Today I fight through a cold to share some thoughts on how to start up a public comics event in your town. It can be done, if you organize and have a plan!
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Today I share some of the thought process I’ve been using in re-imagining characters from the He-Man and the Masters of the Universe franchise. It turns out that re-designing other people’s characters can be a great way to develop and hone your skills for creating your own characters.
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It’s a new show for the Art & Story Supreme Service–the Thunder Punch Special, where I will occasionally sit down with a guest for a longer discussion on topics I like to bring to TPD!
This time I’m joined by Kasey Van Hise for a talk on Netiquette and the pitfalls facing a cartoonist trying to find their niche through social media and web presence. We close with a few of our personal pet peeves or netiquette faux pas, with the caveat we threw out at the top–you attract the followers and constituency that you asked for.
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Podcasts, Thunder Punch DailyToday I share a loose confederation of thoughts that I’ve been kicking around about the dangers of focusing too much on the “definitive” body of your work, and how that notion is being challenged by the way content is distributed and consumed on the Internet.
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As I work through a batch of designs for a new logo for the Kids Read Comics event, I share a little bit about my thinking process about logo design and three methods I use to put a little intentionality into my logos.
Don’t forget to check out the new episode of Big Illustration Party Time, and help out the March 12 Kids Read Comics event by posting a banner on your site!
Here are a few more attempts that didn’t make the cut:
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It’s a wombo-sized episode of TPD today as I share my experiences in developing, practicing, and finally presenting my Ignite Ann Arbor and Ignite Chelsea talks! Thank you for making 100 episodes of Thunder Punch Daily possible, everybody!
You can listen to the talks on my YouTube channel. Ann Arbor: Comics Are Great! Chelsea: The 21st Century Cartoonist
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Today I share my thoughts on the Diamond Digital Distribution announcement, and explain the real reason that I think it’s silly for local comics stores to participate in such shenanigans, especially when they’re sitting on a means to save themselves without Diamond.
I also mention Eli Neiburger’s talk on the future of libraries, and my talk from Ignite Chelsea.
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Sharing a few thoughts on what I learned and what I fought against in making a mini-comic in a week! Surprises, sadness, and finding my courage to press on.
By the way, the mini-comic is complete! You can read it here.
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Today I share some observations and experiences I’ve had in my attempt to create an 8-page mini-comic in a week. The most interesting development was discovering a new theme that was there the whole time.
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Today I share a story about doing work-for-hire projects and handling what some call client “thumbprinting”. I share a technique I’m trying out to create battles that I have no intention of winning in order to defend aspects of the job that I feel strongly about preserving.
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