http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/tscmd/tc/49181 en-us This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License - Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/ Arts & Entertainment Comic book creators Mark Rudolph and Jerzy Drozd discuss their process of creation and thoughts on the craft of sequential art. Show notes can be found here: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory This Podcast was created using www.talkshoe.com 720 http://www.talkshoe.com/custom/images/icons/TC-49181-MainIcon.jpg http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/tscmd/tc/49181 100 100 Mark Rudolph Art & Story Comic book creators Mark Rudolph and Jerzy Drozd discuss their process of creation and thoughts on the craft of sequential art. Show notes can be found here: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory This Podcast was created using www.talkshoe.com Mark Rudolph orionpakks@gmail.com clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-319623.mp3 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:30:00 -0500 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-319623.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-319623.mp3 Inspired by some recent sketches we've been working on at the Go! Go! Illustration sketch blog, we tackle the subject of dynamism in comics storytelling. That is to say, how to achieve a sense of movement in our images despite their static nature. We break our discussion into the following realms of concern: Construction Finding the "moments between the keyframes" (as opposed to How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way's chart) Turning shoulders in opposition to the waist Spread/fan fingers Remember the spine as key to acting/action Strong, but off-balance poses Contrast (Either with color or b/w) creates a through line on the page. Can lead the eye, but also emphasizes impact. Exaggeration. Not only in poses, but in body construction. Look at a figure drawn by Mort Drucker, then one by John Buscema. Lines Smooth Short/Brisk Jagged Framing/Viewing Angle Worm's Eye View Tilted viewing angle Constructing your shots. Bending reality to make a more dramatic shot. Similar to German Expressionist Film's use of shadow. Special Effects Subjective imagery behind the character (burst lines, psychedelic montage describe the emotions dynamically) Panel border effects (Jagged, rhomboid, round, etc) Size relationships (big=emphatic) Links mentioned in this episode: Go! Go! Illustration Sketch Blog (http://gogoillustration.tumblr.com) UP! Fair (http://mlatcomics.com/upfair) Big Illustration Party Time Hangover (http://illustrationparty.blogspot.com/2010/01/hangover-episode-7-zipidee-doo-dah.html) Art & Story 108 - The Big Acting (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=408) Art & Story 85 - The Big Visual Narrative I (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=306) Art & Story 87 - The Big Visual Narrative II (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=334) The Art & Story Theme is written and performed by Mike Gilmore & Mike Johnston of The Northwoods Improvisors (http://www.northwoodsimprovisers.com/). Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?feed=rss2&cat=362 - Subscribe through iTunes http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?feed=rss2&cat=362 - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://artandstorypodcast.com Email us: artandstory@gmail.com Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 119 - The Big Dynamism Inspired by some recent sketches we've been working on at the Go! Go! Illustration sketch blog, we tackle the subject of dynamism in comics storytelling. That is to say, how to achieve a sense of movement in our images despite their static nature. We break our discussion into the following realms of concern: Construction Finding the "moments between the keyframes" (as opposed to How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way's chart) Turning shoulders in opposition to the waist Spread/fan fingers Remember the spine as key to acting/action Strong, but off-balance poses Contrast (Either with color or b/w) creates a through line on the page. Can lead the eye, but also emphasizes impact. Exaggeration. Not only in poses, but in body construction. Look at a figure drawn by Mort Drucker, then one by John Buscema. Lines Smooth Short/Brisk Jagged Framing/Viewing Angle Worm's Eye View Tilted viewing angle Constructing your shots. Bending reality to make a more dramatic shot. Similar to German Expressionist Film's use of shadow. Special Effects Subjective imagery behind the character (burst lines, psychedelic montage describe the emotions dynamically) Panel border effects (Jagged, rhomboid, round, etc) Size relationships (big=emphatic) Links mentioned in this episode: Go! Go! Illustration Sketch Blog (http://gogoillustration.tumblr.com) UP! Fair (http://mlatcomics.com/upfair) Big Illustration Party Time Hangover (http://illustrationparty.blogspot.com/2010/01/hangover-episode-7-zipidee-doo-dah.html) Art & Story 108 - The Big Acting (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=408) Art & Story 85 - The Big Visual Narrative I (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=306) Art & Story 87 - The Big Visual Narrative II (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=334) The Art & Story Theme is written and performed by Mike Gilmore & Mike Johnston of The Northwoods Improvisors (http://www.northwoodsimprovisers.com/). Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?feed=rss2&cat=362 - Subscribe through iTunes http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?feed=rss2&cat=362 - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://artandstorypodcast.com Email us: artandstory@gmail.com 1:44:20 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-317573.mp3 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-317573.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-317573.mp3 We jump off of the excitement over today's news about the new Apple product (http://apple.com) to have a discussion about what this new device means for the independent creator/publisher, and what it could mean for publishing in general. For the sake of framing the discussion, feel obliged to point out that we're operating on the following premises: Apple will probably sell a lot of these devices The later iterations of the device will be cheaper and more powerful Apple will eventually open up the iBook store to allow all publishers to sell ebooks through their store We talk about the three ways this device presents independent publishers for getting their content to readers and further develop "super fans": Webcomics presented through the Safari browser, perfectly suited to page-style comics The iBook store, with EPUB format books Putting one's content into an App Links mentioned in this episode: nemu*nemu, a webcomic by Scott Yoshinaga and Audra Furuichi (http://nemu-nemu.com) The Go! Go! Illustration sketchblog (http://gogoillustration.tumblr.com) A video of Jerzy doing a daily sketch (http://cvcomics.com/video/?p=56) Kevin Cross (http://monkeymodcomic.com) Sara Turner (http://cricket-press.com) The Art & Story Theme is written and performed by Mike Gilmore & Mike Johnston of The Northwoods Improvisors (http://www.northwoodsimprovisers.com/). Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph), Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy), Sara (http://twitter.com/cricketpress), and Kevin (http://twitter.com/kevincross) on Twitter! itpc://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?feed=rss2&cat=362 - Subscribe through iTunes http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?feed=rss2&cat=362 - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://artandstorypodcast.com Email us: artandstory@gmail.com Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 118 - The Big iPad We jump off of the excitement over today's news about the new Apple product (http://apple.com) to have a discussion about what this new device means for the independent creator/publisher, and what it could mean for publishing in general. For the sake of framing the discussion, feel obliged to point out that we're operating on the following premises: Apple will probably sell a lot of these devices The later iterations of the device will be cheaper and more powerful Apple will eventually open up the iBook store to allow all publishers to sell ebooks through their store We talk about the three ways this device presents independent publishers for getting their content to readers and further develop "super fans": Webcomics presented through the Safari browser, perfectly suited to page-style comics The iBook store, with EPUB format books Putting one's content into an App Links mentioned in this episode: nemu*nemu, a webcomic by Scott Yoshinaga and Audra Furuichi (http://nemu-nemu.com) The Go! Go! Illustration sketchblog (http://gogoillustration.tumblr.com) A video of Jerzy doing a daily sketch (http://cvcomics.com/video/?p=56) Kevin Cross (http://monkeymodcomic.com) Sara Turner (http://cricket-press.com) The Art & Story Theme is written and performed by Mike Gilmore & Mike Johnston of The Northwoods Improvisors (http://www.northwoodsimprovisers.com/). Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph), Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy), Sara (http://twitter.com/cricketpress), and Kevin (http://twitter.com/kevincross) on Twitter! itpc://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?feed=rss2&cat=362 - Subscribe through iTunes http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?feed=rss2&cat=362 - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://artandstorypodcast.com Email us: artandstory@gmail.com 1:20:22 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-312868.mp3 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 22:14:07 -0500 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-312868.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-312868.mp3 It's a special live recording this week with Barry Gregory (http://twitter.com/barrygregory) and Thomas Florimonte (http://twitter.com/tflorimonte) of Ka-Blam Digital Printing (http://ka-blam.com), IndyPlanet (http://indyplanet.com), and ComicsMonkey (http://comicsmonkey.com)! We start with an overview of their print on demand services, how IndyPlanet works as an online fulfillment service, and what they hope to achieve with their latest endeavor, the ComicsMonkey distribution service. Throughout our conversation we explore how important the independent publisher and POD will be in the changing landscape of publishing, some general advice on how to avail one's self of their products and services, and we even take some calls from listeners. Links mentioned in this episode: Ka-Blam's Technical Specifications Page (http://ka-blam.com/printing/index.php?page=Specs) The Ka-Blam Message Center (http://ka-blam.com/printing/index.php?page=MessageCenter) Pantone huey Pro MEU113 (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000OFC1YY?ie=UTF8&tag=arst09-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B000OFC1YY) To read a transcript of the chat client from this or any episode of Art & Story Alive, and to hear from all of the great listeners who couldn't make it into the audio, check out this (http://www.marketing-ideas.org/TalkShoe-Instant-Chat-Grabber.php)Talkshoe Transcript Generator, and type in the Show ID 49181. Jenni Gregory (http://twitter.com/jennigregory) was in the chat throughout the episode answering many questions that did not make it into the discussion, so it's worth a read! The Art & Story Theme is written and performed by Mike Gilmore & Mike Johnston of The Northwoods Improvisors (http://www.northwoodsimprovisers.com/). Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph), Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy), Sara (http://twitter.com/cricketpress), and Kevin (http://twitter.com/kevincross) on Twitter! itpc://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?feed=rss2&cat=362 - Subscribe through iTunes http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?feed=rss2&cat=362 - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://artandstorypodcast.com Email us: artandstory@gmail.com Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 117 - The Big Ka-Blam It's a special live recording this week with Barry Gregory (http://twitter.com/barrygregory) and Thomas Florimonte (http://twitter.com/tflorimonte) of Ka-Blam Digital Printing (http://ka-blam.com), IndyPlanet (http://indyplanet.com), and ComicsMonkey (http://comicsmonkey.com)! We start with an overview of their print on demand services, how IndyPlanet works as an online fulfillment service, and what they hope to achieve with their latest endeavor, the ComicsMonkey distribution service. Throughout our conversation we explore how important the independent publisher and POD will be in the changing landscape of publishing, some general advice on how to avail one's self of their products and services, and we even take some calls from listeners. Links mentioned in this episode: Ka-Blam's Technical Specifications Page (http://ka-blam.com/printing/index.php?page=Specs) The Ka-Blam Message Center (http://ka-blam.com/printing/index.php?page=MessageCenter) Pantone huey Pro MEU113 (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000OFC1YY?ie=UTF8&tag=arst09-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B000OFC1YY) To read a transcript of the chat client from this or any episode of Art & Story Alive, and to hear from all of the great listeners who couldn't make it into the audio, check out this (http://www.marketing-ideas.org/TalkShoe-Instant-Chat-Grabber.php)Talkshoe Transcript Generator, and type in the Show ID 49181. Jenni Gregory (http://twitter.com/jennigregory) was in the chat throughout the episode answering many questions that did not make it into the discussion, so it's worth a read! The Art & Story Theme is written and performed by Mike Gilmore & Mike Johnston of The Northwoods Improvisors (http://www.northwoodsimprovisers.com/). Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph), Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy), Sara (http://twitter.com/cricketpress), and Kevin (http://twitter.com/kevincross) on Twitter! itpc://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?feed=rss2&cat=362 - Subscribe through iTunes http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?feed=rss2&cat=362 - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://artandstorypodcast.com Email us: artandstory@gmail.com 1:41:05 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-312335.mp3 Tue, 12 Jan 2010 22:30:00 -0500 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-312335.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-312335.mp3 We're joined by Kevin Cross (http://kevincross.net) and Sara Turner (http://cricket-press.com) to formally announce the first annual UP! Fair (http://upfair.org) to be held in Lexington, Kentucky this November 19-20! We spend an hour or so discussing our vision for the event, the philosophy behind it, and how you can get involved. If you are an independent cartoonist, we think you'll get something out of this event, and we hope you'll help spread the word! Links mentioned this episode: Kevin Cross' appearance on the Process Diary (http://theprocessdiary.blogspot.com/2010/01/conversation-with-kevin-cross-01-10.html) and Chris Oatley's ArtCast (http://chrisoatley.com/CHRISOATLEY.COM/podcast/Entries/2010/1/4_Episode_35____A_Look_Back_At_2009_With_Ward_Jenkins%2C_Kevin_Cross_%26_Josh_Kemble.html) The Kids Read Comics convention (http://kidsreadcomics.org) Art & Story 110 - The Big Book Fair (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=442) Art & Story 45 - The Big Chicago (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=112) The Art & Story Theme is written and performed by Mike Gilmore & Mike Johnston of The Northwoods Improvisors (http://www.northwoodsimprovisers.com/). Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph), Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy), Sara (http://twitter.com/cricketpress), and Kevin (http://twitter.com/kevincross) on Twitter! itpc://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?feed=rss2&cat=362 - Subscribe through iTunes http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?feed=rss2&cat=362 - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://artandstorypodcast.com Email us: artandstory@gmail.com The Art & Story Hotline: (760) 923-8975 Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 116 - The Big UP! Fair We're joined by Kevin Cross (http://kevincross.net) and Sara Turner (http://cricket-press.com) to formally announce the first annual UP! Fair (http://upfair.org) to be held in Lexington, Kentucky this November 19-20! We spend an hour or so discussing our vision for the event, the philosophy behind it, and how you can get involved. If you are an independent cartoonist, we think you'll get something out of this event, and we hope you'll help spread the word! Links mentioned this episode: Kevin Cross' appearance on the Process Diary (http://theprocessdiary.blogspot.com/2010/01/conversation-with-kevin-cross-01-10.html) and Chris Oatley's ArtCast (http://chrisoatley.com/CHRISOATLEY.COM/podcast/Entries/2010/1/4_Episode_35____A_Look_Back_At_2009_With_Ward_Jenkins%2C_Kevin_Cross_%26_Josh_Kemble.html) The Kids Read Comics convention (http://kidsreadcomics.org) Art & Story 110 - The Big Book Fair (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=442) Art & Story 45 - The Big Chicago (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=112) The Art & Story Theme is written and performed by Mike Gilmore & Mike Johnston of The Northwoods Improvisors (http://www.northwoodsimprovisers.com/). Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph), Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy), Sara (http://twitter.com/cricketpress), and Kevin (http://twitter.com/kevincross) on Twitter! itpc://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?feed=rss2&cat=362 - Subscribe through iTunes http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?feed=rss2&cat=362 - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://artandstorypodcast.com Email us: artandstory@gmail.com The Art & Story Hotline: (760) 923-8975 1:02:02 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-309757.mp3 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-309757.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-309757.mp3 Weâ??re back with another installment of the Your Comic From The Ground Up series, and this time itâ??s all about the inks! As with previous episodes, we begin with a theoretical discussion on this stage of the process, followed by some practical strategies to make your comic a reality. Assignment for this episode: One chapter of inks completed If lettering by hand, ink word balloons and sfx as well For a lot more on the subjects covered in this episode, check out these past Art & Story podcasts: Art & Story 105 â?? The Big Tone (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=386) Big Art & Story Party Time, Episode 01 (http://illustrationparty.blogspot.com/2009/05/big-art-story-party-time-episode-1.html) Big Art & Story Party Time, Episode 02 (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=345) Markâ??s video demonstration of inking with a brush (http://cvcomics.com/video/?p=42) The Art & Story Theme is written and performed by Mike Gilmore & Mike Johnston of The Northwoods Improvisors (http://www.northwoodsimprovisers.com/). Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! Full shownotes, with links to items mentioned in this episode, can be found at http://artandstorypodcast.com itpc://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?feed=rss2&cat=362 - Subscribe through iTunes http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?feed=rss2&cat=362 - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://artandstorypodcast.com Email us: artandstory@gmail.com The Art & Story Hotline: (760) 923-8975 Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph Your Comic From The Ground Up, Pt 6 Weâ??re back with another installment of the Your Comic From The Ground Up series, and this time itâ??s all about the inks! As with previous episodes, we begin with a theoretical discussion on this stage of the process, followed by some practical strategies to make your comic a reality. Assignment for this episode: One chapter of inks completed If lettering by hand, ink word balloons and sfx as well For a lot more on the subjects covered in this episode, check out these past Art & Story podcasts: Art & Story 105 â?? The Big Tone (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=386) Big Art & Story Party Time, Episode 01 (http://illustrationparty.blogspot.com/2009/05/big-art-story-party-time-episode-1.html) Big Art & Story Party Time, Episode 02 (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=345) Markâ??s video demonstration of inking with a brush (http://cvcomics.com/video/?p=42) The Art & Story Theme is written and performed by Mike Gilmore & Mike Johnston of The Northwoods Improvisors (http://www.northwoodsimprovisers.com/). Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! Full shownotes, with links to items mentioned in this episode, can be found at http://artandstorypodcast.com itpc://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?feed=rss2&cat=362 - Subscribe through iTunes http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?feed=rss2&cat=362 - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://artandstorypodcast.com Email us: artandstory@gmail.com The Art & Story Hotline: (760) 923-8975 1:56:44 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-307523.mp3 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 23:00:00 -0500 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-307523.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-307523.mp3 We close out the year with Sara Turner of Cricket Press (http://cricket-press.com) and Make Like a Tree Comics (http://mlatcomics.com) for a discussion on what most of us are thinking about this time of year--resolutions. We begin with talking about categorizing our resolutions and "Designing a Narrative" for our projects throughout the year. As we discuss our specific goals for 2010 we highlight lessons learned from 2009, as well as why it's important to recognize one's achievements. We close our talk with some casual futurism wonderings about ways to incorporate various emerging technologies into our independent businesses in the coming years. Links mentioned in this episode: Sara's recent appearances on the Big Illustration Party Time podcasts, episodes 41 and 42 (http://illustrationparty.blogspot.com) nemu*nemu, by Audra Furuichi and Scott Yoshinaga (http://nemu-nemu.com) The Art & Story Theme is written and performed by Mike Gilmore & Mike Johnston of The Northwoods Improvisors (http://www.northwoodsimprovisers.com/). Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph), Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy), Sara (http://twitter.com/cricketpress), and Kevin (http://twitter.com/kevincross) on Twitter! itpc://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?feed=rss2&cat=362 - Subscribe through iTunes http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?feed=rss2&cat=362 - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://artandstorypodcast.com Email us: artandstory@gmail.com The Art & Story Hotline: (760) 923-8975 Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 115 - The Big Resolution We close out the year with Sara Turner of Cricket Press (http://cricket-press.com) and Make Like a Tree Comics (http://mlatcomics.com) for a discussion on what most of us are thinking about this time of year--resolutions. We begin with talking about categorizing our resolutions and "Designing a Narrative" for our projects throughout the year. As we discuss our specific goals for 2010 we highlight lessons learned from 2009, as well as why it's important to recognize one's achievements. We close our talk with some casual futurism wonderings about ways to incorporate various emerging technologies into our independent businesses in the coming years. Links mentioned in this episode: Sara's recent appearances on the Big Illustration Party Time podcasts, episodes 41 and 42 (http://illustrationparty.blogspot.com) nemu*nemu, by Audra Furuichi and Scott Yoshinaga (http://nemu-nemu.com) The Art & Story Theme is written and performed by Mike Gilmore & Mike Johnston of The Northwoods Improvisors (http://www.northwoodsimprovisers.com/). Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph), Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy), Sara (http://twitter.com/cricketpress), and Kevin (http://twitter.com/kevincross) on Twitter! itpc://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?feed=rss2&cat=362 - Subscribe through iTunes http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?feed=rss2&cat=362 - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://artandstorypodcast.com Email us: artandstory@gmail.com The Art & Story Hotline: (760) 923-8975 1:23:27 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-305839.mp3 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:00:00 -0500 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-305839.