Art & Story 111 – The Big Thankful

We take the beginning of the holiday season in the USA as a cue for this week’s show topic. We’re joined by Kevin Cross of Big Illustration Party Time and Sara Turner of Cricket Press and the Straight No Chaser podcast for a discussion on what we’re thankful for in regards to our beloved art form. Whether it’s technological improvements in production and distribution, changes in reader demographics, or the rising popularity of “boutique” mini-comics, we’re in a much better place now than we were 15 years ago.

Some of the topics discussed:

• Digital technology (Photoshop, Illustrator)
• Print on demand publishing (Ka-Blam)
• The proliferation of multiple comics genres
• Manga
• “Boutique” mini-comics
• The next generation of cartoonists
• Art buddies via the internet
• Libraries
• Social media (Twitter, Facebook)

Some newsy-type links relative to this week’s hosts/topic:

• New items in the Cricket Press store
• Kevin’s Monkey Mod mini-comic is on sale
• The Switch Runners pre-order sale is still accepting orders
• The Front: Rebirth is now available in a new format at a lower price

The Art & Story Theme is written and performed by
Mike Gilmore & Mike Johnston of The Northwoods Improvisors.

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