Art & Story 147 – The Big Zine

We often talk about the web, apps, and print-on-demand as means for the independent publisher to bring their work to a widening and enthusiastic audience. However, all of these methods require some level of technical skill, some degree of research and study in order to avail one’s self of the technologies of the day. To [...]

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Art & Story 146 – The Big Funk Breaker II

It’s our third anniversary, and to celebrate we take a step back to revisit a topic we haven’t broached since our first and sixty-fourth episodes; namely, how to break an artistic funk and increase your visual vocabulary.
We share a bunch of exercises and strategies for conquering new territories in your art, including:

Examining other artist’s styles [...]

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Visual Cues Pt 2 – Line

We’re back with a new episode of our Visual Cues series, where we’ll be exploring the various aspects of visual storytelling that add up to what some of us call “style”. This time we wonder aloud about the role of line in visual storytelling, citing our own works as well as the works [...]

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Art & Story 145 – The Big Intervention

This week we spend an hour and a half talking about the sea change that’s been happening in the world of conventions. With new shows popping up like Intervention, the Up! Fair, and Kids Read Comics, all featuring a heavy a focus on interactive workshops and a spotlight on the independent creators, some questions arise: Why [...]

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Art & Story 144 – The Big Re-Evaluation

Today we get a little candid with the listeners and share some of our frustrations and disappointments in our workflow over the last few years. We take this as an opportunity to re-evaluate our personal project productivity as well as re-evaluate our growth as cartoonists by revisiting some of our old notes and projects. Will [...]

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Art & Story 143 – The Big Potpourri IX

It’s another multi-topic episode this week as we answer some questions from you, the Storriors!
We start with some talk on continuity in comics storytelling as we respond to a voicemail from Gerimi Burleigh, who was himself responding to something Kim Holm said in a recent episode of Art & Story Extreme!!. Does continuity automatically take [...]

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Art & Story 142 – The Big Logo

This week we take on a topic put to us by Michael Cruz: What is our creative process on designing comics project logos? In a bit of a freeform discussion (with a few technical glitches) we break the topic down into the following realms of concern:

Whether to title your story with a specific audience in [...]

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Art & Story 141 – The Big Online Presence

It’s a bit of a business-y discussion this week as we talk with special guest panelist Dan Nowak about building an online presence. Dan helps us walk through the basics of purchasing a URL, exploring hosting options, and good use of design and social media to promote your project. Is your content more important than [...]

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Art & Story 140 – The Big Memoir

This week we’re happy to have special guest panelist Raina Telgemeier aboard to discuss making a memoir comic, using her new book Smile as our basis for meditation on the topic.
We approach the discussion under the following realms of concern:

Sincerity

How important is it to you to put yourself back in the mindset of the [...]

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Art & Story 139 – The Big Publishing Debate

To self-publish or to seek a publisher? It’s a tough question, and the short answer is “It depends on the project.” Still, we take time this week to explore some of the pros and cons of each side, citing our own experiences to back up our points.
Pros:
Self-Publishing

More control to express the artist’s ideas
Wider range of [...]

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