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-305839.mp3 It's true, you know. It's that special time of year, and Mark has decked the halls for the first annual Art & Story Xmas Special! Our musical numbers are punctuated by a series of visits from some very special guests, ready to spread holiday cheer with some great illustration and cartooning content. Guests include: Sara Turner (http://cricket-press.com), who stops by to share some advice on managing to-do lists. Krishna Sadasivam (http://pcweenies.com), who gives us some schooling in goals for 2010. Gerimi Burleigh (http://optichouse.com), who enlightens us about the paradoxical nature of being a cartoonist. Jim Lujan (http://jimlujan.com) & Ted Seko (http://paperengine.blogspot.com), who both share holiday greetings. Shawn Robare (http://brandedinthe80s.com), who reminds us to expect the unexpected when designing a project. And Kevin Cross (http://monkeymodcomic.com), who extolls the virtue of maintaining a personal project. The Art & Story Theme is written and performed by Mike Gilmore & Mike Johnston of The Northwoods Improvisors (http://www.northwoodsimprovisers.com/). Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph), Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy), Sara (http://twitter.com/cricketpress), and Kevin (http://twitter.com/kevincross) on Twitter! itpc://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?feed=rss2&cat=362 - Subscribe through iTunes http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?feed=rss2&cat=362 - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://artandstorypodcast.com Email us: artandstory@gmail.com The Art & Story Hotline: (760) 923-8975 Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 114 - The Big Xmas Special It's true, you know. It's that special time of year, and Mark has decked the halls for the first annual Art & Story Xmas Special! Our musical numbers are punctuated by a series of visits from some very special guests, ready to spread holiday cheer with some great illustration and cartooning content. Guests include: Sara Turner (http://cricket-press.com), who stops by to share some advice on managing to-do lists. Krishna Sadasivam (http://pcweenies.com), who gives us some schooling in goals for 2010. Gerimi Burleigh (http://optichouse.com), who enlightens us about the paradoxical nature of being a cartoonist. Jim Lujan (http://jimlujan.com) & Ted Seko (http://paperengine.blogspot.com), who both share holiday greetings. Shawn Robare (http://brandedinthe80s.com), who reminds us to expect the unexpected when designing a project. And Kevin Cross (http://monkeymodcomic.com), who extolls the virtue of maintaining a personal project. The Art & Story Theme is written and performed by Mike Gilmore & Mike Johnston of The Northwoods Improvisors (http://www.northwoodsimprovisers.com/). Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph), Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy), Sara (http://twitter.com/cricketpress), and Kevin (http://twitter.com/kevincross) on Twitter! itpc://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?feed=rss2&cat=362 - Subscribe through iTunes http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?feed=rss2&cat=362 - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://artandstorypodcast.com Email us: artandstory@gmail.com The Art & Story Hotline: (760) 923-8975 1:26:37 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-303801.mp3 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-303801.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-303801.mp3 This week we answer an email from Storrior Ross Hardy (http://www.rosshardy.com): "Ego (The Big Ego?) Unfortunately, there seems to be a lot of ego in the comics industry (and I suppose in art in general). I'd love to hear your thoughts on egoism in comics in art, your own struggles with ego, etc. Maybe some advice for budding comics artists about avoiding getting sucked into egoism." At the risk of treading the territory usually reserved for motivational speakers, Mark and I do our best to share some of our own experiences dealing with ego and where the balance lies (at least for us). We break our discussion into three sections, covering the following topics: Problem #1 - Lack of Ego How we can easily talk ourselves out of taking on a project This isnâ??t my best stuff Someone else already did it, and did it well, so who am I to try? He/She is way more famous/successful than Iâ??ll ever be Everyone will call me out as a fraud when they see my work or read my writings Problem #2 - Too much Ego How we can find ourselves resting on our laurels and no longer creating and innovating There are a LOT of talented creators out there besides you You can always learn from someone else Donâ??t buy into your own hype There are far better ways to achieve celebrity than making comics Solution - Itâ??s Self-Esteem, not Ego We should be proud of the work we do, but our pride should reside in the work, not ourselves. Doing good work makes you feel better about yourself, so do the best work that you can, and donâ??t compare or compete with anyone else Itâ??s fun to compete, but in a spirit of play Itâ??s never too late, and you have time to improve Fake it â??til you make it For more listening on these sorts of topics (from sources far more qualified to talk about them!): Chris Oatley's Artcast (http://chrisoatley.com/CHRISOATLEY.COM/podcast/podcast.html) The Sound of Young America - Merlin Mann on being creative and getting over your fear of sucking (http://www.maximumfun.org/sound-young-america/maxfuncon-merlin-mann-doing-creative-work-sound-young-america) Ted Seko's Idiot Engine (http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/talkCast.jsp?masterId=34147&cmd=tc) The Art & Story Theme is written and performed by Mike Gilmore & Mike Johnston of The Northwoods Improvisors (http://www.northwoodsimprovisers.com/). Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph), Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy), Sara (http://twitter.com/cricketpress), and Kevin (http://twitter.com/kevincross) on Twitter! itpc://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?feed=rss2&cat=362 - Subscribe through iTunes http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?feed=rss2&cat=362 - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://artandstorypodcast.com Email us: artandstory@gmail.com The Art & Story Hotline: (760) 923-8975 Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 113 - The Big Ego This week we answer an email from Storrior Ross Hardy (http://www.rosshardy.com): "Ego (The Big Ego?) Unfortunately, there seems to be a lot of ego in the comics industry (and I suppose in art in general). I'd love to hear your thoughts on egoism in comics in art, your own struggles with ego, etc. Maybe some advice for budding comics artists about avoiding getting sucked into egoism." At the risk of treading the territory usually reserved for motivational speakers, Mark and I do our best to share some of our own experiences dealing with ego and where the balance lies (at least for us). We break our discussion into three sections, covering the following topics: Problem #1 - Lack of Ego How we can easily talk ourselves out of taking on a project This isnâ??t my best stuff Someone else already did it, and did it well, so who am I to try? He/She is way more famous/successful than Iâ??ll ever be Everyone will call me out as a fraud when they see my work or read my writings Problem #2 - Too much Ego How we can find ourselves resting on our laurels and no longer creating and innovating There are a LOT of talented creators out there besides you You can always learn from someone else Donâ??t buy into your own hype There are far better ways to achieve celebrity than making comics Solution - Itâ??s Self-Esteem, not Ego We should be proud of the work we do, but our pride should reside in the work, not ourselves. Doing good work makes you feel better about yourself, so do the best work that you can, and donâ??t compare or compete with anyone else Itâ??s fun to compete, but in a spirit of play Itâ??s never too late, and you have time to improve Fake it â??til you make it For more listening on these sorts of topics (from sources far more qualified to talk about them!): Chris Oatley's Artcast (http://chrisoatley.com/CHRISOATLEY.COM/podcast/podcast.html) The Sound of Young America - Merlin Mann on being creative and getting over your fear of sucking (http://www.maximumfun.org/sound-young-america/maxfuncon-merlin-mann-doing-creative-work-sound-young-america) Ted Seko's Idiot Engine (http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/talkCast.jsp?masterId=34147&cmd=tc) The Art & Story Theme is written and performed by Mike Gilmore & Mike Johnston of The Northwoods Improvisors (http://www.northwoodsimprovisers.com/). Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph), Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy), Sara (http://twitter.com/cricketpress), and Kevin (http://twitter.com/kevincross) on Twitter! itpc://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?feed=rss2&cat=362 - Subscribe through iTunes http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?feed=rss2&cat=362 - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://artandstorypodcast.com Email us: artandstory@gmail.com The Art & Story Hotline: (760) 923-8975 1:10:56 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-301416.mp3 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-301416.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-301416.mp3 Weâ??re following up a discussion started in Art & Story 82 -The Big Bad Guy (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=295), with a mammoth discussion on some broad archetypes on the other side of the line! We tried to chart these archetypes on a continuum, but we soon discovered that it was nearly impossible. Unlike villains, even the most simplistically written good guys are difficult to peg on a chart between fun and serious stories. With that, we leap into our conversation about the following types of good guys (and gals!): The Smiling Good Guy Justice/Compassion Ideal/Restorative Redemption Reluctant/Coming of Age Leave Me Alone Stinker Spiritual Revenge Everyman vs Faceless Horde Dual Nature Leader We close out our discussion with some comments from Zach BoSteel (http://twitter.com/zachbosteel), who offers up a few more categories worth consideration. The Art & Story Theme is written and performed by Mike Gilmore & Mike Johnston of The Northwoods Improvisors (http://www.northwoodsimprovisers.com/). Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph), Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy), Sara (http://twitter.com/cricketpress), and Kevin (http://twitter.com/kevincross) on Twitter! itpc://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?feed=rss2&cat=362 - Subscribe through iTunes http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?feed=rss2&cat=362 - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://artandstorypodcast.com Email us: artandstory@gmail.com The Art & Story Hotline: (760) 923-8975 Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 112 - The Big Good Guy Weâ??re following up a discussion started in Art & Story 82 -The Big Bad Guy (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=295), with a mammoth discussion on some broad archetypes on the other side of the line! We tried to chart these archetypes on a continuum, but we soon discovered that it was nearly impossible. Unlike villains, even the most simplistically written good guys are difficult to peg on a chart between fun and serious stories. With that, we leap into our conversation about the following types of good guys (and gals!): The Smiling Good Guy Justice/Compassion Ideal/Restorative Redemption Reluctant/Coming of Age Leave Me Alone Stinker Spiritual Revenge Everyman vs Faceless Horde Dual Nature Leader We close out our discussion with some comments from Zach BoSteel (http://twitter.com/zachbosteel), who offers up a few more categories worth consideration. The Art & Story Theme is written and performed by Mike Gilmore & Mike Johnston of The Northwoods Improvisors (http://www.northwoodsimprovisers.com/). Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph), Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy), Sara (http://twitter.com/cricketpress), and Kevin (http://twitter.com/kevincross) on Twitter! itpc://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?feed=rss2&cat=362 - Subscribe through iTunes http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?feed=rss2&cat=362 - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://artandstorypodcast.com Email us: artandstory@gmail.com The Art & Story Hotline: (760) 923-8975 1:49:05 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-299411.mp3 Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-299411.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-299411.mp3 Weâ??re back with another installment of the Your Comic From The Ground Up series, and this time itâ??s a full-on discussion on deciding what lettering tools to choose, followed by some talk about penciling. As with previous episodes, we begin with a theoretical discussion on this stage of the process, followed by some practical strategies to make your comic a reality. Assignment for this episode: One to two pages of pencils with an ink test, to see how tightly you need to pencil If lettering by hand, pencil word balloons and sfx as well If lettering digitally, begin importing your pencils and creating word balloons and SFX For a lot more on the subjects covered in this episode, check out these past Art & Story podcasts: A&S 90-The Big Pencil (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=339) A&S 95 - The Big Balloon II (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=359) A&S 79 - The Big Sound Effect (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=288) The Art & Story Theme is written and performed by Mike Gilmore & Mike Johnston of The Northwoods Improvisors (http://www.northwoodsimprovisers.com/). Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://artandstorypodcast.com Email us: artandstory@gmail.com The Art & Story Hotline: (760) 923-8975 Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph Your Comic From The Ground Up, Pt 5 Weâ??re back with another installment of the Your Comic From The Ground Up series, and this time itâ??s a full-on discussion on deciding what lettering tools to choose, followed by some talk about penciling. As with previous episodes, we begin with a theoretical discussion on this stage of the process, followed by some practical strategies to make your comic a reality. Assignment for this episode: One to two pages of pencils with an ink test, to see how tightly you need to pencil If lettering by hand, pencil word balloons and sfx as well If lettering digitally, begin importing your pencils and creating word balloons and SFX For a lot more on the subjects covered in this episode, check out these past Art & Story podcasts: A&S 90-The Big Pencil (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=339) A&S 95 - The Big Balloon II (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=359) A&S 79 - The Big Sound Effect (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=288) The Art & Story Theme is written and performed by Mike Gilmore & Mike Johnston of The Northwoods Improvisors (http://www.northwoodsimprovisers.com/). Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://artandstorypodcast.com Email us: artandstory@gmail.com The Art & Story Hotline: (760) 923-8975 1:40:52 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-296724.mp3 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-296724.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-296724.mp3 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 (http://kevincross.net) of Big Illustration Party Time and Sara Turner (http://mlatcomics.com) of Cricket Press and the Straight No Chaser podcast for a discussion on what we're thankful for in terms of comics. 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 (http://www.etsy.com/shop/cricketpress) Kevin's Monkey Mod mini-comic is on sale (http://kevincross.net/Shop.html) The Switch Runners pre-order sale is still accepting orders (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?page_id=432) The Front: Rebirth is now available in a new format at a lower price (http://www.indyplanet.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=2993) The Art & Story Theme is written and performed by Mike Gilmore & Mike Johnston of The Northwoods Improvisors (http://www.northwoodsimprovisers.com/). Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph), Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy), Sara (http://twitter.com/cricketpress), and Kevin (http://twitter.com/kevincross) on Twitter! itpc://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?feed=rss2&cat=362 - Subscribe through iTunes http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?feed=rss2&cat=362 - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://artandstorypodcast.com Email us: artandstory@gmail.com The Art & Story Hotline: (760) 923-8975 Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 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 (http://kevincross.net) of Big Illustration Party Time and Sara Turner (http://mlatcomics.com) of Cricket Press and the Straight No Chaser podcast for a discussion on what we're thankful for in terms of comics. 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 (http://www.etsy.com/shop/cricketpress) Kevin's Monkey Mod mini-comic is on sale (http://kevincross.net/Shop.html) The Switch Runners pre-order sale is still accepting orders (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?page_id=432) The Front: Rebirth is now available in a new format at a lower price (http://www.indyplanet.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=2993) The Art & Story Theme is written and performed by Mike Gilmore & Mike Johnston of The Northwoods Improvisors (http://www.northwoodsimprovisers.com/). Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph), Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy), Sara (http://twitter.com/cricketpress), and Kevin (http://twitter.com/kevincross) on Twitter! itpc://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?feed=rss2&cat=362 - Subscribe through iTunes http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?feed=rss2&cat=362 - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://artandstorypodcast.com Email us: artandstory@gmail.com The Art & Story Hotline: (760) 923-8975 1:06:49 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-294105.mp3 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-294105.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-294105.mp3 "Comics are not what comic book conventions say they are." -Dan Mishkin On the weekend of November 13-15 I tabled and led workshops at the Miami Book Fair (http://www.miamibookfair.com/), as a road crew member of Kids' Comic Con (http://www.kidscomiccon.com/). As some of you may have already heard on an episode of Art & Story Extreme!! (http://cvcomics.com/extreme/?p=512), I had a pretty good time there, and in almost every respect the show was a success. But rather than give a blow-by-blow account of my adventure in Miami, Mark and I sit down to do a comparison of our experiences at comic conventions with my recent experience at the Book Fair. The verdict? If you are an independent cartoonist with a niche comic property, art fairs and book fairs are definitely something worth investigating. We break the discussion into the following categories for comparison: Audience size, type, & what they are there for How the exhibitors are treated by the organizers Types of attending cartoonists Venue-indoors vs. outdoors Types of activities-panel discussions vs. workshops Booth space Links to people mentioned in this episode: Alex Simmons (http://kidscomiccon.com) Dan Mishkin (http://www.facebook.com/danmishkin) Anne Sibley O'Brien (http://koreanrobinhood.com) Jerry Craft (http://mamasboyz.com) Carol-Anne McFarlane (http://cmcfarlane.com) Maurice Novembre (http://mauricenovembre.com) Dawud Anyabwile (http://www.brothermancomics.com/) Manny Aguilera (http://mannycartoon.deviantart.com) The Art & Story Theme is written and performed by Mike Gilmore & Mike Johnston of The Northwoods Improvisors (http://www.northwoodsimprovisers.com/). Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?feed=rss2&cat=362 - Subscribe through iTunes http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?feed=rss2&cat=362 - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://artandstorypodcast.com Email us: artandstory@gmail.com The Art & Story Hotline: (760) 923-8975 Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 110 - The Big Book Fair "Comics are not what comic book conventions say they are." -Dan Mishkin On the weekend of November 13-15 I tabled and led workshops at the Miami Book Fair (http://www.miamibookfair.com/), as a road crew member of Kids' Comic Con (http://www.kidscomiccon.com/). As some of you may have already heard on an episode of Art & Story Extreme!! (http://cvcomics.com/extreme/?p=512), I had a pretty good time there, and in almost every respect the show was a success. But rather than give a blow-by-blow account of my adventure in Miami, Mark and I sit down to do a comparison of our experiences at comic conventions with my recent experience at the Book Fair. The verdict? If you are an independent cartoonist with a niche comic property, art fairs and book fairs are definitely something worth investigating. We break the discussion into the following categories for comparison: Audience size, type, & what they are there for How the exhibitors are treated by the organizers Types of attending cartoonists Venue-indoors vs. outdoors Types of activities-panel discussions vs. workshops Booth space Links to people mentioned in this episode: Alex Simmons (http://kidscomiccon.com) Dan Mishkin (http://www.facebook.com/danmishkin) Anne Sibley O'Brien (http://koreanrobinhood.com) Jerry Craft (http://mamasboyz.com) Carol-Anne McFarlane (http://cmcfarlane.com) Maurice Novembre (http://mauricenovembre.com) Dawud Anyabwile (http://www.brothermancomics.com/) Manny Aguilera (http://mannycartoon.deviantart.com) The Art & Story Theme is written and performed by Mike Gilmore & Mike Johnston of The Northwoods Improvisors (http://www.northwoodsimprovisers.com/). Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?feed=rss2&cat=362 - Subscribe through iTunes http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?feed=rss2&cat=362 - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://artandstorypodcast.com Email us: artandstory@gmail.com The Art & Story Hotline: (760) 923-8975 1:21:43 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-291259.mp3 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-291259.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-291259.mp3 It's another installment of the Your Comic From The Ground Up series, and this time we give an hour and change over to a discussion on editing! Time to put away the Art Mullet and get brutally honest and analytical about what's working with what you've done so far and what is not. Full show notes can be found at http://artandstorypodcast.com The Art & Story Theme is written and performed by Mike Gilmore & Mike Johnston of The Northwoods Improvisors (http://www.northwoodsimprovisers.com/). Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?feed=rss2&cat=362 - Subscribe through iTunes http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?feed=rss2&cat=362 - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://artandstorypodcast.com Email us: artandstory@gmail.com The Art & Story Hotline: (760) 923-8975 Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph Your Comic From The Ground Up, Pt 4 It's another installment of the Your Comic From The Ground Up series, and this time we give an hour and change over to a discussion on editing! Time to put away the Art Mullet and get brutally honest and analytical about what's working with what you've done so far and what is not. Full show notes can be found at http://artandstorypodcast.com The Art & Story Theme is written and performed by Mike Gilmore & Mike Johnston of The Northwoods Improvisors (http://www.northwoodsimprovisers.com/). Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?feed=rss2&cat=362 - Subscribe through iTunes http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?feed=rss2&cat=362 - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://artandstorypodcast.com Email us: artandstory@gmail.com The Art & Story Hotline: (760) 923-8975 1:27:19 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-288383.mp3 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:00:00 -0500 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-288383.