Thunder Punch Daily

Audio journals on making and teaching comics.

TPD 225 – The Ambiguity of Making Graphic Novels

thumbnailToday I check in to share a few thoughts about navigating the fuzzy and iterative nature of making a graphic novel. I’m in the fuzzy part right now.

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Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd.
Audio hosting provided by Ka-Blam Digital Printing and IndyPlanet Digital
Voiceover by Tara Platt
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TPD 224 – Starting Late & Distracted

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TPD 223 – Tiny Rules of Thumb

sapph-fire2Today I started thinking about the week ahead and was reminded of some little rules I make about the characters I write in Boulder and Fleet.

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Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd.
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Voiceover by Tara Platt
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TPD 222 – Blindsided by Pride

img_3793Today I caught myself standing my ground on one workflow option out of pride. In this episode I try to sort out how I feel about that.

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Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd.
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Voiceover by Tara Platt
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TPD 221 – No Space, Fill Space

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TPD 220 – Moving Forward

Page 1During my drive home from class I dwell on what I can do as a cartoonist after the 2016 presidential election.

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Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd.
Audio hosting provided by Ka-Blam Digital Printing and IndyPlanet Digital
Voiceover by Tara Platt
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TPD 219 – The Real Reason You Make Your Stuff

looking-upI was listening to an episode of Tyler James’ Comixlaunch podcast and was hit with an interesting prompt for an Art Soundoff entry: Proudly and enthusiastically naming the real reason you make what you make. I need some practice at this, so this episode is my first draft.

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Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd.
Audio hosting provided by Ka-Blam Digital Printing and IndyPlanet Digital
Voiceover by Tara Platt
Jerzy on Google+
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TPD 218 – Half the Time

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TPD 217 – Planning Day

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TPD 216 – Rewards & Unhappy Thoughts

Croissants I madeI’m making croissants today in celebration of hitting a milestone on a project, which leads to some thoughts on setting rewards for finishing projects. I close with a few thoughts on whether there’s room in journaling for dark thoughts.

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Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd.
Audio hosting provided by Ka-Blam Digital Printing and IndyPlanet Digital
Voiceover by Tara Platt
Jerzy on Google+
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