Jerzy Drozd
Teaching Artist and Cartoonist
Jerzy Drozd
Teaching Artist and Cartoonist
Everything I’ve been up to!
I’ve always been fascinated by sage heroes, but my relationship with them has changed from childhood to adulthood. In this Thunder Punch Daily I explore how these characters influenced the character of Doctor Baer himself. Links mentioned: https://jdrozd.com/wp-content/audio/TPD343.mp3Podcast: Play in
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Here’s an introduction to the general concept of The Inscrutable Doctor Baer and the Case of the Two-Faced Statue, along with a brief history of its development and some of the influences behind the book. One of his earliest appearances
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Besides ramping up development on the next Doctor Baer book, I’m also ramping up experimentation and creation of new in-world Doctor Baer ceramic objects. This time I’m playing around with developing some kind of charm or amulet of the fire
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As the school year came to a close, and my full-time residencies ended, I excitedly began ramping up development for the next Doctor Baer story. Here’s our monk leading us to the abbey (formerly a church) hiding a dangerous secret.
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I was given the gift of a thought experiment via the Doctor Baer AMA form: Indiana Jones grew much larger than its creator. How do you think you’d feel about being an artist and about Dr. Baer if it found
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My friend and co-host of the Lean Into Art Cast joined me to stream live and talk about two projects we’re wrapping up: The Inscrutable Doctor Baer and the Case of the Two-Faced Statue, and Rob’s new video game, Word
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May 31st marked the end of my first year where I led in-school comics residencies full-time. I’ve been a teaching artist since 2007, but it’s never been more than a part-time gig until the 2023-24 school year. It’s been a
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I’m excited to return to ALA Annual after almost 10 years! I’ll be at the Iron Circus booth (2534D) on the expo floor signing advance reader copies of The Inscrutable Doctor Baer and the Case of the Two-Faced Statue! I’m
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Earlier this month I had the privilege of being the visiting artist at the Ashland High School Art Show. Instead of leading some formal presentation, I invited some of their art students to play along in the Super Comics Challenge
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I just got the advance reader copy of The Inscrutable Doctor Baer and the Case of the Two-Faced Statue! It’s hard to articulate the emotions I felt holding this artifact of two years’ worth of effort in my hands. Which
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