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-288383.mp3 Mark and I take a breather from the "Your Comic From The Ground Up" series to answer a few Storrior emails and voicemails this week. It's a bit of a laid-back episode, featuring the return of some tributaries and laughs, but not at the expense of good ol' Art & Story content. We play a voicemail from Gerimi Burleigh (http://optichouse.com), who gets us going for a bit about Sloppy Drawing and the usefulness of dry-erase boards and/or chalkboards as a brainstorming tool, but also as a means to loosen up as an illustrator. After that we go on a bit of a long discussion on tools, based on an email we received from Shadowing Tronix (http://bwmedia.wordpress.com/). We talk about and evaluate the following art tools: Rolling Rulers Ruling Pens French Curves Clickable Erasers Compasses Flexible Curves Lightboxes Pencils - Mechanical vs. Wood Triangles T-Squares Links mentioned in this episode: The Switch Runners Artist Edition Preorder Sale is Go! (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?page_id=432) New items in our Zazzle store (http://zazzle.com/artandstorypodcast) Jerzy will be appearing November 13-15 at the Miami Book Fair (http://www.miamibookfair.com/) Mark has his Metal Cards Set for sale (http://cvcomics.com/?p=501) We'll both be tabling at the Detroit Urban Craft Fair November 21 (http://detroiturbancraftfair.com) Josh Kemble's recent page illustration process video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgRbDsvuI_s) The Art & Story Theme is written and performed by Mike Gilmore & Mike Johnston of The Northwoods Improvisors (http://www.northwoodsimprovisers.com/). Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph), Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy), and Kim (http://twitter.com/denungeherrholm) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://artandstorypodcast.com Email us: artandstory@gmail.com The Art & Story Hotline: (760) 923-8975 Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 109 - The Big Potpourri V Mark and I take a breather from the "Your Comic From The Ground Up" series to answer a few Storrior emails and voicemails this week. It's a bit of a laid-back episode, featuring the return of some tributaries and laughs, but not at the expense of good ol' Art & Story content. We play a voicemail from Gerimi Burleigh (http://optichouse.com), who gets us going for a bit about Sloppy Drawing and the usefulness of dry-erase boards and/or chalkboards as a brainstorming tool, but also as a means to loosen up as an illustrator. After that we go on a bit of a long discussion on tools, based on an email we received from Shadowing Tronix (http://bwmedia.wordpress.com/). We talk about and evaluate the following art tools: Rolling Rulers Ruling Pens French Curves Clickable Erasers Compasses Flexible Curves Lightboxes Pencils - Mechanical vs. Wood Triangles T-Squares Links mentioned in this episode: The Switch Runners Artist Edition Preorder Sale is Go! (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?page_id=432) New items in our Zazzle store (http://zazzle.com/artandstorypodcast) Jerzy will be appearing November 13-15 at the Miami Book Fair (http://www.miamibookfair.com/) Mark has his Metal Cards Set for sale (http://cvcomics.com/?p=501) We'll both be tabling at the Detroit Urban Craft Fair November 21 (http://detroiturbancraftfair.com) Josh Kemble's recent page illustration process video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgRbDsvuI_s) The Art & Story Theme is written and performed by Mike Gilmore & Mike Johnston of The Northwoods Improvisors (http://www.northwoodsimprovisers.com/). Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph), Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy), and Kim (http://twitter.com/denungeherrholm) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://artandstorypodcast.com Email us: artandstory@gmail.com The Art & Story Hotline: (760) 923-8975 1:46:40 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-285634.mp3 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-285634.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-285634.mp3 It's another crossover event between Art & Story and Big Illustration Party Time (http://illustrationparty.blogspot.com)! In this second part of our recap of Mark's and Kevin's experience at the 2009 Alternative Press Expo, we do our best to have a discussion about lessons learned from this and past conventions, knitting together a strategy guide for those Storriors who plan on tabling at shows in the near future. Some of the topics covered: Networking Keeping costs low Perceived value of items on the table Effective self-promotion The value of booth babes Be sure to check out the first part of this discussion over on the Big Illustration Party Time website: Big Art & Story Party Time - Episode 5 (http://illustrationparty.blogspot.com/2009/10/big-art-story-party-time-5.html)! You won't be sorry. Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://artandstorypodcast.com Email us: artandstory@gmail.com The Art & Story Hotline: (760) 923-8975 Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph Big Art & Story Party Time - Episode 6 It's another crossover event between Art & Story and Big Illustration Party Time (http://illustrationparty.blogspot.com)! In this second part of our recap of Mark's and Kevin's experience at the 2009 Alternative Press Expo, we do our best to have a discussion about lessons learned from this and past conventions, knitting together a strategy guide for those Storriors who plan on tabling at shows in the near future. Some of the topics covered: Networking Keeping costs low Perceived value of items on the table Effective self-promotion The value of booth babes Be sure to check out the first part of this discussion over on the Big Illustration Party Time website: Big Art & Story Party Time - Episode 5 (http://illustrationparty.blogspot.com/2009/10/big-art-story-party-time-5.html)! You won't be sorry. Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://artandstorypodcast.com Email us: artandstory@gmail.com The Art & Story Hotline: (760) 923-8975 1:06:54 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-282544.mp3 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:00:00 -0400 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-282544.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-282544.mp3 It's time for part 3 of our series Your Comic From The Ground Up! This week we focus on finalizing our thumbnails, with a special emphasis on dialogue, acting moments, and moment choices. We're not concerned with illustrative beauty yet--our main focus is on communicating your story visually. As with previous episodes, we begin with a theoretical discussion on this stage of the process, followed by some practical strategies to make your comic a reality. Theory Thumbnailing Choosing Your Moment Moment compression Is the focus of the shot best placed on your subject (character)? How do things change when you have your subject off panel? When is it appropriate to have more than one subject in the panel? Consider your shot Objectively or Subjectively- Wide shots often allow for more clarity (objective) Tight shots often increase reader participation in characterâ??s emotions (subjective) Consider your acting moments- Consider your shot aesthetically- How can you arrange elements to coexist in a visually pleasing manner? How can you find shots in your story to put your readerâ??s eye in interesting places? How can you create a visual flow on your page that a reader will find easy to read, while still retaining a sophisticated amount of story data? Consider your use of Word Balloons- How do your word balloons contribute to the visual flow of your images? Do the balloons lead the eye to the interesting or notable points in your narrative? See A&S 95 - The Big Balloon II (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=359) Looking for moments that can be told best through comics - Ambiguous layouts Defying traditional reading directionality Multi-moment panels Layout composition & harmonies For more on this subject, see our two-part series The Big Visual Narrative Pt 1 (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=306) & Pt 2 (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=334) Hashing out the Story Some More Dialogue Does It Best When It Does It Twice Comics Gives You More Words For Your Money! Speaking The Lines Out Loud Doesnâ??t ALWAYS Work Practical Thumbnailing, Part 2 (second draft) Collect your random sketches and first round of thumbs and re-investigate the story. Look at each page through the lens of the above criteria, and ask yourself if each sketched page uses the criteria to best communicate what your moments are about (the theme, remember?). Take some letter-sized sheets and staple them in the middle. Re-thumbnail the pages, editing as you go, one page per half of letter-sized paper. Donâ??t be precious about the illustration, but at this point you should be taking care to loosely sketch your settings, locations, and roughing out the fancy perspective shots and acting moments. Tool Selection As you begin establishing the world and visual rhythms of your story, you can break up the process of building your story to do some more style studies by trying out various tools. Check out the works of cartoonists you admire and find out what tools they use and what kinds of tones theyâ??re able to achieve with those tools. You can take some key moments from your thumbnails and try them out with different tools to see how those moments feel different. Promotional Shots Now that you have your characters finalized and your story is well underway, you can get double-duty out of tool/style tests by creating some promotional shots of your characters/story (desktops, posters, banners, etc). Itâ??ll be a great way to help psychologically prepare yourself for the work youâ??re committing to, as well as a way to start the real gruntwork of your book with a bunch of work ready to show off. Assignment for this episode: Have at least one chapter of your story in final thumbnails Have a handful (2-20) style tests complete, and at least a third of them fully rendered The Art & Story Theme is written and performed by Mike Gilmore & Mike Johnston of The Northwoods Improvisors (http://www.northwoodsimprovisers.com/). Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://artandstorypodcast.com Email us: artandstory@gmail.com The Art & Story Hotline: (760) 923-8975 Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph Your Comic From The Ground Up, Pt 3 It's time for part 3 of our series Your Comic From The Ground Up! This week we focus on finalizing our thumbnails, with a special emphasis on dialogue, acting moments, and moment choices. We're not concerned with illustrative beauty yet--our main focus is on communicating your story visually. As with previous episodes, we begin with a theoretical discussion on this stage of the process, followed by some practical strategies to make your comic a reality. Theory Thumbnailing Choosing Your Moment Moment compression Is the focus of the shot best placed on your subject (character)? How do things change when you have your subject off panel? When is it appropriate to have more than one subject in the panel? Consider your shot Objectively or Subjectively- Wide shots often allow for more clarity (objective) Tight shots often increase reader participation in characterâ??s emotions (subjective) Consider your acting moments- Consider your shot aesthetically- How can you arrange elements to coexist in a visually pleasing manner? How can you find shots in your story to put your readerâ??s eye in interesting places? How can you create a visual flow on your page that a reader will find easy to read, while still retaining a sophisticated amount of story data? Consider your use of Word Balloons- How do your word balloons contribute to the visual flow of your images? Do the balloons lead the eye to the interesting or notable points in your narrative? See A&S 95 - The Big Balloon II (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=359) Looking for moments that can be told best through comics - Ambiguous layouts Defying traditional reading directionality Multi-moment panels Layout composition & harmonies For more on this subject, see our two-part series The Big Visual Narrative Pt 1 (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=306) & Pt 2 (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=334) Hashing out the Story Some More Dialogue Does It Best When It Does It Twice Comics Gives You More Words For Your Money! Speaking The Lines Out Loud Doesnâ??t ALWAYS Work Practical Thumbnailing, Part 2 (second draft) Collect your random sketches and first round of thumbs and re-investigate the story. Look at each page through the lens of the above criteria, and ask yourself if each sketched page uses the criteria to best communicate what your moments are about (the theme, remember?). Take some letter-sized sheets and staple them in the middle. Re-thumbnail the pages, editing as you go, one page per half of letter-sized paper. Donâ??t be precious about the illustration, but at this point you should be taking care to loosely sketch your settings, locations, and roughing out the fancy perspective shots and acting moments. Tool Selection As you begin establishing the world and visual rhythms of your story, you can break up the process of building your story to do some more style studies by trying out various tools. Check out the works of cartoonists you admire and find out what tools they use and what kinds of tones theyâ??re able to achieve with those tools. You can take some key moments from your thumbnails and try them out with different tools to see how those moments feel different. Promotional Shots Now that you have your characters finalized and your story is well underway, you can get double-duty out of tool/style tests by creating some promotional shots of your characters/story (desktops, posters, banners, etc). Itâ??ll be a great way to help psychologically prepare yourself for the work youâ??re committing to, as well as a way to start the real gruntwork of your book with a bunch of work ready to show off. Assignment for this episode: Have at least one chapter of your story in final thumbnails Have a handful (2-20) style tests complete, and at least a third of them fully rendered The Art & Story Theme is written and performed by Mike Gilmore & Mike Johnston of The Northwoods Improvisors (http://www.northwoodsimprovisers.com/). Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://artandstorypodcast.com Email us: artandstory@gmail.com The Art & Story Hotline: (760) 923-8975 1:55:40 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-279925.mp3 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:00:00 -0400 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-279925.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-279925.mp3 The second crossover between Art & Story and Big Illustration Party Time (http://illustrationparty.blogspot.com) continues with this second part of our discussion on, as Mark put it: "Films do it in the can (Cannes), comics do it in the panel" In other words, what storytelling advantages does comics have over screen media? This section of the discussion focuses mostly on the cartooning aspects of comics making (line usage, flexibility of style, and image compression). In the first part, Big Art & Story Time Episode 3 (http://illustrationparty.blogspot.com/2009/10/big-art-story-party-time-episode-4.html), we focused more on things like page turns, composition, and panel usage. Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://artandstorypodcast.com Email us: artandstory@gmail.com The Art & Story Hotline: (760) 923-8975 Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph Big Art & Story Party Time - Episode 4 The second crossover between Art & Story and Big Illustration Party Time (http://illustrationparty.blogspot.com) continues with this second part of our discussion on, as Mark put it: "Films do it in the can (Cannes), comics do it in the panel" In other words, what storytelling advantages does comics have over screen media? This section of the discussion focuses mostly on the cartooning aspects of comics making (line usage, flexibility of style, and image compression). In the first part, Big Art & Story Time Episode 3 (http://illustrationparty.blogspot.com/2009/10/big-art-story-party-time-episode-4.html), we focused more on things like page turns, composition, and panel usage. Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://artandstorypodcast.com Email us: artandstory@gmail.com The Art & Story Hotline: (760) 923-8975 59:55 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-277109.mp3 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 23:00:00 -0400 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-277109.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-277109.mp3 Our multi-part series of Your Comic From The Ground Up continues this week on Art & Story. This time it's all about finding the climax and how it reflects the theme of your story, world building, and beginning work on your thumbnails! Like before, we open with some theoretical discussion followed by some practical techniques. Theory World Building (establishing your storyâ??s logic) How can your location be a character in your story? Designing a "real" world Designing a "fantasy" world Mixing and matching elements when designing props and settings Questioning the obvious in terms of architectural shapes Hashing Out The Story Find your climax and work backwards Identify your character's crisis Thumbnailing Feeling out the moments visually Sloppy drawing, not necessarily in sequence Visual rhythms, finding the "beats" on your pages Thinking About Format Good for web & print: Square Horizontal (approx 10.5"W x 7.5"H) Strip Not so good for web, but good for print: Vertical (approx 7.5"W x 10.5"H) Practical Building a Reference Library Google/Flickr image search (http://images.google.com/) (http://flickr.com) Photograph locations yourself Magazines & catalogues - Great for costume ideas and poses Google Sketchup (http://sketchup.google.com/) Thumbnails Work on a letter-sized piece of loose paper, measuring out 4 pages of story per sheet Draw loosely in whatever writing utensil handy Don't work too much on dialogue, just focus on the visual rhythms and story flow Building a Theme Library Compile a library of music, films, or TV shows to have going on in the background while you work on your sketches, style studies, and/or thumbnails. These media should be reflective of the tone or â??feelâ?? of the story youâ??re working on. This isnâ??t to rip ideas off from others--itâ??s to help massage your brain into the state it is in when those stories speak to you. Closing Doors (http://www.webcomicsnation.com/orionpakks/closing_doors/series.php?view=archive&chapter=4443&mpe=1&step=1) John Oxbow: Man Out of Time (http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6103340) Mulligan's Run (http://cvcomics.com/?page_id=210) Equalizers of the Divide (http://equalizers.sugaryserials.com/2007/10/10/2007-10-10_equalizers-52m/) The Front (http://mlatcomics.com/front_index.html) The Art & Story Theme is written and performed by Mike Gilmore & Mike Johnston of The Northwoods Improvisors (http://www.northwoodsimprovisers.com/). Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://artandstorypodcast.com Email us: artandstory@gmail.com The Art & Story Hotline: (760) 923-8975 Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph Your Comic From The Ground Up, Pt 2 Our multi-part series of Your Comic From The Ground Up continues this week on Art & Story. This time it's all about finding the climax and how it reflects the theme of your story, world building, and beginning work on your thumbnails! Like before, we open with some theoretical discussion followed by some practical techniques. Theory World Building (establishing your storyâ??s logic) How can your location be a character in your story? Designing a "real" world Designing a "fantasy" world Mixing and matching elements when designing props and settings Questioning the obvious in terms of architectural shapes Hashing Out The Story Find your climax and work backwards Identify your character's crisis Thumbnailing Feeling out the moments visually Sloppy drawing, not necessarily in sequence Visual rhythms, finding the "beats" on your pages Thinking About Format Good for web & print: Square Horizontal (approx 10.5"W x 7.5"H) Strip Not so good for web, but good for print: Vertical (approx 7.5"W x 10.5"H) Practical Building a Reference Library Google/Flickr image search (http://images.google.com/) (http://flickr.com) Photograph locations yourself Magazines & catalogues - Great for costume ideas and poses Google Sketchup (http://sketchup.google.com/) Thumbnails Work on a letter-sized piece of loose paper, measuring out 4 pages of story per sheet Draw loosely in whatever writing utensil handy Don't work too much on dialogue, just focus on the visual rhythms and story flow Building a Theme Library Compile a library of music, films, or TV shows to have going on in the background while you work on your sketches, style studies, and/or thumbnails. These media should be reflective of the tone or â??feelâ?? of the story youâ??re working on. This isnâ??t to rip ideas off from others--itâ??s to help massage your brain into the state it is in when those stories speak to you. Closing Doors (http://www.webcomicsnation.com/orionpakks/closing_doors/series.php?view=archive&chapter=4443&mpe=1&step=1) John Oxbow: Man Out of Time (http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6103340) Mulligan's Run (http://cvcomics.com/?page_id=210) Equalizers of the Divide (http://equalizers.sugaryserials.com/2007/10/10/2007-10-10_equalizers-52m/) The Front (http://mlatcomics.com/front_index.html) The Art & Story Theme is written and performed by Mike Gilmore & Mike Johnston of The Northwoods Improvisors (http://www.northwoodsimprovisers.com/). Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://artandstorypodcast.com Email us: artandstory@gmail.com The Art & Story Hotline: (760) 923-8975 1:51:00 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-274098.mp3 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:00:00 -0400 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-274098.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-274098.mp3 It's a wombo-sized 2-hour episode where we discuss acting in comics with friend of the show, cartoonist Kim Holm (http://cartoonarchy.blogspot.com/)! We break our discussion into a theoretical segment followed by some practical strategies for finding the acting style most appropriate to your comic. Theory Show, Don't Tell In any storytelling medium, especially the visual ones, we have the ability to make an audience believe in the world we are constructing. That believability will be more sustained if we deliver emotion, tone, and other story data through the visuals. Don't tell us that a character is angry, make us say that he/she is angry. Thoughtful Acting Delivers Story Tone More emphatic acting leads to a more "theatric" style of storytelling. Naturalistic or subtle acting leads to a more sophisticated or complex tone of story. Subdued acting can be used to create a sense of irony. Types of Acting Naturalistic - Acting to describe sophisticated & complex emotions. Examples: Kevin Maguire (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Maguire_(artist)), Goseki Kojima (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goseki_Kojima) Cartoon - Loud, exuberant acting usually used for comedic or theatrical effect. Examples: Manga, Aragones (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Aragones), Will Eisner (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Eisner) Subdued - Less acting, puts more story responsibility on words. Creates a sense of irony. Examples: Giffen (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Giffen), Daniel Clowes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Clowes), Jason (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_(comics)), Chris Ware (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Ware) Practical How to get the acting we want in our stories Gesture Facial Expression Body Language Type of Line Artistic Effects (Use of color, stroke, iconic imagery) Worldly Effects (Light-sourcing, using shadows, obstructing the view) Questions of interest: How do we decide what style of acting a story requires? When can we break the style? When can "not showing" be more effective than showing? How do you build a "library" of emotional expressions, and charicatures? The Art & Story Theme is written and performed by Mike Gilmore & Mike Johnston of The Northwoods Improvisors (http://www.northwoodsimprovisers.com/). Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph), Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy), and Kim (http://twitter.com/denungeherrholm) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://artandstorypodcast.com Email us: artandstory@gmail.com The Art & Story Hotline: (760) 923-8975 Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 108 - The Big Acting It's a wombo-sized 2-hour episode where we discuss acting in comics with friend of the show, cartoonist Kim Holm (http://cartoonarchy.blogspot.com/)! We break our discussion into a theoretical segment followed by some practical strategies for finding the acting style most appropriate to your comic. Theory Show, Don't Tell In any storytelling medium, especially the visual ones, we have the ability to make an audience believe in the world we are constructing. That believability will be more sustained if we deliver emotion, tone, and other story data through the visuals. Don't tell us that a character is angry, make us say that he/she is angry. Thoughtful Acting Delivers Story Tone More emphatic acting leads to a more "theatric" style of storytelling. Naturalistic or subtle acting leads to a more sophisticated or complex tone of story. Subdued acting can be used to create a sense of irony. Types of Acting Naturalistic - Acting to describe sophisticated & complex emotions. Examples: Kevin Maguire (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Maguire_(artist)), Goseki Kojima (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goseki_Kojima) Cartoon - Loud, exuberant acting usually used for comedic or theatrical effect. Examples: Manga, Aragones (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Aragones), Will Eisner (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Eisner) Subdued - Less acting, puts more story responsibility on words. Creates a sense of irony. Examples: Giffen (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Giffen), Daniel Clowes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Clowes), Jason (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_(comics)), Chris Ware (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Ware) Practical How to get the acting we want in our stories Gesture Facial Expression Body Language Type of Line Artistic Effects (Use of color, stroke, iconic imagery) Worldly Effects (Light-sourcing, using shadows, obstructing the view) Questions of interest: How do we decide what style of acting a story requires? When can we break the style? When can "not showing" be more effective than showing? How do you build a "library" of emotional expressions, and charicatures? The Art & Story Theme is written and performed by Mike Gilmore & Mike Johnston of The Northwoods Improvisors (http://www.northwoodsimprovisers.com/). Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph), Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy), and Kim (http://twitter.com/denungeherrholm) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://artandstorypodcast.com Email us: artandstory@gmail.com The Art & Story Hotline: (760) 923-8975 2:02:46 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-271499.mp3 Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:20:00 -0400 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-271499.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-271499.mp3 With this episode we begin a multi-part series called Your Comic From The Ground Up, through which we hope to more formally document all of the cartooning strategies we've used thus far when developing our comics from concept to completion. In this first part we concern ourselves with previsualization--starting from scratch. We break our discussion into a section on the theoretical concerns, followed by a section on practical techniques. Theory Beginning with a character or characters: Aspiration & Terror as character motivations Finding surprises within characters Discovering whether or not the character(s) will achieve their goals Character and story themes Sensible endings Beginning with a concept: Meaning/themes The twist Merging genres Tonal exploration Practical Character-based development strategies: Collecting actors Gesture studies Ink studies/style studies Turnaround/full character design The one-sentence description Concept-based development strategies: Visualize key scenes Rough outline Links mentioned this episode: Closing Doors (http://www.webcomicsnation.com/orionpakks/closing_doors/series.php?view=archive&chapter=4443&mpe=1&step=1) Say It In Slugs (http://www.webcomicsnation.com/orionpakks/say_it/series.php?view=archive&chapter=4484&mpe=1&step=1) John Oxbow: Man Out of Time (http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6103340) Mulligan's Run (http://cvcomics.com/?page_id=210) Equalizers of the Divide (http://equalizers.sugaryserials.com/2007/10/10/2007-10-10_equalizers-52m/) Switch Runners (http://switchrunners.sugaryserials.com/2008/06/21/2008-06-21_switchrunners-o1/) The Front (http://mlatcomics.com/front_index.html) Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://artandstorypodcast.com Email us: artandstory@gmail.com The Art & Story Hotline: (760) 923-8975 Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph Your Comic From The Ground Up, Pt 1 With this episode we begin a multi-part series called Your Comic From The Ground Up, through which we hope to more formally document all of the cartooning strategies we've used thus far when developing our comics from concept to completion. In this first part we concern ourselves with previsualization--starting from scratch. We break our discussion into a section on the theoretical concerns, followed by a section on practical techniques. Theory Beginning with a character or characters: Aspiration & Terror as character motivations Finding surprises within characters Discovering whether or not the character(s) will achieve their goals Character and story themes Sensible endings Beginning with a concept: Meaning/themes The twist Merging genres Tonal exploration Practical Character-based development strategies: Collecting actors Gesture studies Ink studies/style studies Turnaround/full character design The one-sentence description Concept-based development strategies: Visualize key scenes Rough outline Links mentioned this episode: Closing Doors (http://www.webcomicsnation.com/orionpakks/closing_doors/series.php?view=archive&chapter=4443&mpe=1&step=1) Say It In Slugs (http://www.webcomicsnation.com/orionpakks/say_it/series.php?view=archive&chapter=4484&mpe=1&step=1) John Oxbow: Man Out of Time (http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6103340) Mulligan's Run (http://cvcomics.com/?page_id=210) Equalizers of the Divide (http://equalizers.sugaryserials.com/2007/10/10/2007-10-10_equalizers-52m/) Switch Runners (http://switchrunners.sugaryserials.com/2008/06/21/2008-06-21_switchrunners-o1/) The Front (http://mlatcomics.com/front_index.html) Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://artandstorypodcast.com Email us: artandstory@gmail.com The Art & Story Hotline: (760) 923-8975 1:44:18 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-268775.mp3 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:00:00 -0400 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-268775.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-268775.mp3 This week Mark and I delve into a nerdy conversation about the differences between stories whose content is comprised of implicit and explicit story data. We evaluate the differences under the following criteria: Character Implicit: Rich, Developed, Contradictions Explicit: Vibrant, Distinct, Consistent Plot Development Implicit: Slow Explicit: Quick Theme Devlopment Implicit: Complex, Many Explicit: Straightforward, Fewer Focus (Thematic & Character) Implicit: Varied Explicit: Direct Composition & Delivery Implicit: Serialized Explicit: Episodic We take these criteria and attempt to chart some well-known stories along a line between implicit and explicit stories. We've even got a handy graphic to assist in the discussion! http://cvcomics.com/artandstory/images/a_s_107_chart.jpg And please note, this is diagrammatic thinking, which means we use broad generalizations in our discussion as a means to meditate on the topic. You may disagree with where we placed these stories, or even the criteria by which we judged them. If so, we'd love to hear your thoughts on it! We also read a few emails from Ros Archer and Viro Indovina during the show with some book recommendations. Check the post on our site for links! (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=399) Other newsy-type links: We've released The Lone Cartoonist anthem for download and distribution (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=390) Mark's new book WAR is now available for pre-order! (http://cvcomics.com/?p=385) Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://artandstorypodcast.com Email us: artandstory@gmail.com The Art & Story Hotline: (760) 923-8975 Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 107 - The Big Implicit/Explicit Story This week Mark and I delve into a nerdy conversation about the differences between stories whose content is comprised of implicit and explicit story data. We evaluate the differences under the following criteria: Character Implicit: Rich, Developed, Contradictions Explicit: Vibrant, Distinct, Consistent Plot Development Implicit: Slow Explicit: Quick Theme Devlopment Implicit: Complex, Many Explicit: Straightforward, Fewer Focus (Thematic & Character) Implicit: Varied Explicit: Direct Composition & Delivery Implicit: Serialized Explicit: Episodic We take these criteria and attempt to chart some well-known stories along a line between implicit and explicit stories. We've even got a handy graphic to assist in the discussion! http://cvcomics.com/artandstory/images/a_s_107_chart.jpg And please note, this is diagrammatic thinking, which means we use broad generalizations in our discussion as a means to meditate on the topic. You may disagree with where we placed these stories, or even the criteria by which we judged them. If so, we'd love to hear your thoughts on it! We also read a few emails from Ros Archer and Viro Indovina during the show with some book recommendations. Check the post on our site for links! (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=399) Other newsy-type links: We've released The Lone Cartoonist anthem for download and distribution (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=390) Mark's new book WAR is now available for pre-order! (http://cvcomics.com/?p=385) Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://artandstorypodcast.com Email us: artandstory@gmail.com The Art & Story Hotline: (760) 923-8975 1:42:38 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-265968.mp3 Wed, 09 Sep 2009 01:00:00 -0400 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-265968.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-265968.mp3 This week we explore some of the more negative aspects of being a cartoonist/freelance illustrator. Mark and I have an open conversation about being frazzled, losing our focus, and riding the wild mood swings that seem to be part and parcel of our chosen careers. This is less of an advice-giving episode; our goal is to let you listen in on one of our various studio conversations as we try to talk ourselves back to the desk. We answer a voicemail from Zach Bosteel (http://twitter.com/ZachBosteel), who asks us about writing women characters and provides us with some great book/link recommendations. After that we play a voicemail from Gerimi Burleigh (http://optichouse.com), who offers some great advice on starting up a freelance career while still in college. Links mentioned in this episode: Art & Story Alive! Episode 81 (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=388) Big Illustration Party Time (http://illustrationparty.blogspot.com) Sean Gordon Murphy (http://www.seangordonmurphy.com/) The Colodin Project (http://www.thecolodinproject.com/) Book recommendation this week: Panel Discussions: Design in Sequential Art Storytelling (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1893905144?ie=UTF8&tag=arst09-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1893905144) Other newsy-type links: We've released The Lone Cartoonist anthem for download and distribution (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=390) Jerzy's 1995 mini-comic series The Black Hole Equation, has been put online--here's why (http://jdrozd.blogspot.com/2009/09/trick-just-do-it-you-get-better.html) Mark posted some pages from his upcoming book, WAR (http://cvcomics.com/?p=376) Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://artandstorypodcast.com Email us: artandstory@gmail.com The Art & Story Hotline: (760) 923-8975 Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 106 - The Big Catharsis This week we explore some of the more negative aspects of being a cartoonist/freelance illustrator. Mark and I have an open conversation about being frazzled, losing our focus, and riding the wild mood swings that seem to be part and parcel of our chosen careers. This is less of an advice-giving episode; our goal is to let you listen in on one of our various studio conversations as we try to talk ourselves back to the desk. We answer a voicemail from Zach Bosteel (http://twitter.com/ZachBosteel), who asks us about writing women characters and provides us with some great book/link recommendations. After that we play a voicemail from Gerimi Burleigh (http://optichouse.com), who offers some great advice on starting up a freelance career while still in college. Links mentioned in this episode: Art & Story Alive! Episode 81 (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=388) Big Illustration Party Time (http://illustrationparty.blogspot.com) Sean Gordon Murphy (http://www.seangordonmurphy.com/) The Colodin Project (http://www.thecolodinproject.com/) Book recommendation this week: Panel Discussions: Design in Sequential Art Storytelling (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1893905144?ie=UTF8&tag=arst09-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1893905144) Other newsy-type links: We've released The Lone Cartoonist anthem for download and distribution (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=390) Jerzy's 1995 mini-comic series The Black Hole Equation, has been put online--here's why (http://jdrozd.blogspot.com/2009/09/trick-just-do-it-you-get-better.html) Mark posted some pages from his upcoming book, WAR (http://cvcomics.com/?p=376) Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://artandstorypodcast.com Email us: artandstory@gmail.com The Art & Story Hotline: (760) 923-8975 1:31:24 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-263442.mp3 Tue, 01 Sep 2009 22:30:00 -0400 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-263442.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-263442.mp3 This week Mark and I explore how a cartoonist's style contributes to the tone of their work. We're specifically talking about the visual style as a vehicle of storytelling in terms of use of line, use of color, and use of composition and character design/pose. We break down some broad categories of frequently-used tones, but these are by no means a definitive or complete list: Dynamism Artists mentioned: Jack Kirby, Walt Simonson,Jerry Ordway, Bruce Timm Characterized by Clarity Boldness Variety of line weight Dramatic Black Spotting Sophistication Artists mentioned: Charles Burns, R. Crumb, Seth, Craig Thompson, Chris Ware Characterized by Use of feathering Graphical style Smooth lines Rigidity of poses Texture Fixed-width linework Cheerfulness Artists mentioned: Carl Barks, Curt Swan, Jerry Ordway, Bruce Timm, Craig McCraken Characterized by Contour line Simplification of form Smoother lines Varying line weight Depravity Artists mentioned: Bill Sienkiewicz, R. Crumb, Berni Wrightson, Eddie Campbell Characterized by Impressionistic detail Savage lines We examined each grouping through the following questions: What are they doing with lines? What are they doing with color? What are they doing with composition/pose? Links mentioned in this episode: - Thomas James' Escape From Illustration Island Podcast is now updating! (http://escapefromillustrationisland.com/category/podcast/) - New episode of the Saturday Supercast is up, featuring part two of our discussion of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, Season One! (http://sugaryserials.com/blog/2009/08/31/saturday-supercast-22-he-man-and-the-masters-of-the-universe-pt-2/) And thanks to Jim Lujan (http://jimlujan.com) for the voicemail this week! Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://artandstorypodcast.com Email us: artandstory@gmail.com The Art & Story Hotline: (760) 923-8975 Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 105 - The Big Tone This week Mark and I explore how a cartoonist's style contributes to the tone of their work. We're specifically talking about the visual style as a vehicle of storytelling in terms of use of line, use of color, and use of composition and character design/pose. We break down some broad categories of frequently-used tones, but these are by no means a definitive or complete list: Dynamism Artists mentioned: Jack Kirby, Walt Simonson,Jerry Ordway, Bruce Timm Characterized by Clarity Boldness Variety of line weight Dramatic Black Spotting Sophistication Artists mentioned: Charles Burns, R. Crumb, Seth, Craig Thompson, Chris Ware Characterized by Use of feathering Graphical style Smooth lines Rigidity of poses Texture Fixed-width linework Cheerfulness Artists mentioned: Carl Barks, Curt Swan, Jerry Ordway, Bruce Timm, Craig McCraken Characterized by Contour line Simplification of form Smoother lines Varying line weight Depravity Artists mentioned: Bill Sienkiewicz, R. Crumb, Berni Wrightson, Eddie Campbell Characterized by Impressionistic detail Savage lines We examined each grouping through the following questions: What are they doing with lines? What are they doing with color? What are they doing with composition/pose? Links mentioned in this episode: - Thomas James' Escape From Illustration Island Podcast is now updating! (http://escapefromillustrationisland.com/category/podcast/) - New episode of the Saturday Supercast is up, featuring part two of our discussion of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, Season One! (http://sugaryserials.com/blog/2009/08/31/saturday-supercast-22-he-man-and-the-masters-of-the-universe-pt-2/) And thanks to Jim Lujan (http://jimlujan.com) for the voicemail this week! Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://artandstorypodcast.com Email us: artandstory@gmail.com The Art & Story Hotline: (760) 923-8975 1:48:16 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-260856.mp3 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 23:00:00 -0400 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-260856.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-260856.mp3 We're celebrating our two-year anniversary with an interview with two excellent examples of the kinds of renaissance creators we independent cartoonists should be! Tara Platt and Yuri Lowenthal are actors, writers, producers, and voice actors who never stop working. In addition to recently completing pre-production work on an independent film (http://monkeykingdomproductions.com), they've also just finished work on a book about voice acting called Voice-Over Voice Actor, What it's Like Behind the Mic (http://bugbotpress.com - featuring comic strips and illustrations by me!). Tara and Yuri spend some time with us to discuss the challenges of managing a collaborative project, why it's important to always be working on something, their process of writing, and how they find and develop characters with their voices. Tons of great food for thought for any independent creator out there. If you enjoyed listening to the discussion this week, be sure to check out their book! Links mentioned in this episode: Voice-Over Voice Actor, What it's Like Behind the Mic - Now available for pre-order! (http://bugbotpress.com) Tumbling After, Tara and Yuri's independent film (http://www.monkeykingdomproductions.com/) Tara Platt's website (http://taraplatt.com) Yuri Lowenthal's website (http://yurilowenthal.com) Other newsy-type links this week: More items in the (http://zazzle.com/artandstorypodcast)Art & Story Zazzle store! Storriors mugs now on sale! A reminder to check out items in Mark's store. We practice what we preach, so if you enjoy our show, you'll probably enjoy his comics! (http://cvcomics.com/?page_id=67) Thomas James' Escape From Illustration Island podcast launches this week! (http://escapefromillustrationisland.com/) Mark appeared on the last two episodes of Big Illustration Party Time (http://illustrationparty.blogspot.com) (eps 29 & 30) Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com The Art & Story Hotline: (760) 923-8975 Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 104 - The Big Renaissance We're celebrating our two-year anniversary with an interview with two excellent examples of the kinds of renaissance creators we independent cartoonists should be! Tara Platt and Yuri Lowenthal are actors, writers, producers, and voice actors who never stop working. In addition to recently completing pre-production work on an independent film (http://monkeykingdomproductions.com), they've also just finished work on a book about voice acting called Voice-Over Voice Actor, What it's Like Behind the Mic (http://bugbotpress.com - featuring comic strips and illustrations by me!). Tara and Yuri spend some time with us to discuss the challenges of managing a collaborative project, why it's important to always be working on something, their process of writing, and how they find and develop characters with their voices. Tons of great food for thought for any independent creator out there. If you enjoyed listening to the discussion this week, be sure to check out their book! Links mentioned in this episode: Voice-Over Voice Actor, What it's Like Behind the Mic - Now available for pre-order! (http://bugbotpress.com) Tumbling After, Tara and Yuri's independent film (http://www.monkeykingdomproductions.com/) Tara Platt's website (http://taraplatt.com) Yuri Lowenthal's website (http://yurilowenthal.com) Other newsy-type links this week: More items in the (http://zazzle.com/artandstorypodcast)Art & Story Zazzle store! Storriors mugs now on sale! A reminder to check out items in Mark's store. We practice what we preach, so if you enjoy our show, you'll probably enjoy his comics! (http://cvcomics.com/?page_id=67) Thomas James' Escape From Illustration Island podcast launches this week! (http://escapefromillustrationisland.com/) Mark appeared on the last two episodes of Big Illustration Party Time (http://illustrationparty.blogspot.com) (eps 29 & 30) Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com The Art & Story Hotline: (760) 923-8975 1:26:54 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-258440.mp3 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:30:00 -0400 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-258440.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-258440.mp3 This week we have a special co-host for a continuation of our discussion on building communities and connecting with other artists. Thomas James of the upcoming Escape From Illustration Island podcast (http://escapefromillustrationisland.com/) talks with us about how he plans to use his website and podcast to invite fellow cartoonists, illustrators, and animators to join him in amassing as many great resources for artists as possible. In this way he hopes to create a hub for cartoonists to gather around and get to know one another, and maybe even remove the negative connotations surrounding the word "networking". At the top of the episode we respond to a voicemail sent by Gerimi Burleigh (http://optichouse.com), who shares some thoughts explored in Art & Story Alive! #78 (http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/talkCast.jsp?masterId=14504&cmd=tc)--namely, the future of digital distribution of comics in regards to the rumored Apple Mediapad (http://www.slashgear.com/apple-media-pad-concept-certainly-looks-hot-3042351/). Other newsy-type links mentioned in this episode: Mark appeared on the last two episodes of Big Illustration Party Time (http://illustrationparty.blogspot.com) (eps 29 & 30) New items in our Zazzle store! Bumper stickers and more mugs! (http://zazzle.com/artandstorypodcast) A wrap-up of Mark's trip to Portland can be found in some recent episodes of Art & Story Extreme!! (http://cvcomics.com/extreme) Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com The Art & Story Hotline: (760) 923-8975 Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 103 - The Big Escape This week we have a special co-host for a continuation of our discussion on building communities and connecting with other artists. Thomas James of the upcoming Escape From Illustration Island podcast (http://escapefromillustrationisland.com/) talks with us about how he plans to use his website and podcast to invite fellow cartoonists, illustrators, and animators to join him in amassing as many great resources for artists as possible. In this way he hopes to create a hub for cartoonists to gather around and get to know one another, and maybe even remove the negative connotations surrounding the word "networking". At the top of the episode we respond to a voicemail sent by Gerimi Burleigh (http://optichouse.com), who shares some thoughts explored in Art & Story Alive! #78 (http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/talkCast.jsp?masterId=14504&cmd=tc)--namely, the future of digital distribution of comics in regards to the rumored Apple Mediapad (http://www.slashgear.com/apple-media-pad-concept-certainly-looks-hot-3042351/). Other newsy-type links mentioned in this episode: Mark appeared on the last two episodes of Big Illustration Party Time (http://illustrationparty.blogspot.com) (eps 29 & 30) New items in our Zazzle store! Bumper stickers and more mugs! (http://zazzle.com/artandstorypodcast) A wrap-up of Mark's trip to Portland can be found in some recent episodes of Art & Story Extreme!! (http://cvcomics.com/extreme) Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com The Art & Story Hotline: (760) 923-8975 1:33:58 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-255968.mp3 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 22:02:46 -0400 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-255968.