Thunder Punch Daily

Audio journals on making and teaching comics.

TPD 205 – Why I Love Speed Racer

speed racerThis time I share a few thoughts on why the 2008 Speed Racer film visually arrested me.

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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 204 – Thinking About Spaces

CameraZOOM-20151113144053764 (1)Today I got lost in the weeds when thinking about my work spaces. I share a few thoughts on how this is a blind spot for me and how I’m thinking about taking this challenge on.

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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 203 – In an Effort to Bypass Anxiety

boulder_runningAs I get ready for another work week I share some ways I’m planning on doing an end run around “finished project” anxiety.

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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 202 – Fear is Natural

gosa_logo_nostarsToday I share some thoughts about stepping outside of my comfort zone and making something just for the fun of it.

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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 201 – Learn Balance

maxxToday I share some challenges I faced when penciling the next Robo Force story: how to find the minimum amount of visual material to communicate the idea.

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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 200 – Pressing On

neutralzoneInstead of doing a big special event for episode 200 I opted to press on with a regular reflection/essay episode (and circumstances demanded that I do so). Today I share some thoughts on winning the trust of an audience.

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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 199 – The Penultimate TPD

George_Washington_bicentennial_quarter,_reverseIn the final episode before #200, I ruminate about celebrating with rites of passage or just plowing on and making the thing.

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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 198 – Intentional and Unintentional

29_01BOULDERANDFLEETToday I share some thoughts on not being sure whether or not you meant to add something that works in your story and walking the balance between intentionality and the inadvertent. I also talk a little bit about naps.

Links mentioned:

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 197 – Cast Your Vote!

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TPD 196 – My First Characters

clawToday I share some stories about my very first “original” characters. We learn about classics such as Snaketooth, Claw, Fastfoot, Jailbreaker, and Silver (the last of which became the main character in one of my earliest comics, which you can read here).

Links mentioned:

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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