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Jerzy Drozd

Teaching Artist and Cartoonist

Jerzy Drozd

Teaching Artist and Cartoonist

Category: Thunder Punch Daily

Audio journals on making and teaching comics.

Thunder Punch Daily 58 – Critical Thinking & Hero Worship

Posted on August 26, 2010 by Jerzy Drozd

Every once in a while we find ourselves looking upon the success of others as a sign that they’re made of something that we’re not, or we come up against a group of people who have bought into their own
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Posted in Podcasts, Thunder Punch DailyTagged artistic development, artistic process

Thunder Punch Daily 57 – Time Limits

Posted on August 18, 2010 by Jerzy Drozd

Today I share some thoughts on my process of thumbnailing, based on some Twitter conversation between me, Jono, and Zach Bosteel. I point out a few ways you can speed things up even if you spend a long time on
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Posted in Podcasts, Thunder Punch DailyTagged artistic process, thumbnailing, time management, writing

Thunder Punch Daily 56 – On Candor, Pt 2

Posted on August 11, 2010 by Jerzy Drozd

Today I share a few loose thoughts that have been kicking around in my mind since Thunder Punch Daily 53. I had a conversation today with Rene van Belzen on Google Buzz about publishing models, or perhaps publishing without a
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Posted in Podcasts, Thunder Punch DailyTagged persona, publishing, teaching

Thunder Punch Daily 55 – Overcomplicating Things

Posted on August 10, 2010 by Jerzy Drozd

Recently Sara Turner reminded me of the virtue of keeping things simple in your storytelling. I share a few thoughts on why I think a lot of us tend to overcomplicate our stories with unnecessary data or overcomplicated research. I
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Posted in Podcasts, Thunder Punch DailyTagged storytelling, theme, writing

Thunder Punch Daily 54 – Journalin’ It

Posted on August 7, 2010 by Jerzy Drozd

Today I try out something new. Instead of covering a mini-topic for 10-15 minutes, I handle this episode more like a journal microcast, highlighting several micro topics that have been kicking around in my brain this week. I go from
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Posted in Podcasts, Thunder Punch DailyTagged conventons, self promotion

Thunder Punch Daily 53 – On Candor

Posted on August 5, 2010 by Jerzy Drozd

Today I share some thoughts on the role of candor in the new media world in which we’re all participating. I share some thoughts that occurred to me after reading a New York Times article on the subject, then break
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Posted in Podcasts, Thunder Punch DailyTagged marketing, persona, storytelling, writing

Thunder Punch Daily 52 – Cannibalizing Your Audience

Posted on July 31, 2010 by Jerzy Drozd

It’s a bit of a quieter, mellower TPD as I ruminate about the dangers of cannibalizing one’s audience, using my own direction, projects, and fears about them as a basis for meditation. When dealing with the constant stream of ideas
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Posted in Podcasts, Thunder Punch DailyTagged projects, time management

Thunder Punch Daily 51 – The Lovable Loser

Posted on July 28, 2010 by Jerzy Drozd

Today I share some thoughts about a character commonly known as “The Lovable Loser”, and deconstruct it a bit using the heroes from the Transformers: Animated series as my guide. Don’t forget to check out Rob Stenzinger’s awesome tutorial on
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Posted in Podcasts, Thunder Punch DailyTagged character design, writing

Thunder Punch Daily 50 – Smartphone Comics

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Jerzy Drozd

Today I share some thoughts on what might make a good interface for comics delivered on “smartphones” (iPhone, Android, etc). I look at what Rene van Belzen has been up to, as well as a new pro version of the WPtouch WordPress plugin,
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Thunder Punch Daily 49 – No Ninjas!

Posted on July 18, 2010 by Jerzy Drozd

Today I share some thoughts on the dark places we can find ourselves when we overly define our missions or take our works too seriously. In true Bob Newhart fashion I use a personal anecdote to demonstrate my point. I
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Posted in Podcasts, Thunder Punch DailyTagged artistic development

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