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-255968.mp3 Due to a snafu with our original recording of A&S 102 (check out our AudioBoo on that for more info: http://audioboo.fm/boos/54146), we had to be creative in making this week's episode happen. We took the opportunity to do our first late-night live show since A&S episode 5, and we're joined by a stellar group of cartoonists to discuss the topic of Finding Inroads to Art Communities, or Finding Your Art Buddy. Guests this episode include: Chris Oatley is an artist, writer, and aspiring director who lives in Los Angeles, California, works in the entertainment industry, and his goal is to inspire you with his excellent ArtCast (http://chrisoatley.com). Matt Munn is the creator of Zed Reckoning (http://zombiegrotto.com), one of the most awesome horror/action comics on the internet. Ryan Dow is a regular on our weekly live show, Art & Story Alive! He's also the cartoonist behind Introspective Comics (http://introspectivecomics.com). Kevin Cross is one half of the Big Illustration Party Time podcast (http://illustrationparty.blogspot.com), but he also works as a freelance illustrator (http://kevincross.net) when he's not preparing to launch his new webcomic Monkey Mod (http://monkeymodcomic.com/)! He joins Shawn Robare and myself as a co-host on the Saturday Supercast (http://sugaryserials.com/blog/category/podcasts/)! Javier Hernandez is the host of the Javiland podcast (http://javilandblog.blogspot.com/), but he's also known for his work as a cartoonist on El Muerto (http://www.webcomicsnation.com/javier_hernandez/mangamuerto/series.php), Demolition Dove (http://www.webcomicsnation.com/javier_hernandez/demolitiondove/series.php?view=archive&chapter=39684), and his upcoming Man Swamp (http://javiersblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/giant-size-man-swamp.html) from Xomix Comix (http://xomixcentral.blogspot.com/)! Jim Lujan is the creator of many wonderfully strange animated cartoons (http://www.jimlujan.com/). He also produces the Fakesplosion podcast (http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/talkCast.jsp?masterId=35878&cmd=tc)! We recorded this episode live through Talkshoe, which means that a bunch of terrific cartoonists were in the chat client sharing their thoughts. You can read a transcript of the chat by going to the Talkshoe Transcript Generator (http://www.marketing-ideas.org/TalkShoe-Instant-Chat-Grabber.php) and entering show ID 49181. Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com The Art & Story Hotline: (760) 923-8975 Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 102 - The Big Call-In II Due to a snafu with our original recording of A&S 102 (check out our AudioBoo on that for more info: http://audioboo.fm/boos/54146), we had to be creative in making this week's episode happen. We took the opportunity to do our first late-night live show since A&S episode 5, and we're joined by a stellar group of cartoonists to discuss the topic of Finding Inroads to Art Communities, or Finding Your Art Buddy. Guests this episode include: Chris Oatley is an artist, writer, and aspiring director who lives in Los Angeles, California, works in the entertainment industry, and his goal is to inspire you with his excellent ArtCast (http://chrisoatley.com). Matt Munn is the creator of Zed Reckoning (http://zombiegrotto.com), one of the most awesome horror/action comics on the internet. Ryan Dow is a regular on our weekly live show, Art & Story Alive! He's also the cartoonist behind Introspective Comics (http://introspectivecomics.com). Kevin Cross is one half of the Big Illustration Party Time podcast (http://illustrationparty.blogspot.com), but he also works as a freelance illustrator (http://kevincross.net) when he's not preparing to launch his new webcomic Monkey Mod (http://monkeymodcomic.com/)! He joins Shawn Robare and myself as a co-host on the Saturday Supercast (http://sugaryserials.com/blog/category/podcasts/)! Javier Hernandez is the host of the Javiland podcast (http://javilandblog.blogspot.com/), but he's also known for his work as a cartoonist on El Muerto (http://www.webcomicsnation.com/javier_hernandez/mangamuerto/series.php), Demolition Dove (http://www.webcomicsnation.com/javier_hernandez/demolitiondove/series.php?view=archive&chapter=39684), and his upcoming Man Swamp (http://javiersblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/giant-size-man-swamp.html) from Xomix Comix (http://xomixcentral.blogspot.com/)! Jim Lujan is the creator of many wonderfully strange animated cartoons (http://www.jimlujan.com/). He also produces the Fakesplosion podcast (http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/talkCast.jsp?masterId=35878&cmd=tc)! We recorded this episode live through Talkshoe, which means that a bunch of terrific cartoonists were in the chat client sharing their thoughts. You can read a transcript of the chat by going to the Talkshoe Transcript Generator (http://www.marketing-ideas.org/TalkShoe-Instant-Chat-Grabber.php) and entering show ID 49181. Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com The Art & Story Hotline: (760) 923-8975 1:30:41 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-253297.mp3 Tue, 04 Aug 2009 22:00:00 -0400 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-253297.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-253297.mp3 This week's topic was inspired by an email we received recently from Carl Mefferd (http://piratesvsquid.blogspot.com/), who asked for our thoughts on how we stay focused and motivated to keep making comics. While it's a topic broached before in past shows (and on Art & Story Alive!), it's always worthwhile to revisit these subjects to see if we've developed any new strategies, or if old ones have ceased being useful to us. We organize our thoughts under an analogy of a workout regimen. Those who are much healthier than either Mark or I suggest a combination of endurance and strength training to stay in shape. We discuss the following strategies to stay in shape artistically, while trying to find the analogs for them in the world of physical fitness: Getting over the fear of sucking Just get through it Sloppy drawing Doodling without previsualization Procedure & not over-working an illustration Art Buddies In addition to an exercise routine, most people agree that good nutrition is important. Of course we have our creative-types analogs in the following strategies: Intellectual comfort food Keeping the Analytic Eye opened Links mentioned in this episode: Merlin Mann's speech at MaxFunCon (http://www.maximumfun.org/sound-young-america/maxfuncon-merlin-mann-doing-creative-work-sound-young-america) New Additions to the Art & Story Zazzle store (http://www.zazzle.com/artandstorypodcast) We're also pleased to play a voicemail by Juan Navarro (http://thisisjuan.com), who shares a few book recommendations with us! Check the website for details! Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://artandstorypodcast.com Email us: artandstory@gmail.com The Art & Story Hotline: (760) 923-8975 Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 101 - The Big Workout This week's topic was inspired by an email we received recently from Carl Mefferd (http://piratesvsquid.blogspot.com/), who asked for our thoughts on how we stay focused and motivated to keep making comics. While it's a topic broached before in past shows (and on Art & Story Alive!), it's always worthwhile to revisit these subjects to see if we've developed any new strategies, or if old ones have ceased being useful to us. We organize our thoughts under an analogy of a workout regimen. Those who are much healthier than either Mark or I suggest a combination of endurance and strength training to stay in shape. We discuss the following strategies to stay in shape artistically, while trying to find the analogs for them in the world of physical fitness: Getting over the fear of sucking Just get through it Sloppy drawing Doodling without previsualization Procedure & not over-working an illustration Art Buddies In addition to an exercise routine, most people agree that good nutrition is important. Of course we have our creative-types analogs in the following strategies: Intellectual comfort food Keeping the Analytic Eye opened Links mentioned in this episode: Merlin Mann's speech at MaxFunCon (http://www.maximumfun.org/sound-young-america/maxfuncon-merlin-mann-doing-creative-work-sound-young-america) New Additions to the Art & Story Zazzle store (http://www.zazzle.com/artandstorypodcast) We're also pleased to play a voicemail by Juan Navarro (http://thisisjuan.com), who shares a few book recommendations with us! Check the website for details! Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://artandstorypodcast.com Email us: artandstory@gmail.com The Art & Story Hotline: (760) 923-8975 1:42:57 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-250799.mp3 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-250799.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-250799.mp3 We're joined by our biggest roundtable yet to help celebrate reaching our 100th episode! No special topic this time--more of a general discussion about why we love the comics medium so much, from our various points of view. Here's our lineup of special guests: Shawn Robare is the man behind Branded in the 80s (http://brandedinthe80s.com), a blog that remembers what it's like to be a kid! He is also one of the co-hosts of the recently relaunched Saturday Supercast (http://sugaryserials.com), a podcast about the cartoons of the 60s, 70s, and 80s! Krishna Sadasivam is the cartoonist behind PC Weenies (http://pcweenies.com), a comic for tech nerds and the people who love/tolerate them, and Uncubed (http://www.uncubedthecomic.com/), his autobiographical comic. He is also the co-host of our weekly live show, Art & Story Alive! (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?page_id=66) Kevin Cross is one half of the Big Illustration Party Time podcast (http://illustrationparty.blogspot.com), but he also works as a freelance illustrator (http://kevincross.net) when he's not preparing to launch his new webcomic Monkey Mod (http://monkeymodcomic.com/)! He joins Shawn Robare and myself as a co-host on the Saturday Supercast! Joshua Kemble is the other half of the Big Illustration Party Time podcast (http://illustrationparty.blogspot.com), and he also works as a freelance illustrator (http://joshuakemble.com) and is a Xeric Award-winning cartoonist (http://www.joshuakemble.com/comics.html)! Diana Nock is the cartoonist repsonsible for The Intrepid Girlbot (http://www.intrepidgirlbot.com/), Imaginary Friends Forever (http://imaginaryfriends.sugaryserials.com/2008/04/11/2008-04-11_imaginaryfriends-01/), and many more comics found on her Jinxville site (http://jinxville.com/)! Javier Hernandez is the host of the Javiland podcast (http://javilandblog.blogspot.com/), but he's also known for his work as a cartoonist on El Muerto (http://www.webcomicsnation.com/javier_hernandez/mangamuerto/series.php), Demolition Dove (http://www.webcomicsnation.com/javier_hernandez/demolitiondove/series.php?view=archive&chapter=39684), and his upcoming Man Swamp (http://javiersblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/giant-size-man-swamp.html) from Xomix Comix (http://xomixcentral.blogspot.com/)! Jim Lujan is the creator of many wonderfully strange animated cartoons (http://www.jimlujan.com/). He also produces the Fakesplosion podcast (http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/talkCast.jsp?masterId=35878&cmd=tc)! Last but not least, we have Gerimi Burleigh, who recently completed his graphic novel, Eye of the Gods (http://optichouse.com/comics/comics.html). He currently is working on some new comics which will no doubt be available on his Optic House website soon (http://optichouse.com/index.html). Our deepest thanks to all of these folks who took time out of their busy schedules to rap with us for a while. We certainly had fun during the recording. And we certainly thank YOU for downloading and listening! Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com The Art & Story Hotline: (760) 923-8975 Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 100 - The Big 'Un We're joined by our biggest roundtable yet to help celebrate reaching our 100th episode! No special topic this time--more of a general discussion about why we love the comics medium so much, from our various points of view. Here's our lineup of special guests: Shawn Robare is the man behind Branded in the 80s (http://brandedinthe80s.com), a blog that remembers what it's like to be a kid! He is also one of the co-hosts of the recently relaunched Saturday Supercast (http://sugaryserials.com), a podcast about the cartoons of the 60s, 70s, and 80s! Krishna Sadasivam is the cartoonist behind PC Weenies (http://pcweenies.com), a comic for tech nerds and the people who love/tolerate them, and Uncubed (http://www.uncubedthecomic.com/), his autobiographical comic. He is also the co-host of our weekly live show, Art & Story Alive! (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?page_id=66) Kevin Cross is one half of the Big Illustration Party Time podcast (http://illustrationparty.blogspot.com), but he also works as a freelance illustrator (http://kevincross.net) when he's not preparing to launch his new webcomic Monkey Mod (http://monkeymodcomic.com/)! He joins Shawn Robare and myself as a co-host on the Saturday Supercast! Joshua Kemble is the other half of the Big Illustration Party Time podcast (http://illustrationparty.blogspot.com), and he also works as a freelance illustrator (http://joshuakemble.com) and is a Xeric Award-winning cartoonist (http://www.joshuakemble.com/comics.html)! Diana Nock is the cartoonist repsonsible for The Intrepid Girlbot (http://www.intrepidgirlbot.com/), Imaginary Friends Forever (http://imaginaryfriends.sugaryserials.com/2008/04/11/2008-04-11_imaginaryfriends-01/), and many more comics found on her Jinxville site (http://jinxville.com/)! Javier Hernandez is the host of the Javiland podcast (http://javilandblog.blogspot.com/), but he's also known for his work as a cartoonist on El Muerto (http://www.webcomicsnation.com/javier_hernandez/mangamuerto/series.php), Demolition Dove (http://www.webcomicsnation.com/javier_hernandez/demolitiondove/series.php?view=archive&chapter=39684), and his upcoming Man Swamp (http://javiersblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/giant-size-man-swamp.html) from Xomix Comix (http://xomixcentral.blogspot.com/)! Jim Lujan is the creator of many wonderfully strange animated cartoons (http://www.jimlujan.com/). He also produces the Fakesplosion podcast (http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/talkCast.jsp?masterId=35878&cmd=tc)! Last but not least, we have Gerimi Burleigh, who recently completed his graphic novel, Eye of the Gods (http://optichouse.com/comics/comics.html). He currently is working on some new comics which will no doubt be available on his Optic House website soon (http://optichouse.com/index.html). Our deepest thanks to all of these folks who took time out of their busy schedules to rap with us for a while. We certainly had fun during the recording. And we certainly thank YOU for downloading and listening! Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com The Art & Story Hotline: (760) 923-8975 1:48:58 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-248187.mp3 Tue, 21 Jul 2009 22:55:00 -0400 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-248187.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-248187.mp3 This week we spotlight Wally Wood's famous "22 Panels That Always Work" http://cvcomics.com/artandstory/images/wallywood22panel.jpg We discuss several of the panels in this image and discuss how they have affected our storytelling, why and how we think they work, and how we've used them in our own comics. Some of the panels highlighted: Big Head Extreme Closeup Back of Head/Part of Head Profile Open Panel Small Fig Down Shot L-Shape White Ben Day BG and Silhouette Three Stage Contrast Some of our comics mentioned using these techniques: Hitomi & The Girl Commandos Part 5, Page 1 (Contrast) (http://cvcomics.com/artandstory/images/hitomi5_pg1.jpg) The Front Part 3, Page 39 (Contrast) (http://www.webcomicsnation.com/jerzy/front_wcn/series.php?view=archive&chapter=667&mpe=1&fromwhich=39&direction=f) The Replacements, Book Three, Page 23 (Small Fig) (http://www.webcomicsnation.com/jerzy/replacements_wcn/series.php?view=archive&chapter=4333#strip10) Curse of the Pharaohs, Page 04 (Silhouette) (http://curseofthepharaohs.sugaryserials.com/2007/10/25/2007-10-25_curseofthepharaohs-22/) Curse of the Pharaohs, Page 23 (Silhouette w/rim lighting) (http://curseofthepharaohs.sugaryserials.com/2007/12/08/2007-12-08_curseofthepharaohs-00/) John Oxbow, Man Out of Time (Profile) (http://tinyastronaut.etsy.com) More newsy-type links: The Art & Story coffee mug is now on sale! Only $15! (http://www.zazzle.com/artandstorypodcast) Krishna's Rebootus Maximus is still up for pre-order! (http://pcweenies.com/pc-weenies-books/) Art & Story Alive! And Art & Story Extreme!! both celebrate anniversaries this week! (http://cvcomics.com/extreme) I recently led a test of the Ustream service, which I hope to use again in the near future (http://www.ustream.tv/channel/Ã?rt-%26-story-screencast) Special appearance by Brian Turner of Cricket Press! Thanks for the testimonial, Brian! (http://cricket-press.com) Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com The Art & Story Hotline: (760) 923-8975 Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 099 - The Big Wood This week we spotlight Wally Wood's famous "22 Panels That Always Work" http://cvcomics.com/artandstory/images/wallywood22panel.jpg We discuss several of the panels in this image and discuss how they have affected our storytelling, why and how we think they work, and how we've used them in our own comics. Some of the panels highlighted: Big Head Extreme Closeup Back of Head/Part of Head Profile Open Panel Small Fig Down Shot L-Shape White Ben Day BG and Silhouette Three Stage Contrast Some of our comics mentioned using these techniques: Hitomi & The Girl Commandos Part 5, Page 1 (Contrast) (http://cvcomics.com/artandstory/images/hitomi5_pg1.jpg) The Front Part 3, Page 39 (Contrast) (http://www.webcomicsnation.com/jerzy/front_wcn/series.php?view=archive&chapter=667&mpe=1&fromwhich=39&direction=f) The Replacements, Book Three, Page 23 (Small Fig) (http://www.webcomicsnation.com/jerzy/replacements_wcn/series.php?view=archive&chapter=4333#strip10) Curse of the Pharaohs, Page 04 (Silhouette) (http://curseofthepharaohs.sugaryserials.com/2007/10/25/2007-10-25_curseofthepharaohs-22/) Curse of the Pharaohs, Page 23 (Silhouette w/rim lighting) (http://curseofthepharaohs.sugaryserials.com/2007/12/08/2007-12-08_curseofthepharaohs-00/) John Oxbow, Man Out of Time (Profile) (http://tinyastronaut.etsy.com) More newsy-type links: The Art & Story coffee mug is now on sale! Only $15! (http://www.zazzle.com/artandstorypodcast) Krishna's Rebootus Maximus is still up for pre-order! (http://pcweenies.com/pc-weenies-books/) Art & Story Alive! And Art & Story Extreme!! both celebrate anniversaries this week! (http://cvcomics.com/extreme) I recently led a test of the Ustream service, which I hope to use again in the near future (http://www.ustream.tv/channel/Ã?rt-%26-story-screencast) Special appearance by Brian Turner of Cricket Press! Thanks for the testimonial, Brian! (http://cricket-press.com) Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com The Art & Story Hotline: (760) 923-8975 1:30:57 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-245741.mp3 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-245741.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-245741.mp3 I'm sure most of you out there have a cherished book in your library that you discovered by way of a friend's recommendation. This week we share some of the cherished reads/listens/watches from our media libraries in that same spirit. These aren't resources like "how to" books--instead we spotlight some of the books that electrified and inspired us as storytellers. The kind of book that changes the way you think about your craft. Visit our website www.cvcomics.com/artandstory for the links to these books/videos! Jerzy's Picks: * Thomas Carlyle On Heroes, Hero-Worship And The Heroic In History * The Power of Myth, with Joseph Campbell & Bill Moyers * The Four Loves, by C.S. Lewis (also available in audio on iTunes, which I highly recommend) * The Romantic Manifesto, by Ayn Rand Mark's Picks: * The Twilight Zone - Season 1 (The Definitive Edition) * The Twilight Zone Companion * The Outer Limits Original Series Complete Box Set Also available on Hulu.com, totally free! * Star Trek The Original Series - The Complete First Season Also available on YouTube, totally free! * Superman - The Movie (Four-Disc Special Edition) * The Contract with God Trilogy: Life on Dropsie Avenue (A Contract With God, A Life Force, Dropsie Avenue) * Eisner/Miller * I Am Legend, by Richard Matheson And the surprise book recommendation that I couldn't remember the name of during the recording: * Mirrors: Stories of Almost Everyone Other newsy links of note: * Krishna Sadasivam's PC Weenies Rebootus Maximus is up for pre-order! Get a copy for a tech-savvy, non-comics reader today! (http://pcweenies.com/pc-weenies-books/) * The Saturday Supercast has returned, hosted by Kevin Cross, Shawn Robare, and yours truly! Our first new ep is an exploration of the 1980s cartoon series G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero! (http://sugaryserials.com/blog/2009/07/10/saturday-supercast-19-gi-joe-a-real-american-hero-pt-1/) * We've added a page to the site detailing what we plan to spend donation dollars on in order to improve the podcast. (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?page_id=370) * New video on our Vimeo site (http://vimeo.com/5586447), showing what a recording of an A&S Extreme!! episode looks like. Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com The Art & Story Hotline: (760) 923-8975 Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 098 - The Big Book Recommendation I'm sure most of you out there have a cherished book in your library that you discovered by way of a friend's recommendation. This week we share some of the cherished reads/listens/watches from our media libraries in that same spirit. These aren't resources like "how to" books--instead we spotlight some of the books that electrified and inspired us as storytellers. The kind of book that changes the way you think about your craft. Visit our website www.cvcomics.com/artandstory for the links to these books/videos! Jerzy's Picks: * Thomas Carlyle On Heroes, Hero-Worship And The Heroic In History * The Power of Myth, with Joseph Campbell & Bill Moyers * The Four Loves, by C.S. Lewis (also available in audio on iTunes, which I highly recommend) * The Romantic Manifesto, by Ayn Rand Mark's Picks: * The Twilight Zone - Season 1 (The Definitive Edition) * The Twilight Zone Companion * The Outer Limits Original Series Complete Box Set Also available on Hulu.com, totally free! * Star Trek The Original Series - The Complete First Season Also available on YouTube, totally free! * Superman - The Movie (Four-Disc Special Edition) * The Contract with God Trilogy: Life on Dropsie Avenue (A Contract With God, A Life Force, Dropsie Avenue) * Eisner/Miller * I Am Legend, by Richard Matheson And the surprise book recommendation that I couldn't remember the name of during the recording: * Mirrors: Stories of Almost Everyone Other newsy links of note: * Krishna Sadasivam's PC Weenies Rebootus Maximus is up for pre-order! Get a copy for a tech-savvy, non-comics reader today! (http://pcweenies.com/pc-weenies-books/) * The Saturday Supercast has returned, hosted by Kevin Cross, Shawn Robare, and yours truly! Our first new ep is an exploration of the 1980s cartoon series G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero! (http://sugaryserials.com/blog/2009/07/10/saturday-supercast-19-gi-joe-a-real-american-hero-pt-1/) * We've added a page to the site detailing what we plan to spend donation dollars on in order to improve the podcast. (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?page_id=370) * New video on our Vimeo site (http://vimeo.com/5586447), showing what a recording of an A&S Extreme!! episode looks like. Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com The Art & Story Hotline: (760) 923-8975 1:36:51 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-243120.mp3 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-243120.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-243120.mp3 We have our second-ever in-studio guest this week, as we're joined by Paul Storrie (http://www.storrieville.com/index.html), a comics writer whose work has been published by DC Comics, Marvel, IDW, and more. Paul stopped by to share some of his thoughts on making comics from a writer's perspective, some of the more theoretical/philosophical aspects of writing, and some advice/strategies for exploring a writing career in comics. Links mentioned in this episode: - Chuck Dixon's website, where you can find samples of full comics scripts (http://www.dixonverse.net/) - Big Illustration Party Time, the definitive freelance illustration podcast, now with more audio quality (http://illustrationparty.blogspot.com) - Krishna Sadasivam's PC Weenies Book is still up for pre-order (http://pcweenies.com/pc-weenies-books/) - The new (http://cvcomics.com/video/)Art & Story video podcast, featuring an inking tutorial (http://cvcomics.com/video/?p=42) - Art & Story Extreme!! (http://cvcomics.com/extreme) Also, we must thank Jim Lujan (http://jimlujan.com/), Gerimi Burleigh (http://optichouse.com/), Thomas James (http://thomasjamesillustration.com/), and Kevin Cross (http://kevincross.net) for the wonderful testimonials submitted for A&S Extreme!! Thanks a million, guys! Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com The Art & Story Hotline: (760) 923-8975 Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 097 - The Big Storrie We have our second-ever in-studio guest this week, as we're joined by Paul Storrie (http://www.storrieville.com/index.html), a comics writer whose work has been published by DC Comics, Marvel, IDW, and more. Paul stopped by to share some of his thoughts on making comics from a writer's perspective, some of the more theoretical/philosophical aspects of writing, and some advice/strategies for exploring a writing career in comics. Links mentioned in this episode: - Chuck Dixon's website, where you can find samples of full comics scripts (http://www.dixonverse.net/) - Big Illustration Party Time, the definitive freelance illustration podcast, now with more audio quality (http://illustrationparty.blogspot.com) - Krishna Sadasivam's PC Weenies Book is still up for pre-order (http://pcweenies.com/pc-weenies-books/) - The new (http://cvcomics.com/video/)Art & Story video podcast, featuring an inking tutorial (http://cvcomics.com/video/?p=42) - Art & Story Extreme!! (http://cvcomics.com/extreme) Also, we must thank Jim Lujan (http://jimlujan.com/), Gerimi Burleigh (http://optichouse.com/), Thomas James (http://thomasjamesillustration.com/), and Kevin Cross (http://kevincross.net) for the wonderful testimonials submitted for A&S Extreme!! Thanks a million, guys! Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com The Art & Story Hotline: (760) 923-8975 1:53:35 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-240665.mp3 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-240665.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-240665.mp3 It's all about the bills this week as we answer a question from Stef of Sarah Zero (http://sarahzero.com/) this week--namely, how do we make money doing what we're doing? And what does all this nerding out over comics process junk have to do with making the monies? It may surprise none of you to hear that we believe that delving deeply into the process of comics making figures in largely to making a living as a cartoonist. We break down our strategies for survival into the following categories and sub-categories, explaining at every point how our love of comics has made us more marketable to clients: Freelancing - Comics - Illustration - Storyboards - Character Design - Logo Design Teaching - Illustration - Storytelling Links related to this episode's topic: - Art & Storrior Gerimi (http://optichouse.com/) links to this interesting talk about comics economics with Jeph Loeb (http://optichouse.deviantart.com/journal/25505679/) - Optimum Wound's 23 Ways for a Comic Artist to Survive and Thrive in any Economy (http://www.optimumwound.com/23-ways-for-a-comic-artist-to-survive-and-thrive-in-any-economy.htm) Other Newsy-links: - The BIPT Art Auction is still going! Bid early, bid often! (http://tinyurl.com/BIPTartauction) - Krishna Sadasivam's first book is available for preorder! Get 2 of them! (http://pcweenies.com/pc-weenies-books/) - Art & Story now has a video podcast site! (http://cvcomics.com/video/) - Still looking for voicemails with testimonials for A&S Extreme!! (http://cvcomics.com/extreme) Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com The Art & Story Hotline: (760) 923-8975 Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 096 - The Big Money It's all about the bills this week as we answer a question from Stef of Sarah Zero (http://sarahzero.com/) this week--namely, how do we make money doing what we're doing? And what does all this nerding out over comics process junk have to do with making the monies? It may surprise none of you to hear that we believe that delving deeply into the process of comics making figures in largely to making a living as a cartoonist. We break down our strategies for survival into the following categories and sub-categories, explaining at every point how our love of comics has made us more marketable to clients: Freelancing - Comics - Illustration - Storyboards - Character Design - Logo Design Teaching - Illustration - Storytelling Links related to this episode's topic: - Art & Storrior Gerimi (http://optichouse.com/) links to this interesting talk about comics economics with Jeph Loeb (http://optichouse.deviantart.com/journal/25505679/) - Optimum Wound's 23 Ways for a Comic Artist to Survive and Thrive in any Economy (http://www.optimumwound.com/23-ways-for-a-comic-artist-to-survive-and-thrive-in-any-economy.htm) Other Newsy-links: - The BIPT Art Auction is still going! Bid early, bid often! (http://tinyurl.com/BIPTartauction) - Krishna Sadasivam's first book is available for preorder! Get 2 of them! (http://pcweenies.com/pc-weenies-books/) - Art & Story now has a video podcast site! (http://cvcomics.com/video/) - Still looking for voicemails with testimonials for A&S Extreme!! (http://cvcomics.com/extreme) Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com The Art & Story Hotline: (760) 923-8975 1:38:57 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-238257.mp3 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:00:00 -0400 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-238257.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-238257.mp3 This week we try to answer an email from Storrior Jose Gonzalez (http://twitter.com/gonzalexx), specifically about some tricky word balloon uses he plans on trying in one of his comics. We take the opportunity to revisit a topic we haven't formally explored since episode 08--namely the role and function of word balloons in a comics narrative. We broke our discussion into the following areas of concern: Definitions - Word Balloons - Thought Balloons - Caption Boxes Theoretical - Balloon shape - Distance between the text and the outside of the balloon - Tails & Trunks - Fonts/hand lettering - Color Practical - Allowing space in the illustrations for balloons - Using Adobe Illustrator to letter our comics We've also created a video podcast (http://cvcomics.com/video/?p=28) to show some of our Illustrator techniques, as supplementary material for this episode! Other examples mentioned in this episode: - The Front, Part 5, pg 14, where Dick and Torpedo Black use puppets to taunt Thirsty (http://www.webcomicsnation.com/jerzy/front_wcn/series.php?view=archive&chapter=690) - Curse of the Pharaohs, pg 1 (http://curseofthepharaohs.sugaryserials.com/2007/10/22/2007-10-22_curseofthepharaohs-5p/) - Switch Runners, pg 4 (http://switchrunners.sugaryserials.com/2008/06/25/2008-06-25_switchrunners-js/) - Diana Nock's Imaginary Friends Forever, pg 3 (http://imaginaryfriends.sugaryserials.com/2008/04/14/2008-04-14_imaginaryfriends-3g/) - Mulligan's Run, pg 8 (http://cvcomics.com/artandstory/images/a_s_95_notes/MR0208.jpg) - John Oxbow, Man Out of Time, pg 4 (http://cvcomics.com/artandstory/images/a_s_95_notes/OXBOW4.jpg) - Echoes From Asteroid X, pg 5 (http://cvcomics.com/artandstory/images/a_s_95_notes/TFS0105.jpg) - Mark's Bionic Man tribute comic (http://cvcomics.com/artandstory/images/a_s_95_notes/BIONIC0101_1-2tone.jpg) Other links mentioned: - Krishna Sadasivam's Rebootus Maximus is now available for pre-order! (http://pcweenies.com/pc-weenies-books/) - Art & Story Extreme!! is updating Mondays through Thursdays! (http://cvcomics.com/extreme) - Mark and I were guests on Big Illustration Party Time, episode 23! (http://illustrationparty.blogspot.com) Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com The Art & Story Hotline: (760) 923-8975 Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 095 - The Big Balloon II This week we try to answer an email from Storrior Jose Gonzalez (http://twitter.com/gonzalexx), specifically about some tricky word balloon uses he plans on trying in one of his comics. We take the opportunity to revisit a topic we haven't formally explored since episode 08--namely the role and function of word balloons in a comics narrative. We broke our discussion into the following areas of concern: Definitions - Word Balloons - Thought Balloons - Caption Boxes Theoretical - Balloon shape - Distance between the text and the outside of the balloon - Tails & Trunks - Fonts/hand lettering - Color Practical - Allowing space in the illustrations for balloons - Using Adobe Illustrator to letter our comics We've also created a video podcast (http://cvcomics.com/video/?p=28) to show some of our Illustrator techniques, as supplementary material for this episode! Other examples mentioned in this episode: - The Front, Part 5, pg 14, where Dick and Torpedo Black use puppets to taunt Thirsty (http://www.webcomicsnation.com/jerzy/front_wcn/series.php?view=archive&chapter=690) - Curse of the Pharaohs, pg 1 (http://curseofthepharaohs.sugaryserials.com/2007/10/22/2007-10-22_curseofthepharaohs-5p/) - Switch Runners, pg 4 (http://switchrunners.sugaryserials.com/2008/06/25/2008-06-25_switchrunners-js/) - Diana Nock's Imaginary Friends Forever, pg 3 (http://imaginaryfriends.sugaryserials.com/2008/04/14/2008-04-14_imaginaryfriends-3g/) - Mulligan's Run, pg 8 (http://cvcomics.com/artandstory/images/a_s_95_notes/MR0208.jpg) - John Oxbow, Man Out of Time, pg 4 (http://cvcomics.com/artandstory/images/a_s_95_notes/OXBOW4.jpg) - Echoes From Asteroid X, pg 5 (http://cvcomics.com/artandstory/images/a_s_95_notes/TFS0105.jpg) - Mark's Bionic Man tribute comic (http://cvcomics.com/artandstory/images/a_s_95_notes/BIONIC0101_1-2tone.jpg) Other links mentioned: - Krishna Sadasivam's Rebootus Maximus is now available for pre-order! (http://pcweenies.com/pc-weenies-books/) - Art & Story Extreme!! is updating Mondays through Thursdays! (http://cvcomics.com/extreme) - Mark and I were guests on Big Illustration Party Time, episode 23! (http://illustrationparty.blogspot.com) Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com The Art & Story Hotline: (760) 923-8975 1:34:48 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-236003.mp3 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:52:00 -0400 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-236003.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-236003.mp3 The first Kids Read Comics convention is over, and we're back with our full report of the event. We're joined by Sara Turner (http://cricket-press.com) for a blow-by-blow retelling of the event along with our commentary and analysis. Overall, we agree that the event was a great success. While there were a few minor setbacks and conundrums that faced both the artists as well as the organizers, the positive outcomes easily outweighed any frustrations. More links to check out for Kids Read Comics coverage: - Art & Story Extreme!! episodes Equestrian!! (http://cvcomics.com/extreme/?p=100), Elbow!! (http://cvcomics.com/extreme/?p=103), Kids!! (http://cvcomics.com/extreme/?p=108), and Yayus!! (http://cvcomics.com/extreme/?p=111), where Mark, Sara, and I wrapped up our experience on a day-by-day basis - Art & Story Alive! episode 70 (http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/talkCast.jsp?masterId=14504&cmd=tc), where Mark, Krishna (http://uncubedthecomic.com), Ryan Dow (http://introspectivecomics.com), and I did an informal discussion about the event - Kids Read Comics podcast episode 03 (http://mlatcomics.com/krc/?p=303), featuring a recording of one of the panel discussions from the event - Photos of the event on our Flickr page (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jerzydrozd/tags/kidsreadcomics/) Also, we've added a new Thankcast to our site, featuring a discussion with Sara Turner about our top 3 film influences on our work. Contribute any amount via the buttons on the upper left of the website to get access to it. And thanks for your support! Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 094 - The Big Chelsea The first Kids Read Comics convention is over, and we're back with our full report of the event. We're joined by Sara Turner (http://cricket-press.com) for a blow-by-blow retelling of the event along with our commentary and analysis. Overall, we agree that the event was a great success. While there were a few minor setbacks and conundrums that faced both the artists as well as the organizers, the positive outcomes easily outweighed any frustrations. More links to check out for Kids Read Comics coverage: - Art & Story Extreme!! episodes Equestrian!! (http://cvcomics.com/extreme/?p=100), Elbow!! (http://cvcomics.com/extreme/?p=103), Kids!! (http://cvcomics.com/extreme/?p=108), and Yayus!! (http://cvcomics.com/extreme/?p=111), where Mark, Sara, and I wrapped up our experience on a day-by-day basis - Art & Story Alive! episode 70 (http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/talkCast.jsp?masterId=14504&cmd=tc), where Mark, Krishna (http://uncubedthecomic.com), Ryan Dow (http://introspectivecomics.com), and I did an informal discussion about the event - Kids Read Comics podcast episode 03 (http://mlatcomics.com/krc/?p=303), featuring a recording of one of the panel discussions from the event - Photos of the event on our Flickr page (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jerzydrozd/tags/kidsreadcomics/) Also, we've added a new Thankcast to our site, featuring a discussion with Sara Turner about our top 3 film influences on our work. Contribute any amount via the buttons on the upper left of the website to get access to it. And thanks for your support! Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com 1:41:39 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-233626.mp3 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-233626.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-233626.mp3 Mark and I return to the creative end of the spectrum in our comics discussions this week with a modeling exercise first explored in Episode 53 (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=166), only this time we focus on creating a protagonist. We turned on the mic and let you listen in on our process of generating an idea for a protagonist/hero starting from scratch. Some of the techniques used in our discussion include: - Starting with a theme - Starting with a premise - Starting with a plot - Letting the visuals determine our choices - Inspiration from other sources But as we stated during the discussion, there's no one "tried and true" path that we use every time, and had we chosen a different starting point for our character, he/she would have turned out differently. This discussion is more or less a means to let you in on the back and forth in our decision-making process, and to show how ideas can quickly be thrown out to make way for more interesting ones. We'd love to hear your take on our starting point. You can email us or post your thoughts in the comment thread. Other links/news of note: - The Big Illustration Party Time Benefit Auction is running now! Ends next week, so get in there and bid to show your support of the BIPT guys! (http://shop.ebay.com/merchant/monkeymod71_W0QQQ5ftrkparmsZ65Q253A12Q257C66Q253A2Q257C39Q253A1Q257C72Q253A1205QQ_psizeZ3QQ_trksidZp3911Q2ec0Q2em14) - Kids Read Comics is this coming weekend! Come on out and say hello to Mark and me. (http://kidsreadcomics.org) - Art & Story Extreme!! is still going, and will be updating extra days this week. (http://cvcomics.com/extreme) - Tiny Hamilton and the second edition of Echoes From Asteroid X are now on sale in our Etsy store! (http://tinyastronaut.etsy.com) - The entire 6-part video series of my Graphic Novel Academy is now online for viewing! (http://www.aadl.org/video/collection/9) Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 093 - The Big Open Source Protagonist Mark and I return to the creative end of the spectrum in our comics discussions this week with a modeling exercise first explored in Episode 53 (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=166), only this time we focus on creating a protagonist. We turned on the mic and let you listen in on our process of generating an idea for a protagonist/hero starting from scratch. Some of the techniques used in our discussion include: - Starting with a theme - Starting with a premise - Starting with a plot - Letting the visuals determine our choices - Inspiration from other sources But as we stated during the discussion, there's no one "tried and true" path that we use every time, and had we chosen a different starting point for our character, he/she would have turned out differently. This discussion is more or less a means to let you in on the back and forth in our decision-making process, and to show how ideas can quickly be thrown out to make way for more interesting ones. We'd love to hear your take on our starting point. You can email us or post your thoughts in the comment thread. Other links/news of note: - The Big Illustration Party Time Benefit Auction is running now! Ends next week, so get in there and bid to show your support of the BIPT guys! (http://shop.ebay.com/merchant/monkeymod71_W0QQQ5ftrkparmsZ65Q253A12Q257C66Q253A2Q257C39Q253A1Q257C72Q253A1205QQ_psizeZ3QQ_trksidZp3911Q2ec0Q2em14) - Kids Read Comics is this coming weekend! Come on out and say hello to Mark and me. (http://kidsreadcomics.org) - Art & Story Extreme!! is still going, and will be updating extra days this week. (http://cvcomics.com/extreme) - Tiny Hamilton and the second edition of Echoes From Asteroid X are now on sale in our Etsy store! (http://tinyastronaut.etsy.com) - The entire 6-part video series of my Graphic Novel Academy is now online for viewing! (http://www.aadl.org/video/collection/9) Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com 1:27:44 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-231051.mp3 Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-231051.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-231051.mp3 We answer some listener email this week, and it just so happens that two of the questions are about our experiences running and participating in the Sugary Serials comics anthology (http://sugaryserials.com). Robin White (http://www.doodze.com/) asks us about our experience with the business end of starting a comics anthology, specifically: "I'm wondering about how you deal with contracts, expectations, etc, with contributors to Sugary Serials. I'm sure the creators retain copyright of their creations, but what do you offer them in terms of payment, if anything? I think you've said on the show that you haven't made much money off the project, but what if you do? Are the creators going to receive a cut or do you guys get to keep it? Do the creators sign a contract with you before you use their material?" From there we cover some topics that not only apply to an anthology, but any comics project--having a clear vision for the project, knowing how to express that vision, drawing in the right people to participate in the project, and managing contracts and compensation for all parties involved. Links and tips mentioned during this segment: - Private forums, specifically PHPbb (http://www.phpbb.com/): good for managing a group project - Basecamp (http://www.basecamphq.com/?source=37signals+home), from 37 Signals. You can sign up for a free, one project account, and it's a terrific tool for managing a group project We then move on to answer an email from listener Mark Harmon (http://www.harmonillustration.com/), who asks us to share our thoughts on marketing all-ages comics at conventions. Long-time listeners will no doubt recall our experiences at Wizard World Chicago (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=112) versus our time spent at events like the Detroit Urban Craft Fair (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=222), but we revisit the subject in an attempt to explore some options that cartoonists have when thinking about a potential audience for their project. The most interesting part of the conversation, for me, was hearing myself suggest that maybe pointing out that it's an "all-ages" comic is not the best idea at a convention, book show, or art fair. Other news/links of note: - Be sure to check out Art & Story Extreme!! our new daily (Monday-Thursday) show! (http://cvcomics.com/extreme) - The Kids Read Comics! convention (http://kidsreadcomics.org) is less than 2 weeks away! - The Big Illustration Party Time Benefit is still going strong, with lots more entries posted. Why not throw in your hat and draw for a good cause? (http://pcweenies.com/2009/05/27/big-illustration-party-help/) Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 092 - The Big Anthology We answer some listener email this week, and it just so happens that two of the questions are about our experiences running and participating in the Sugary Serials comics anthology (http://sugaryserials.com). Robin White (http://www.doodze.com/) asks us about our experience with the business end of starting a comics anthology, specifically: "I'm wondering about how you deal with contracts, expectations, etc, with contributors to Sugary Serials. I'm sure the creators retain copyright of their creations, but what do you offer them in terms of payment, if anything? I think you've said on the show that you haven't made much money off the project, but what if you do? Are the creators going to receive a cut or do you guys get to keep it? Do the creators sign a contract with you before you use their material?" From there we cover some topics that not only apply to an anthology, but any comics project--having a clear vision for the project, knowing how to express that vision, drawing in the right people to participate in the project, and managing contracts and compensation for all parties involved. Links and tips mentioned during this segment: - Private forums, specifically PHPbb (http://www.phpbb.com/): good for managing a group project - Basecamp (http://www.basecamphq.com/?source=37signals+home), from 37 Signals. You can sign up for a free, one project account, and it's a terrific tool for managing a group project We then move on to answer an email from listener Mark Harmon (http://www.harmonillustration.com/), who asks us to share our thoughts on marketing all-ages comics at conventions. Long-time listeners will no doubt recall our experiences at Wizard World Chicago (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=112) versus our time spent at events like the Detroit Urban Craft Fair (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=222), but we revisit the subject in an attempt to explore some options that cartoonists have when thinking about a potential audience for their project. The most interesting part of the conversation, for me, was hearing myself suggest that maybe pointing out that it's an "all-ages" comic is not the best idea at a convention, book show, or art fair. Other news/links of note: - Be sure to check out Art & Story Extreme!! our new daily (Monday-Thursday) show! (http://cvcomics.com/extreme) - The Kids Read Comics! convention (http://kidsreadcomics.org) is less than 2 weeks away! - The Big Illustration Party Time Benefit is still going strong, with lots more entries posted. Why not throw in your hat and draw for a good cause? (http://pcweenies.com/2009/05/27/big-illustration-party-help/) Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com 1:31:36 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-228541.mp3 Tue, 26 May 2009 23:00:00 -0400 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-228541.