Thunder Punch Daily 123 – 5 Years From Now

Today I share some thoughts about how I’ve learned to deal with failure a little better than in years past by watching the present as if it’s 5 years from now. It not only helps you laugh at your blunders, it also helps you maintain your course for future goals. [private] [Audio clip: view full [...]

Mark of the Beast 74 – Salt

Talking about being approached by a writer for collaboration, that both parties should bring equal incentives to the table to make the project worthwhile. Being worth your salt. Music by Mark Rudolph and Beast in the Field. Follow Mark on Twitter! Discuss this in the Forum! Can’t see the audio player? Log in or register [...]

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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Mark of the Beast 40 – Xerox

Talking about a zine project that I’m finishing up and where my point of entry to this scene stems from. Music by Beast in the Field. Follow Mark 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 [...]

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 47 – Naming Your Comic

Inspired by a recent post in the forum, I throw around a few thoughts that have been percolating in my mind about naming comics projects. Should we fire from the hip on this, or are there other concerns we should consider when naming a comics project? And what’s all this got to do with comics [...]

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 [...]

High Adventure Daily 29 – Projects Fuel More Projects

Talking about getting more than one use out of your personal projects and/or having your personal projects fuel other projects in order to get more work out to the public. 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 [...]

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