High Adventure Daily 77 – Cork Board

I think I’ve finally hit on a to do list method that works for me. Follow Kevin on Twitter! Discuss this in the Forum! Can’t see the audio player? Log in or register here! [private] [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Right-click or Control-click to Download Supreme RSS Feed [/private]

Art & Story 164 – The Big Re-evaluation II

[private]It’s that time of year again. The time when we have to think realistically about how much time we actually have pursue new projects and how we’ll approach existing ones in the coming year. We discuss some changes in store for the A&S show and personal strategies for narrowing our focus to maximize the next [...]

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Art & Story 153 – The Big Potpourri X

[private]It’s a classic yet new episode of Art & Story, as Mark and Jerzy take on an episode sans Kevin Cross! We answer some Storrior mail this episode, tackling two topics put to us by Jon David Guerra of Nightmare Pro Wrestling and Kaiki of http://kaiki.me: Here’s what Kaiki was wondering about collaborations: Collaborations, what [...]

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Art & Story 150 – The Big Neue Project

[private]For our 150th episode we talk about the special concerns and considerations that face a cartoonist when starting a new project, particularly a personal project. How much research is appropriate before setting pencil to paper? What kind of scheduling works to ensure that you finish what you start? Are there any aspects of your comic [...]

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High Adventure Daily 41 – Zines! Zines! Zines!

Talking about how working on a zine is not only helping me get a creative project out quickly, but also helping me to practice various aspects used in comic creation. For more talk about zines, please listen to MARK OF THE BEAST episode 40. Info about the PDX Zine Symposium can be found by clicking [...]

Art & Story 144 – The Big Re-Evaluation

[private]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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Thunder Punch Daily 52 – Cannibalizing Your Audience

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 that come with a creative life, is the danger of spreading one’s self too thin [...]

Thunder Punch Daily 45 – Monogamy and Keeping the Faith

Today I respond to something Chris Oatley talked about in episode 47 of his ArtCast. Can you have too many “irons in the fire”? If so, why do we do this, and how do we prevent it from happening? I explore some of the pros and cons of unbridled creativity and propose some questions we [...]

Thunder Punch Daily 40 – Hook and Character

Today I share some thoughts on the value of a good hook for your story or project, tying that in to how we can think of the “character” of your story or project as a means to keep yourself on track with the spadework of seeing the project through. Follow Jerzy on Twitter! Discuss this [...]

Thunder Punch Daily 39 – Clean Slate and New Projects

Inspired by a recent Art & Story Extreme!! conversation I had with Sara Turner, I share some thoughts on wiping the slate clean by having a mid-year set of resolutions, and a reminder to myself (as well as you) about some of the things we should consider when taking on new creative projects. Follow Jerzy [...]

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