Thunder Punch Daily

Audio journals on making and teaching comics.

TPD 195 – Loosen Up

05_FISHMANToday I share an old complaint–my finished pencils are always less energetic than my thumbnails. I wonder aloud about loosening up my pencils on my next project.

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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 194 – Planning for Interruptions

Emergent Task PlannerToday I share how my use of the ETP and Trello doesn’t protect me from unforeseen distractions or delays, nor should 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
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TPD 193 – Friction in Learning

november1024_2015Today I share a few thoughts about hitting that friction point when learning new skills and how sometimes it’s simply a matter of drilling and practice.

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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 192 – Eating Scenes

Boulder and Fleet pg 51Today I share some thoughts on how I think about eating scenes in stories and why I default to using them in the Boulder and Fleet webcomic.

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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 191 – Tricking Ourselves

Wacom Bamboo Feel StylusToday I share a few thoughts on an important aspect of making comics: tricking ourselves into doing it all over again.

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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 190 – Turnarounds

RocksanneThis time I do some thinking aloud on how I wish I had made turnarounds for some of my characters and whether or not it’s necessary to publicly declare intent.

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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 189 – On Being Tired

Orko-PJsToday I share some thoughts on how I’m dealing with burnout and why I think we should be more open about 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 188 – The Zack Giallongo Love Note

tumblr_nutp1rbrqw1qh6w57o1_500Today I talk about some cartoonists I respect, both in the work they do and the people they are.

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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 187 – Useful Constraints

Boulder and FleetToday I share some of the design constraints in the Boulder and Fleet webcomic and how I’ve found them beneficial to shipping every week.

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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 186 – Layers are Weird

layersToday I share an observation about the dangers of taking your skill set for granted and how layers are really weird.

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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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