ART & STORY CONCLUDES AUGUST 24, 2011
[private]First off, let us start by saying that this wasn’t a decision we came by easily. This has been the result of conversations between the three of us for the past year. We’ve weighed the pros and cons of this decision heavily, with a deep appreciation for what this will mean for the thousands of [...]
Promote Kids Read Comics to win a FREE Supreme Subscription!
[private]As we make the final approach to the Kids Read Comics convention, we’re working hard to get the word out about this free all ages public event featuring comics workshops, demonstrations, and the coolest group of artists to be found. You can help us spread the word while also throwing in a raffle ticket for [...]
Art & Story 117 records live Wednesday, January 20!
[private]Mark your calendars, because at 10 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, January 20 we’ll be having a live episode of Art & Story with special guest Barry Gregory of Ka-Blam, IndyPlanet, and ComicsMonkey! Barry and his crew have been up to some amazing things over the past couple of years, starting as a POD service, branching [...]
The Anatomy of a Sound Effect T-Shirt!
[private]From Steve Dismukes of Dark Places: That shirt is really freakin’ nerdy, but also pretty useful. That pretty much sums it up! Wanted to let you all know about the latest product in our Zazzle store, The Anatomy of a Sound Effect T-Shirt! Long-time Art & Storriors will remember our episode The Big Sound Effect, [...]
The Lone Cartoonist Theme Song (& Apparel!)
[private]Long-time Art & Storriors are no doubt aware of the custom intros we’ve made for the Art & Story Extreme!! podcast, and one of the most popular versions is The Lone Cartoonist. For those who don’t know about this intro, it’s a parody song based on the theme from the 80s TV series, The Fall [...]
Our First Merchandise!
[private]We’ve been half-jokingly talking about various kinds of merchandise to sell for the Art & Story podcasts over the last several months, but we’re finally stepping out and putting some A&S-branded products up for sale. For the next 45 days or so, we’re offering our first A&S coffee mug through Zazzle.com! This first mug design [...]
Art & Story Video Podcasts Are Go!
[private]We’ve finally got the site up for our video podcasts, with a couple already in the can! We’ll be updating the site more in weeks to come, so stay tuned for that. One of our first vidcasts features a tutorial showing some of the strategies I like to use when lettering comics with Adobe Illustrator: [...]
Free Comic Book Day is May 2nd!
[private]Just wanted to remind everyone about Free Comic Book Day this coming Saturday, May 2! Be sure to go to your local comics store to get some great free books, and be sure to tell a friend (especially a friend with kids!) about the event–the more people we get reading comics, the more chances we [...]
Special Podcasts for Camera Fund Donations!
[private]We deeply appreciate everyone’s contributions to the Art & Story camera fund. Once we get the camera, we will be starting a series of Art & Story video podcasts where we’ll explore some more “on the page” explorations of the craft as only video can provide. But in order to provide some more immediate gratitude [...]
Comic Book Academy, Part One
[private]As I reported in some Art & Story episodes, last year I led a six-week comics workshop for teens at the Ann Arbor District library. Through the workshop we explored character design, world building, penciling, inking, and even digital coloring. The library videotaped the formal presentations each week and is now releasing them as a [...]
