writers as to what tricks they use to drum up story ideas. I refer to my episode on the Boulder & Fleet mini-comic during today’s essay.
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Today I share some thoughts I’ve been kicking around about how tablet and mobile devices might be the key to reaching young people with our work. Throughout the discussion I mention a recent episode of the Spark podcast, the Corona development platform, A&S 106, and an old episode of Thunder Punch Daily.
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Today I share some thoughts from the car as I wrestle with a comment reportedly made by a well-known comics personality on the “Manga Syndrome” and beginning artists who ape the style of others. I get a little angry in this one as I talk about why I think we should talk about what works communicate rather than focusing on their style or intended audience.
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