Marzanna or Morana is an ancient Slavic goddess associated with winter’s death and rebirth of nature. In Slavic mythology and folklore, Morana played an important role and was portrayed as a pale goddess with long dark hair and a slim
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Everything I’ve been up to!
Playful Collaboration – The Cartoonist’s Instinct
If you put two or more cartoonists together in a restaurant, something’s getting drawn on. Napkins, takeout containers, pizza boxes–they’re getting covered in doodles. For many cartoonists (professional or not), doodling feels like our first language. So when we’re comfortable
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Make Your Own Time Tracker
I just started up a new time tracker/day planner, which reminds me of this discussion I had with Rob Stenzinger on the Lean Into Art Cast episode 351, wherein we looked at designing our own time tracker. Why spend a
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My Old Studio
My analog drawing area when I lived in Ann Arbor. Sometimes I miss that little yellow nook. I have a bit more space now, though! Eventually I’ll figure out how to make it as cozy as my old studio.
Free Comic Book Day 2023!
This Saturday I’ll be at Thunderfury Comics in Marion, Ohio. But I won’t be pushing my comics this Free Comic Book Day–I’ll be celebrating these young authors: For the past nine weeks I’ve been working with the Interactive Media students
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My 5th Grade Characters
Back in Thunder Punch Daily 196 I talked about some of the first comics characters I created. Mostly lizard people with magical or super powers. A little while back an old classmate shared an excerpt of a short story I
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GoBots
As Hoover and I explored repeatedly on the Four Million Years Later podcast, GoBots was a brand I hated as a boy, but grew to love as I got older. I learned to appreciate another take on the transforming robot
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No Live Stream May 6
Just a heads-up that I forgot that this Saturday is Free Comic Book Day, so I will not be streaming live at 3pm EDT. I’ll be at a local comics store cheering on some of my students who will be
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Faces
Some more from the last three CPTN SRSLY comics. It’s been a while since I’ve drawn people, and looking at these I remember how fun their expressions can be. Making comics for kids, and teaching kids how to make their
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In the Lab
A Doctor Baer art drop from a few years back.
