Audio journals on making and teaching comics.
Today I revisit some thoughts on writing, and a go-to technique I use to write stories for clients and for myself: starting with a takeaway, or finding the story’s “aboutness”. It’s a slippery topic, and I’d love to hear from other writers as to what tricks they use to drum up story ideas. I refer to my episode on the Boulder & Fleet mini-comic during today’s essay.
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Thunder Punch Daily 107 – Aboutness Read More »
Today I share some thoughts I’ve been kicking around about how tablet and mobile devices might be the key to reaching young people with our work. Throughout the discussion I mention a recent episode of the Spark podcast, the Corona development platform, A&S 106, and an old episode of Thunder Punch Daily.
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Thunder Punch Daily 106 – Reaching the Kids Read More »
Today I share some thoughts from the car as I wrestle with a comment reportedly made by a well-known comics personality on the “Manga Syndrome” and beginning artists who ape the style of others. I get a little angry in this one as I talk about why I think we should talk about what works communicate rather than focusing on their style or intended audience.
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Thunder Punch Daily 105 – It’s Natural, Not a Syndrome! Read More »
Today I fight through a cold to share some thoughts on how to start up a public comics event in your town. It can be done, if you organize and have a plan!
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Thunder Punch Daily 104 – Starting an Event Read More »
Today I share some of the thought process I’ve been using in re-imagining characters from the He-Man and the Masters of the Universe franchise. It turns out that re-designing other people’s characters can be a great way to develop and hone your skills for creating your own characters.
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Thunder Punch Daily 103 – Warming Up With Characters Read More »
It’s a new show for the Art & Story Supreme Service–the Thunder Punch Special, where I will occasionally sit down with a guest for a longer discussion on topics I like to bring to TPD!
This time I’m joined by Kasey Van Hise for a talk on Netiquette and the pitfalls facing a cartoonist trying to find their niche through social media and web presence. We close with a few of our personal pet peeves or netiquette faux pas, with the caveat we threw out at the top–you attract the followers and constituency that you asked for.
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Thunder Punch Special 01 – Netiquette Punch Read More »
Today I share a loose confederation of thoughts that I’ve been kicking around about the dangers of focusing too much on the “definitive” body of your work, and how that notion is being challenged by the way content is distributed and consumed on the Internet.
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Thunder Punch Daily 102 – Definitive, Shmeninitive Read More »
As I work through a batch of designs for a new logo for the Kids Read Comics event, I share a little bit about my thinking process about logo design and three methods I use to put a little intentionality into my logos.
Don’t forget to check out the new episode of Big Illustration Party Time, and help out the March 12 Kids Read Comics event by posting a banner on your site!
Here are a few more attempts that didn’t make the cut:
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Thunder Punch Daily 101 – Logo Design Tips Read More »
It’s a wombo-sized episode of TPD today as I share my experiences in developing, practicing, and finally presenting my Ignite Ann Arbor and Ignite Chelsea talks! Thank you for making 100 episodes of Thunder Punch Daily possible, everybody!
You can listen to the talks on my YouTube channel. Ann Arbor: Comics Are Great! Chelsea: The 21st Century Cartoonist
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Thunder Punch Daily 100 – Ignite Read More »
Today I share my thoughts on the Diamond Digital Distribution announcement, and explain the real reason that I think it’s silly for local comics stores to participate in such shenanigans, especially when they’re sitting on a means to save themselves without Diamond.
I also mention Eli Neiburger’s talk on the future of libraries, and my talk from Ignite Chelsea.
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Thunder Punch Daily 99 – Local Trumps Global Read More »