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Autobot Spike – Four Million Years Later, episode 17

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We’re back to talking about episodes, and here is AUTOBOT SPIKE to kick off season two. In this episode we hear young Jerzy’s shocked reaction to the new SEASON TWO OPENING! Jerzy upgrades the script from an intermediate level to young adult level!! Hoover lovingly talks about Reflector!!! Jerzy actually THROWS SHADE at Optimus Prime!!!! And we mispronounce Donald F Glut’s last name YET AGAIN (sorry Chris)!!!!! All this and the creepiest quote in the series (so far, at least). Stick a colander on your head and transfer your mind into your podcast player!!

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Droppin’ Art in Akron

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Some tiny drawings I hid at Canal Park during an Akron RubberDucks game. Mascots Webster and Homer in action, on the field!

I don’t get as many opportunities to leave these “art drops” as I used to. Back when I lived in Ann Arbor and was part of a bowling league, I’d hide these kinds of watercolor and crayons sketches weekly:

I always include a note on the back that reads something like this:

You found an art drop! I’ve hidden these drawings around [insert location here] just for you to find it. I hope you enjoy it, or give it to someone who will!

I don’t sign my name or leave any website info anymore. The idea here isn’t to get followers or subscribers, but to put a playful bit of charm in the world as best I can. And it helps me to be less precious about the drawings. I’m making something to let it go.

A few years back on the Lean Into Art Cast I spent an hour with my pal Rob Stenzinger where we dug into more reasons why I enjoy leaving little drawings all over the place:

There are worse ways to spend your time!

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Drawing Podcast Art – Live Stream Replay

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I live stream Saturdays at 3pm ET. Follow me on Twitch to be notified when I’m drawing! Platform agnostic viewers can watch here.

A replay of the live stream held June 20, 2023. In this session I draw a t-shirt design for my transformers podcast:

Which you can purchase on a t-shirt here.

And a piece for my recent guest spot on Ben & Zack’s Monster Market Podcast:

I also spend a little time showing some of the 3d work I’m doing in Blender to import into Clip Studio Paint:

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Talking Monsters on Ben & Zack’s Monster Market Podcast

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My buddies Zack Giallongo and Ben Hatke were kind enough to invite me to sit in on their Monster Market podcast, a show where they talk about mythical and literary monsters.

Of course, I showed up with a 1950s B-Movie monster for the discussion. The Colossus of New York:

And the final monster from Lovecraft’s Re-Animator series:

“He was a menacing military figure who talked without moving his lips and whose voice seemed almost ventriloquially connected with an immense black case he carried. His expressionless face was handsome to the point of radiant beauty, but had shocked the superintendent when the hall light fell on it—for it was a wax face with eyes of painted glass. Some nameless accident had befallen this man.”

If you enjoy story analysis and monster talk, I think you’ll get a kick out of this!

And you can find the other monster drawings on the Monster Market website.

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Season 1 Wrap-Up Pt 2 – Four Million Years Later, Episode 16.2

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Part two of our Season One Wrap-up includes a lot of praise from listeners! Comments come in from Chris Giarrusso (yes, THAT Chris Giarrusso, of MINI MARVELS and G-MAN), David Cabal (of the RETROCABAL podcast), Miguel @LogosMinor/@BoricuaConvoy, Rick Heinichen (of the podcast JEFF AND RICK PRESENT UNPACKING THE POWER OF POWER PACK), Guy Jessop-Braithwaite, Ashley Knapp, and Rob Stenzinger (of the LEAN INTO ART podcast). The sites we recommend in this episode:

The sites we recommend in this episode:

Thanks to everyone who’s ever left a comment, posted a review, sent an email, or recommended the podcast. You make this all worth it.

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Eurythman Harmony T-Shirt

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New t-shirt in the Four Million Years Later TeePublic store!

If you are a G1 Transformers fan who enjoyed the Three Wolf Moon shirt, my FMYL podcast co-host Hoover and I have something for you.

For those who get the latter but not the Transformers reference, these are characters from what is considered the worst episode in G1 Transformers, Carnage in C-Minor:

And here is our discussion on the episode:

Get the t-shirt and see more designs here!

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Lewis Hyde: The Trickster Trap of Appetite (1995)

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Lewis Hyde tells the wild Tsimshian trickster story “Raven Becomes Voracious,” as a way to explore the contradiction of having a mortal body while trying to lead an ascetic life, and offers wisdom on the unavoidable trap of desire.

Says Hyde, “This is a story of descent. In heaven there are beings who do not eat; in this lower world of stomachs and fish there are mortals who eat constantly. The trickster Raven is a mixture, the shining boy plus appetite, a being of considerable power who is unable to satiate his hunger. Trickster makes the world, gives it sunlight, fish, and berries, but he makes it “as it is,” a world of constant need, work, limitation, and death.”

An exclusive recording of the 1995 Minnesota Men’s Conference. Register and attend the 30th Annual Conference in Ely, Minnesota by visiting http://www.minnesotamensconference.com

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Live stream replay – Inking A Friendly Game

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This was another fun one! I talk a bit about how comics opened up for me when I was 13, plans for a possible 2nd Doctor Baer book (and how I made the first one), and how I think about writing dialogue.

But this was my favorite moment from the live stream:

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Monster Market Podcast

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I’m loving this podcast by my art buddies Zack Giallongo and Ben Hatke!

Each episode the hosts pick a theme regarding mythical creatures, then each shows up to discuss three of their favorites. As you can see above, a recent episode’s theme was Cunning Canines and Haunting Hounds. Fans of fairy tales, folklore, and mythology will love this show.

And they release cool art to accompany every episode:

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Super Comics Challenge!

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The global health crisis that kicked into high gear in early 2020 challenged us in so many ways. But one of the less dramatic ways it invited us to level up was in creating meaningful and engaging activities at virtual comics festivals.

I’m so grateful to Gerimi Burliegh, Aaron Polk, Gregg Schigiel, and Elizabeth for stepping up to participate in the first Super Comics Challenge game show. And thanks to Rob Stenzinger for the voice over!

And if I may congratulate myself, I’m proud of this playful, fun game show that incidentally teaches some techniques of comics storytelling. Playful teaching is my favorite kind of teaching. I think it came together pretty well. Virtual or in person, I’d love to do this one again.

You can watch the second edition below!

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