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-228541.mp3 To our (pleasant) surprise, we got some requests for more information about our roles as workshop leaders/teaching artists, so we spend this episode exploring some of the strategies we've developed in bringing comics content to the classroom. I like to think that this topic also speaks to general ideas of fostering one's own creativity in the studio as well. For more about our thoughts on teaching check out: - Teaching For The Future episodes 102 (http://teachingforthefuture.com/post/100910005/tftf102) & 103 (http://teachingforthefuture.com/post/101215264/tftf103): Host Dave LaMorte interviewed me about my work in the classroom - The Idiot Engine Podcast, where I talked art philosophy with the amazing Ted Seko (http://paperengine.blogspot.com/2009/05/idiot-enginestory-story-whos-got-story.html) - The Ann Arbor District Library website, featuring a video of one of my comics workshops (http://www.aadl.org/video/view/1506) Also, be sure to check out Art & Story Extreme!! our new daily show! (http://cvcomics.com/extreme) Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 091 - The Big Teachable Moment To our (pleasant) surprise, we got some requests for more information about our roles as workshop leaders/teaching artists, so we spend this episode exploring some of the strategies we've developed in bringing comics content to the classroom. I like to think that this topic also speaks to general ideas of fostering one's own creativity in the studio as well. For more about our thoughts on teaching check out: - Teaching For The Future episodes 102 (http://teachingforthefuture.com/post/100910005/tftf102) & 103 (http://teachingforthefuture.com/post/101215264/tftf103): Host Dave LaMorte interviewed me about my work in the classroom - The Idiot Engine Podcast, where I talked art philosophy with the amazing Ted Seko (http://paperengine.blogspot.com/2009/05/idiot-enginestory-story-whos-got-story.html) - The Ann Arbor District Library website, featuring a video of one of my comics workshops (http://www.aadl.org/video/view/1506) Also, be sure to check out Art & Story Extreme!! our new daily show! (http://cvcomics.com/extreme) Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com 1:38:32 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-226247.mp3 Tue, 19 May 2009 23:00:00 -0400 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-226247.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-226247.mp3 This is part two of a special podcast crossover event with the fellas of Big Illustration Party Time (http://illustrationparty.blogspot.com). In Episode One (http://illustrationparty.blogspot.com/2009/05/big-art-story-party-time-episode-1.html) we explored some of the more theoretical aspects of inking--the roles of form and structure, draftsmanship, as well as the role of the line itself and how we use them to communicate what we want in our illustrations and comics. In this second half we explore the practical aspects of inking: what tools do we use and why, how tightly we ink, how inking differs between inking one's own work and inking the work of another, and what our procedures are when inking a page of artwork. We refer to several examples throughout our conversation, all of which can also be found in the show notes to Episode One: http://illustrationparty.blogspot.com/2009/05/big-art-story-party-time-episode-1.html Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com Voicemail: (760) 923-8975 Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph Big Art & Story Party Time - Episode 02 This is part two of a special podcast crossover event with the fellas of Big Illustration Party Time (http://illustrationparty.blogspot.com). In Episode One (http://illustrationparty.blogspot.com/2009/05/big-art-story-party-time-episode-1.html) we explored some of the more theoretical aspects of inking--the roles of form and structure, draftsmanship, as well as the role of the line itself and how we use them to communicate what we want in our illustrations and comics. In this second half we explore the practical aspects of inking: what tools do we use and why, how tightly we ink, how inking differs between inking one's own work and inking the work of another, and what our procedures are when inking a page of artwork. We refer to several examples throughout our conversation, all of which can also be found in the show notes to Episode One: http://illustrationparty.blogspot.com/2009/05/big-art-story-party-time-episode-1.html Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com Voicemail: (760) 923-8975 1:28:25 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-223659.mp3 Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-223659.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-223659.mp3 This week we spend the majority of our discussion on penciling--that is to say, the preliminary drawings we do before taking them to final printable art. While we pencil using actual graphite and paper, I think our exploration easily applies to illustrators and cartoonists who work entirely digitally. We break the discussion into the following areas of concern: Penciling Theory Form and structure Anatomy Draftsmanship Detail Fluidity Gesture Acting Movement Line Penciling for inks Type of line Penciling Practical Tools Blue line Graphite Digital Process Lightbox Process Tightness Penciling for yourself Penciling for others Line/production values Procedure 1st stage blocking 2nd stage blocking Final pencils Using a lightbox vs. doing all the art on one page We refer here and there to some examples of our own pencils and inks: Equalizers of The Divide, page 1 (http://cvcomics.com/artandstory/images/a_s_90_notes/as090_equalizers01.jpg) Equalizers of The Divide back cover (http://cvcomics.com/artandstory/images/a_s_90_notes/as090_equalizers02.jpg) The Cosmic Adventures of Gena Kranz, page 8 pencils (http://cvcomics.com/artandstory/images/a_s_90_notes/as090_gena2.jpg) The Cosmic Adventures of Gena Kranz, page 8 inks (http://cvcomics.com/artandstory/images/a_s_90_notes/as090_gena3.jpg) John Oxbow: Man Out of Time, page 19 pencils (http://cvcomics.com/artandstory/images/a_s_90_notes/Oxbow_bl.jpg) John Oxbow: Man Out of Time, page 19 inks (http://cvcomics.com/artandstory/images/a_s_90_notes/Oxbow_inks.jpg) WAR! pencils (http://cvcomics.com/artandstory/images/a_s_90_notes/warpencils.jpg) WAR! inks (http://cvcomics.com/artandstory/images/a_s_90_notes/WAR01.jpg) Other links mentioned in this episode: Google Sketchup - A great resource for designing buildings and vehicles (http://sketchup.google.com/) Art & Story Extreme!! - Our new daily podcast (http://cvcomics.com/extreme) Art & Story 57 - The ep where we covered Thumbnailing, the step that precedes penciling for us. (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=201) itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com Voicemail: (760) 923-8975 Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 090 - The Big Pencil This week we spend the majority of our discussion on penciling--that is to say, the preliminary drawings we do before taking them to final printable art. While we pencil using actual graphite and paper, I think our exploration easily applies to illustrators and cartoonists who work entirely digitally. We break the discussion into the following areas of concern: Penciling Theory Form and structure Anatomy Draftsmanship Detail Fluidity Gesture Acting Movement Line Penciling for inks Type of line Penciling Practical Tools Blue line Graphite Digital Process Lightbox Process Tightness Penciling for yourself Penciling for others Line/production values Procedure 1st stage blocking 2nd stage blocking Final pencils Using a lightbox vs. doing all the art on one page We refer here and there to some examples of our own pencils and inks: Equalizers of The Divide, page 1 (http://cvcomics.com/artandstory/images/a_s_90_notes/as090_equalizers01.jpg) Equalizers of The Divide back cover (http://cvcomics.com/artandstory/images/a_s_90_notes/as090_equalizers02.jpg) The Cosmic Adventures of Gena Kranz, page 8 pencils (http://cvcomics.com/artandstory/images/a_s_90_notes/as090_gena2.jpg) The Cosmic Adventures of Gena Kranz, page 8 inks (http://cvcomics.com/artandstory/images/a_s_90_notes/as090_gena3.jpg) John Oxbow: Man Out of Time, page 19 pencils (http://cvcomics.com/artandstory/images/a_s_90_notes/Oxbow_bl.jpg) John Oxbow: Man Out of Time, page 19 inks (http://cvcomics.com/artandstory/images/a_s_90_notes/Oxbow_inks.jpg) WAR! pencils (http://cvcomics.com/artandstory/images/a_s_90_notes/warpencils.jpg) WAR! inks (http://cvcomics.com/artandstory/images/a_s_90_notes/WAR01.jpg) Other links mentioned in this episode: Google Sketchup - A great resource for designing buildings and vehicles (http://sketchup.google.com/) Art & Story Extreme!! - Our new daily podcast (http://cvcomics.com/extreme) Art & Story 57 - The ep where we covered Thumbnailing, the step that precedes penciling for us. (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=201) itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com Voicemail: (760) 923-8975 1:49:39 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-221106.mp3 Tue, 05 May 2009 23:30:00 -0400 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-221106.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-221106.mp3 We return to a topic first broached back in episode 85 (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=306), where we explored some of the various advanced storytelling techniques available to us cartoonists in creating our narratives through visuals. Once again we broke the discussion into the following topics, with examples of our own work to show that we practice what we preach: Information Compression - Delivers LOTS of story content with visuals--but intuitively - Usually takes advantage of the simultaneous nature of images on a page - Can be used to defy "linear" storytelling to deliver a wider sense of story or pacing Examples: The Replacements, Book 3, pg 26 (http://www.webcomicsnation.com/jerzy/replacements_wcn/series.php?view=archive&chapter=4333#strip13) Equalizers of the Divide, pg 1 (http://equalizers.sugaryserials.com/2007/10/10/2007-10-10_equalizers-52m/) Closing Doors, Part 1, pg 7 (http://www.webcomicsnation.com/orionpakks/closing_doors/series.php?view=archive&chapter=4443&mpe=1&fromwhich=9&direction=f) Multi-Moment Panels - Economical--get multiple moments out of one panel - Can lend a "zoom" to pull back from a subject and regard a larger scene - Can't be happening all at once, so the cartoonist must construct the scene to guide the eye through the sequence in proper order Examples: Galactic League of Marshals, "The Ballad of Silver & Gold" pg 6 (http://marshals.sugaryserials.com/2008/04/28/2008-04-28_marshals-6x/) Switch Runners, pg 12 (http://switchrunners.sugaryserials.com/2008/07/28/2008-07-28_switchrunners-12/) Panel Unity - Can be used to lend a rhythm to an overall scene through repeated use of similarly-sized panels - Shape of panels is less about "time" as they are about symbolic and tonal unity Example: The Front, Part 5, pg 14 (http://www.webcomicsnation.com/jerzy/front_wcn/series.php?view=archive&chapter=690) Panel Border Unity - Can lend tonal rhythms within a page - Offers opportunity to use the symbol of the panel to communicate the tone Examples: The Front, Part 2, pg 10 (http://www.webcomicsnation.com/jerzy/front_wcn/series.php?view=archive&chapter=664&mpe=1&fromwhich=10&direction=f) The Front, Part 2, pg 16 (http://www.webcomicsnation.com/jerzy/front_wcn/series.php?view=archive&chapter=664&mpe=1&fromwhich=16&direction=f) Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com Voicemail: (760) 923-8975 Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 089 - The Big Visual Narrative II We return to a topic first broached back in episode 85 (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=306), where we explored some of the various advanced storytelling techniques available to us cartoonists in creating our narratives through visuals. Once again we broke the discussion into the following topics, with examples of our own work to show that we practice what we preach: Information Compression - Delivers LOTS of story content with visuals--but intuitively - Usually takes advantage of the simultaneous nature of images on a page - Can be used to defy "linear" storytelling to deliver a wider sense of story or pacing Examples: The Replacements, Book 3, pg 26 (http://www.webcomicsnation.com/jerzy/replacements_wcn/series.php?view=archive&chapter=4333#strip13) Equalizers of the Divide, pg 1 (http://equalizers.sugaryserials.com/2007/10/10/2007-10-10_equalizers-52m/) Closing Doors, Part 1, pg 7 (http://www.webcomicsnation.com/orionpakks/closing_doors/series.php?view=archive&chapter=4443&mpe=1&fromwhich=9&direction=f) Multi-Moment Panels - Economical--get multiple moments out of one panel - Can lend a "zoom" to pull back from a subject and regard a larger scene - Can't be happening all at once, so the cartoonist must construct the scene to guide the eye through the sequence in proper order Examples: Galactic League of Marshals, "The Ballad of Silver & Gold" pg 6 (http://marshals.sugaryserials.com/2008/04/28/2008-04-28_marshals-6x/) Switch Runners, pg 12 (http://switchrunners.sugaryserials.com/2008/07/28/2008-07-28_switchrunners-12/) Panel Unity - Can be used to lend a rhythm to an overall scene through repeated use of similarly-sized panels - Shape of panels is less about "time" as they are about symbolic and tonal unity Example: The Front, Part 5, pg 14 (http://www.webcomicsnation.com/jerzy/front_wcn/series.php?view=archive&chapter=690) Panel Border Unity - Can lend tonal rhythms within a page - Offers opportunity to use the symbol of the panel to communicate the tone Examples: The Front, Part 2, pg 10 (http://www.webcomicsnation.com/jerzy/front_wcn/series.php?view=archive&chapter=664&mpe=1&fromwhich=10&direction=f) The Front, Part 2, pg 16 (http://www.webcomicsnation.com/jerzy/front_wcn/series.php?view=archive&chapter=664&mpe=1&fromwhich=16&direction=f) Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com Voicemail: (760) 923-8975 1:49:39 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-218759.mp3 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 23:20:00 -0400 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-218759.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-218759.mp3 More and more galleries and museums are taking interest in exhibiting comics art, which seems like a great way to raise awareness for our own comics projects as well as evangelizing the art form. But this movement raises some interesting questions: Are these gallery shows creating new lovers of the art form, or are they merely validating an existing group of people? Should we design the shows to not only feature the work, but also educate the non-enthusiast to how the medium works, or would that be too much? Do we lose something when we enjoy a page of comics work out of the context of its story? We're joined by my comics collaborator Sara Turner, who is also one half of the print and design company Cricket Press. She recently participated in a gallery exhibition, Comix, in Lexington, KY, and she shares her thoughts on promoting one's comics through these venues. Photos of the event can be found on Sara's Flickr page (http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=comix%20Exhibit&w=97575678%40N00). Mark and I also recently attended the Visual Storytelling exhibit atthe Gallery Project (http://www.thegalleryproject.com/) here in Ann Arbor, and we contribute what thoughts we have based on our experience there. Photos of the event can be found on our Flickr page (http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=22264095%40N03&q=GalleryProject&m=tags). Links mentioned in this episode: Cricket Press, Sara's design and printing business (http://cricket-press.com) File 49, Sara's first graphic novel (http://mlatcomics.com/file49_index.html) The Boys of the Den, Sara's contribution to Sugary Serials (http://boys.sugaryserials.com/2007/09/13/2007-09-13-boys-5k/) The Replacements, a comic I collaborated on with Sara (http://mlatcomics.com/replacements_index.html) Big Illustration Party Time, possibly the finest cartooning podcast to be listened to (http://illustrationparty.blogspot.com) Kids Read Comics Convention, coming this June (http://kidsreadcomics.org) Paul Storrie, a fellow comics creator I hung out with after my recent comics presentation (http://storrieville.com/) Don't forget--both Mark and I will have a table at Green Brain Comics (http://greenbrain.biz/) this coming Saturday for Free Comic Book Day! Come on by and let's nerd out about comics! And once again, our deepest thanks to all for donating to the Camera Fund! We'll be starting the video podcasts very soon! Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 088 - The Big Exhibition More and more galleries and museums are taking interest in exhibiting comics art, which seems like a great way to raise awareness for our own comics projects as well as evangelizing the art form. But this movement raises some interesting questions: Are these gallery shows creating new lovers of the art form, or are they merely validating an existing group of people? Should we design the shows to not only feature the work, but also educate the non-enthusiast to how the medium works, or would that be too much? Do we lose something when we enjoy a page of comics work out of the context of its story? We're joined by my comics collaborator Sara Turner, who is also one half of the print and design company Cricket Press. She recently participated in a gallery exhibition, Comix, in Lexington, KY, and she shares her thoughts on promoting one's comics through these venues. Photos of the event can be found on Sara's Flickr page (http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=comix%20Exhibit&w=97575678%40N00). Mark and I also recently attended the Visual Storytelling exhibit atthe Gallery Project (http://www.thegalleryproject.com/) here in Ann Arbor, and we contribute what thoughts we have based on our experience there. Photos of the event can be found on our Flickr page (http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=22264095%40N03&q=GalleryProject&m=tags). Links mentioned in this episode: Cricket Press, Sara's design and printing business (http://cricket-press.com) File 49, Sara's first graphic novel (http://mlatcomics.com/file49_index.html) The Boys of the Den, Sara's contribution to Sugary Serials (http://boys.sugaryserials.com/2007/09/13/2007-09-13-boys-5k/) The Replacements, a comic I collaborated on with Sara (http://mlatcomics.com/replacements_index.html) Big Illustration Party Time, possibly the finest cartooning podcast to be listened to (http://illustrationparty.blogspot.com) Kids Read Comics Convention, coming this June (http://kidsreadcomics.org) Paul Storrie, a fellow comics creator I hung out with after my recent comics presentation (http://storrieville.com/) Don't forget--both Mark and I will have a table at Green Brain Comics (http://greenbrain.biz/) this coming Saturday for Free Comic Book Day! Come on by and let's nerd out about comics! And once again, our deepest thanks to all for donating to the Camera Fund! We'll be starting the video podcasts very soon! Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com 1:46:41 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-216391.mp3 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-216391.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-216391.mp3 It's been a tough week for both Mark and myself. What with the studio construction deadline looming over us, and not having had time to do any drawing at all, and experiencing technical difficulties in trying to record another interview this week, we're just about at the end of our ropes. Figuring that this feeling is common amongst our fellow cartoonists, we decided to turn the mic on and vent a little bit both as a means of charting some of the frustrations that come with the freelance cartooning gig, as well as to explore some of the various aspects of the industry/community that eats away at our optimism from time to time. Is it whining, or is it a genuine discussion about some of the negative aspects of the life we cartoonists have chosen? You decide. Links mentioned in this episode: - My recent interview on Teaching For The Future: Part 1 (http://teachingforthefuture.com/?p=189), Part 2 (http://teachingforthefuture.com/?p=318) - My recent character design workshop at MOCAD (http://www.mocadetroit.org/index.html) - My upcoming Superhero presentation (http://www.aadl.org/node/18547) & workshop (http://www.aadl.org/node/18602) this coming weekend at the Ann Arbor District Library (http://aadl.org) - Kids Read Comics--still accepting guests! (http://kidsreadcomics.org) Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 087 - The Big Negative Nelly It's been a tough week for both Mark and myself. What with the studio construction deadline looming over us, and not having had time to do any drawing at all, and experiencing technical difficulties in trying to record another interview this week, we're just about at the end of our ropes. Figuring that this feeling is common amongst our fellow cartoonists, we decided to turn the mic on and vent a little bit both as a means of charting some of the frustrations that come with the freelance cartooning gig, as well as to explore some of the various aspects of the industry/community that eats away at our optimism from time to time. Is it whining, or is it a genuine discussion about some of the negative aspects of the life we cartoonists have chosen? You decide. Links mentioned in this episode: - My recent interview on Teaching For The Future: Part 1 (http://teachingforthefuture.com/?p=189), Part 2 (http://teachingforthefuture.com/?p=318) - My recent character design workshop at MOCAD (http://www.mocadetroit.org/index.html) - My upcoming Superhero presentation (http://www.aadl.org/node/18547) & workshop (http://www.aadl.org/node/18602) this coming weekend at the Ann Arbor District Library (http://aadl.org) - Kids Read Comics--still accepting guests! (http://kidsreadcomics.org) Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com 1:34:25 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-214025.mp3 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-214025.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-214025.mp3 It's a roundtable episode this week as we're joined by Kevin Cross (http://kevincross.net) of the Big Illustration Party Time podcast (http://illustrationparty.blogspot.com), as well as A&S Alive! co-host Krishna Sadasivam of PC Weenies (http://pcweenies.com) and Uncubed (http://uncubedthecomic.com), for a discussion on printing our comics. With all of the printing technologies available to us cartoonists these days, it becomes more important than ever to think through your decisions on which avenue you use to print your work, and we do our best to explore the options and make our cases as to why we stand where we do. Topics explored: POD services like Ka-Blam Printing "sampler" books Size/Format of the printed book Repurposing content between different formats When to begin printing an online comic How Gocco printing compares to screen printing Be sure to check out the latest Art & Story Alive! (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=318) for an appearance by Josh Kemble (http://www.joshuakemble.com/Illustrations/Welcome.html), the other half of Big Illustration Party Time! It's a BIPT kind of week! Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 086 - The Big Printing It's a roundtable episode this week as we're joined by Kevin Cross (http://kevincross.net) of the Big Illustration Party Time podcast (http://illustrationparty.blogspot.com), as well as A&S Alive! co-host Krishna Sadasivam of PC Weenies (http://pcweenies.com) and Uncubed (http://uncubedthecomic.com), for a discussion on printing our comics. With all of the printing technologies available to us cartoonists these days, it becomes more important than ever to think through your decisions on which avenue you use to print your work, and we do our best to explore the options and make our cases as to why we stand where we do. Topics explored: POD services like Ka-Blam Printing "sampler" books Size/Format of the printed book Repurposing content between different formats When to begin printing an online comic How Gocco printing compares to screen printing Be sure to check out the latest Art & Story Alive! (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=318) for an appearance by Josh Kemble (http://www.joshuakemble.com/Illustrations/Welcome.html), the other half of Big Illustration Party Time! It's a BIPT kind of week! Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com 1:59:37 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-211575.mp3 Wed, 08 Apr 2009 01:00:00 -0400 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-211575.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-211575.mp3 It's all about narrative through visuals this week, as Mark and I highlight some techniques we enjoy using to create immersive comics storytelling. We broke the discussion into the following topics, with examples of our own work to show that we practice what we preach: Bleed behind panels - Moment hold - Serves similar purpose to a splash, but more economical - Can be used for mid-page transitions Examples: The Front: Rebirth, Chapter 4, pg 31 (http://www.webcomicsnation.com/jerzy/front_wcn/series.php?view=archive&chapter=669&mpe=1&fromwhich=31&direction=f) Equalizers of the Divide, page 6 (http://equalizers.sugaryserials.com/2007/10/17/2007-10-17_equalizers-007/) Nested Panels - Simultaneity - Economical storytelling - Clarity Examples: The Cosmic Adventures of Gena Kranz, page 1 (http://genakranz.sugaryserials.com/2008/09/22/2008-09-22_genakranz-1v/) Ambiguous Layouts - Invites multiple interpretations of the narrative flow - Not as clear as a traditional reading experience - May confuse readers - Lends a more expansive sense of time Examples: The Origin of Jared, page 5 (http://www.webcomicsnation.com/jerzy/talesofthefront/series.php?view=archive&chapter=8377) The Front: Rebirth, Chapter 2, page 18 (http://www.webcomicsnation.com/jerzy/front_wcn/series.php?view=archive&chapter=664&mpe=1&fromwhich=18&direction=f) John Oxbow: Man out of Time (http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6103340) Composition: Panel Flow - Leads the eye in a smooth and intuitive fashion - Can lend clarity to an otherwise cluttered page - Provides a unique reading experience beyond "1-2-3-4" panels - Great way to express story pacing Examples: The Front: Rebirth, Chapter 3, page 36 (http://www.webcomicsnation.com/jerzy/front_wcn/series.php?view=archive&chapter=667&mpe=1&fromwhich=36&direction=f) Closing Doors, Part 2, page 47 (http://www.webcomicsnation.com/orionpakks/closing_doors/series.php?view=archive&chapter=5702&mpe=1&fromwhich=23&direction=f) Equalizers of the Divide, page 24 (http://equalizers.sugaryserials.com/2007/12/31/2007-12-31_equalizers-nv/) Composition: Panel Interiors - Like Panel Flow, leads the eye around the page in an intuitive fashion - When used well, can bolster emphatic moments or story rhythms - Can be used together to provide an overall page composition Examples: Switch Runners, page 6 (http://switchrunners.sugaryserials.com/2008/06/27/2008-06-27_switchrunners-7r/) The Replacements, Book 2, page 39 (http://www.webcomicsnation.com/jerzy/replacements_wcn/series.php?view=archive&chapter=618&mpe=1&fromwhich=8&direction=f) The Cosmic Adventures of Gena Kranz, page 4 (http://genakranz.sugaryserials.com/2008/09/25/2008-09-25_genakranz-u4/) Composition: Word Balloons - Can lead the eye in an intuitive fashion around the page - Can lend clarity to an otherwise ambiguous sequence - Adds to the overall visual rhythm of the page - When used effectively, can lend to the overall composition of the page as a whole Examples: Switch Runners, page 4 (http://switchrunners.sugaryserials.com/2008/06/25/2008-06-25_switchrunners-js/) Through The Cracks, page 4 (http://www.webcomicsnation.com/orionpakks/thru_crack/series.php?view=archive&chapter=4470#strip5) Links mentioned in this episode: - Naomi Jardine's Flatland on Sugary Serials (http://flatland.sugaryserials.com/2008/07/11/2008-07-11_flatland-01/), as well as the Saturday Supercast interview I did with her about the comic (http://sugaryserials.com/blog/2008/08/15/saturday-supercast-18-naomi-jardine/). - Big Illustration Party Time, a fantastic podcast about freelance illustration (http://illustrationparty.blogspot.com) - Javiland, another terrific comics podcast (http://javilandblog.blogspot.com/) - Kids Read Comics Convention (http://kidsreadcomics.org) These links, as well as links mentioned in past episodes, can also be found on the Art & Story Delicious page: http://delicious.com/artandstorypodcast Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 085 - The Big Visual Narrative It's all about narrative through visuals this week, as Mark and I highlight some techniques we enjoy using to create immersive comics storytelling. We broke the discussion into the following topics, with examples of our own work to show that we practice what we preach: Bleed behind panels - Moment hold - Serves similar purpose to a splash, but more economical - Can be used for mid-page transitions Examples: The Front: Rebirth, Chapter 4, pg 31 (http://www.webcomicsnation.com/jerzy/front_wcn/series.php?view=archive&chapter=669&mpe=1&fromwhich=31&direction=f) Equalizers of the Divide, page 6 (http://equalizers.sugaryserials.com/2007/10/17/2007-10-17_equalizers-007/) Nested Panels - Simultaneity - Economical storytelling - Clarity Examples: The Cosmic Adventures of Gena Kranz, page 1 (http://genakranz.sugaryserials.com/2008/09/22/2008-09-22_genakranz-1v/) Ambiguous Layouts - Invites multiple interpretations of the narrative flow - Not as clear as a traditional reading experience - May confuse readers - Lends a more expansive sense of time Examples: The Origin of Jared, page 5 (http://www.webcomicsnation.com/jerzy/talesofthefront/series.php?view=archive&chapter=8377) The Front: Rebirth, Chapter 2, page 18 (http://www.webcomicsnation.com/jerzy/front_wcn/series.php?view=archive&chapter=664&mpe=1&fromwhich=18&direction=f) John Oxbow: Man out of Time (http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6103340) Composition: Panel Flow - Leads the eye in a smooth and intuitive fashion - Can lend clarity to an otherwise cluttered page - Provides a unique reading experience beyond "1-2-3-4" panels - Great way to express story pacing Examples: The Front: Rebirth, Chapter 3, page 36 (http://www.webcomicsnation.com/jerzy/front_wcn/series.php?view=archive&chapter=667&mpe=1&fromwhich=36&direction=f) Closing Doors, Part 2, page 47 (http://www.webcomicsnation.com/orionpakks/closing_doors/series.php?view=archive&chapter=5702&mpe=1&fromwhich=23&direction=f) Equalizers of the Divide, page 24 (http://equalizers.sugaryserials.com/2007/12/31/2007-12-31_equalizers-nv/) Composition: Panel Interiors - Like Panel Flow, leads the eye around the page in an intuitive fashion - When used well, can bolster emphatic moments or story rhythms - Can be used together to provide an overall page composition Examples: Switch Runners, page 6 (http://switchrunners.sugaryserials.com/2008/06/27/2008-06-27_switchrunners-7r/) The Replacements, Book 2, page 39 (http://www.webcomicsnation.com/jerzy/replacements_wcn/series.php?view=archive&chapter=618&mpe=1&fromwhich=8&direction=f) The Cosmic Adventures of Gena Kranz, page 4 (http://genakranz.sugaryserials.com/2008/09/25/2008-09-25_genakranz-u4/) Composition: Word Balloons - Can lead the eye in an intuitive fashion around the page - Can lend clarity to an otherwise ambiguous sequence - Adds to the overall visual rhythm of the page - When used effectively, can lend to the overall composition of the page as a whole Examples: Switch Runners, page 4 (http://switchrunners.sugaryserials.com/2008/06/25/2008-06-25_switchrunners-js/) Through The Cracks, page 4 (http://www.webcomicsnation.com/orionpakks/thru_crack/series.php?view=archive&chapter=4470#strip5) Links mentioned in this episode: - Naomi Jardine's Flatland on Sugary Serials (http://flatland.sugaryserials.com/2008/07/11/2008-07-11_flatland-01/), as well as the Saturday Supercast interview I did with her about the comic (http://sugaryserials.com/blog/2008/08/15/saturday-supercast-18-naomi-jardine/). - Big Illustration Party Time, a fantastic podcast about freelance illustration (http://illustrationparty.blogspot.com) - Javiland, another terrific comics podcast (http://javilandblog.blogspot.com/) - Kids Read Comics Convention (http://kidsreadcomics.org) These links, as well as links mentioned in past episodes, can also be found on the Art & Story Delicious page: http://delicious.com/artandstorypodcast Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com 2:04:58 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-209038.mp3 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 22:58:00 -0400 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-209038.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-209038.mp3 We break format a little this episode by letting our discussion about our art week spill out into the rest of the show. The result is a four-topic discussion, starting with: - A comic that I'm considering taking on in the near future, as a bit of extra content when I start updating The Front again. Mark and I talk about my concerns about and hopes for the project, which spirals into a general discussion on extra content for a comic or webcomic. More photos of the Jared comics pages can be found on our (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jerzydrozd/tags/jared/)Flickr page. - The Right Tool For The Job. Mark talks about a recent experience he's had with inking, specifically a compulsion to use a specific tool on every project, when sometimes one needs to employ different tools for different projects. - A&B Stories. Jumping on some thoughts Mark's been having during the making of his latest mini-comic (http://cvcomics.com/?p=236), we explore some of the strategies and uses of A-Stories and B-Stories in a comics narrative. - Business Models. We talk a bit about the difficulties facing a cartoonist trying to make a living with their dream project, how we've subsidized our own comics with freelance work, and some of our decision-making process when deciding on what comics projects we plan to work on next. Links mentioned in this episode: - The Kids Read Comics Convention (http://kidsreadcomics.org). A new podcast episode is up (http://mlatcomics.com/krc/?p=68), explaining the kinds of programming you can expect there this June 12-13! - Tim Hengeveld's comic Alison (http://predatorproductions.com/) is now available for pre-order as part of the Side B anthology. Use the order code APR090973 to pre-order from Diamond's Previews Catalog (http://www.diamondcomics.com/public/)! - Gerimi Burleigh (http://optichouse.com/), who provided us with the excellent idea for an Art & Story T-Shirt, "The Art Mullet: Analysis in front, Creativity in the back!" These links, as well as links mentioned in past episodes, can also be found on the Art & Story Delicious page: http://delicious.com/artandstorypodcast Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 084 - The Big Art Week We break format a little this episode by letting our discussion about our art week spill out into the rest of the show. The result is a four-topic discussion, starting with: - A comic that I'm considering taking on in the near future, as a bit of extra content when I start updating The Front again. Mark and I talk about my concerns about and hopes for the project, which spirals into a general discussion on extra content for a comic or webcomic. More photos of the Jared comics pages can be found on our (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jerzydrozd/tags/jared/)Flickr page. - The Right Tool For The Job. Mark talks about a recent experience he's had with inking, specifically a compulsion to use a specific tool on every project, when sometimes one needs to employ different tools for different projects. - A&B Stories. Jumping on some thoughts Mark's been having during the making of his latest mini-comic (http://cvcomics.com/?p=236), we explore some of the strategies and uses of A-Stories and B-Stories in a comics narrative. - Business Models. We talk a bit about the difficulties facing a cartoonist trying to make a living with their dream project, how we've subsidized our own comics with freelance work, and some of our decision-making process when deciding on what comics projects we plan to work on next. Links mentioned in this episode: - The Kids Read Comics Convention (http://kidsreadcomics.org). A new podcast episode is up (http://mlatcomics.com/krc/?p=68), explaining the kinds of programming you can expect there this June 12-13! - Tim Hengeveld's comic Alison (http://predatorproductions.com/) is now available for pre-order as part of the Side B anthology. Use the order code APR090973 to pre-order from Diamond's Previews Catalog (http://www.diamondcomics.com/public/)! - Gerimi Burleigh (http://optichouse.com/), who provided us with the excellent idea for an Art & Story T-Shirt, "The Art Mullet: Analysis in front, Creativity in the back!" These links, as well as links mentioned in past episodes, can also be found on the Art & Story Delicious page: http://delicious.com/artandstorypodcast Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com 1:59:22 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-206583.mp3 Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-206583.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-206583.mp3 We've broached the subject of turning an idea into a story before, but all good topics deserve a revisitation, and so here we are again to discuss our strategies of turning an idea into a story. Highlighted methods in this episode include: - Finding your theme: What are you ultimately trying to say with your story? - Establishing limitations or parameters: Sometimes, placing limitations on the work frees you to think creatively about how to work within them. - Discovering plot and theme through characters: As with themes, if you wrap your character within a one-sentence description, it will help guide your story building choices. For more discussion on this subject, check out some of our past episodes: Art & Story 75 - Where we discuss the pros and cons between writing long stories and short stories (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=274) Art & Story 72 - Premise-based vs. character-based starting points in building a story (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=265) Art & Story 62 - Mark and I deconstruct two of our favorite TV show episodes to figure out how they were written (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=215) Art & Story 57 - We talk about our process of "thumbnailing" our stories, which is to say, writing them with pictures (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=201) Art & Story 53 - Where we model the activity of creating a story from the ground up, starting with a character (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=166) Art & Story 30 - We discuss using limitations or parameters as a strategy for story building (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=77) Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 083 - The Big Story We've broached the subject of turning an idea into a story before, but all good topics deserve a revisitation, and so here we are again to discuss our strategies of turning an idea into a story. Highlighted methods in this episode include: - Finding your theme: What are you ultimately trying to say with your story? - Establishing limitations or parameters: Sometimes, placing limitations on the work frees you to think creatively about how to work within them. - Discovering plot and theme through characters: As with themes, if you wrap your character within a one-sentence description, it will help guide your story building choices. For more discussion on this subject, check out some of our past episodes: Art & Story 75 - Where we discuss the pros and cons between writing long stories and short stories (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=274) Art & Story 72 - Premise-based vs. character-based starting points in building a story (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=265) Art & Story 62 - Mark and I deconstruct two of our favorite TV show episodes to figure out how they were written (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=215) Art & Story 57 - We talk about our process of "thumbnailing" our stories, which is to say, writing them with pictures (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=201) Art & Story 53 - Where we model the activity of creating a story from the ground up, starting with a character (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=166) Art & Story 30 - We discuss using limitations or parameters as a strategy for story building (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=77) Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com 1:49:32 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-204051.mp3 Tue, 17 Mar 2009 22:00:00 -0400 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-204051.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-204051.mp3 It's all about the bad guys this week as Mark and I spend an hour and a half talking about the various types of antagonists in fiction and strategies for creating our own. We break bad guys down into the following types: MEGALOMANIAC: The character who wants to control everything and will stop at nothing to achieve that. Examples: Cobra Commander, Beast Wars Megatron, Skeletor, Doctor Doom, RJ Fletcher. MADNESS: The crazy villain, either a victim of society or a victim of his or her own hubris. Examples: The Joker, Green Goblin, Two-Face. REVENGE: The villain who seeks revenge (or, in the villainâ??s mind, â??justiceâ??) against a hero. Examples: Khan, Magneto. GREATER GOOD: The villain who does something morally reprehensible in the name of solving an insurmountable problem. Examples: Kodos, Magneto. FORCE OF NATURE: Not having an evil intent as such, this character is often an expression of the repercussions of mankind screwing something up. Examples, The Gill Man, Moby Dick, Jason Voorhees, Maskatron. SOCIOPATH: The character utterly without a sense of right and wrong, who does dark deeds by compulsion. Examples: Anton Chigurh, from No Country For Old Men. TAMAS, or DARK INERTIA: A villain who destroys for destructionâ??s sake. No creative impetus. Almost demonic. Examples: Ellsworth Toohey, Birgil. (check out our website for links to the examples provided) Just for the fun of it we put together a McCloudian-style chart indicating where we feel each character type fits in on a scale ranging from fun stories to serious stories: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory/images/villain_funchart.jpg Links mentioned in this episode: - Kevin Cross' new webcomic site for his comic Monkey Mod (http://monkeymodcomic.com/Welcome.html). - The Horror Etc Podcast (http://horroretc.com) These links, as well as links mentioned in past episodes, can also be found on the Art & Story Delicious page (http://delicious.com/artandstorypodcast). Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 082 - The Big Bad Guy It's all about the bad guys this week as Mark and I spend an hour and a half talking about the various types of antagonists in fiction and strategies for creating our own. We break bad guys down into the following types: MEGALOMANIAC: The character who wants to control everything and will stop at nothing to achieve that. Examples: Cobra Commander, Beast Wars Megatron, Skeletor, Doctor Doom, RJ Fletcher. MADNESS: The crazy villain, either a victim of society or a victim of his or her own hubris. Examples: The Joker, Green Goblin, Two-Face. REVENGE: The villain who seeks revenge (or, in the villainâ??s mind, â??justiceâ??) against a hero. Examples: Khan, Magneto. GREATER GOOD: The villain who does something morally reprehensible in the name of solving an insurmountable problem. Examples: Kodos, Magneto. FORCE OF NATURE: Not having an evil intent as such, this character is often an expression of the repercussions of mankind screwing something up. Examples, The Gill Man, Moby Dick, Jason Voorhees, Maskatron. SOCIOPATH: The character utterly without a sense of right and wrong, who does dark deeds by compulsion. Examples: Anton Chigurh, from No Country For Old Men. TAMAS, or DARK INERTIA: A villain who destroys for destructionâ??s sake. No creative impetus. Almost demonic. Examples: Ellsworth Toohey, Birgil. (check out our website for links to the examples provided) Just for the fun of it we put together a McCloudian-style chart indicating where we feel each character type fits in on a scale ranging from fun stories to serious stories: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory/images/villain_funchart.jpg Links mentioned in this episode: - Kevin Cross' new webcomic site for his comic Monkey Mod (http://monkeymodcomic.com/Welcome.html). - The Horror Etc Podcast (http://horroretc.com) These links, as well as links mentioned in past episodes, can also be found on the Art & Story Delicious page (http://delicious.com/artandstorypodcast). Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com 1:46:02 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-201682.mp3 Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-201682.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-201682.mp3 It's another interview episode, this time with one of the organizers behind the (http://kidsreadcomics.org)Kids Read Comics Convention that I've been talking a bit about lately. Dan Merritt of Green Brain Comics (http://greenbrain.biz/) sits down with us for an hour to discuss the business of comics from the comics store proprietor's standpoint, where the industry is headed, what the recent Diamond announcements (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/27/books/27gust.html?_r=1&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink) mean for folks him, as well as what projects like Comics Monkey (http://comicsmonkey.com) could mean for folks like him. And by the way, Mark and I will have a table at Green Brain Comics on Free Comic Book Day, May 2nd! We'll be handing out free editions of our comics, signing books, and broadcasting a live show from the event. I hope some of you will come out to see us there. Keep your eye on the Green Brain Comics website (http://www.greenbrain.biz/fcbd.htm), and on ours, for more details. And don't forget to check out the Kids Read Comics website (http://kidsreadcomics.org) if you want to be a part of the event! Links discussed in this episode: - Sugary Serials #10 now on sale! (http://www.indyplanet.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=1842) - The Cosmic Adventures of Gena Kranz is complete online, for free! (http://genakranz.sugaryserials.com/2008/09/20/2008-09-20_genakranz-pr/) - Friends of Lulu (http://www.friends-lulu.org/) - Kids Read Comics Convention (http://kidsreadcomics.org) - Big Illustration Party Time (http://illustrationparty.blogspot.com) - The Idiot Engine Podcast (http://paperengine.blogspot.com) These links, as well as links mentioned in past episodes, can also be found on the Art & Story Delicious page (http://delicious.com/artandstorypodcast). Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 081 - The Big Green Brain It's another interview episode, this time with one of the organizers behind the (http://kidsreadcomics.org)Kids Read Comics Convention that I've been talking a bit about lately. Dan Merritt of Green Brain Comics (http://greenbrain.biz/) sits down with us for an hour to discuss the business of comics from the comics store proprietor's standpoint, where the industry is headed, what the recent Diamond announcements (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/27/books/27gust.html?_r=1&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink) mean for folks him, as well as what projects like Comics Monkey (http://comicsmonkey.com) could mean for folks like him. And by the way, Mark and I will have a table at Green Brain Comics on Free Comic Book Day, May 2nd! We'll be handing out free editions of our comics, signing books, and broadcasting a live show from the event. I hope some of you will come out to see us there. Keep your eye on the Green Brain Comics website (http://www.greenbrain.biz/fcbd.htm), and on ours, for more details. And don't forget to check out the Kids Read Comics website (http://kidsreadcomics.org) if you want to be a part of the event! Links discussed in this episode: - Sugary Serials #10 now on sale! (http://www.indyplanet.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=1842) - The Cosmic Adventures of Gena Kranz is complete online, for free! (http://genakranz.sugaryserials.com/2008/09/20/2008-09-20_genakranz-pr/) - Friends of Lulu (http://www.friends-lulu.org/) - Kids Read Comics Convention (http://kidsreadcomics.org) - Big Illustration Party Time (http://illustrationparty.blogspot.com) - The Idiot Engine Podcast (http://paperengine.blogspot.com) These links, as well as links mentioned in past episodes, can also be found on the Art & Story Delicious page (http://delicious.com/artandstorypodcast). Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com 1:48:41 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-199155.mp3 Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-199155.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-199155.mp3 This week we abandon all of our previous advice in an effort to address an email sent to us by Cameron Callahan (http://www.cameroncallahan.net/): What would we say to someone who is just starting out with this comics creating jazz? For all of our talk about specific tools, techniques, business strategies, there is one piece of advice that trumps all else: Just get to it and make some comics. It doesn't matter what tools you use, nor does it matter if your ideas are well-formed and researched. The only way you'll get to being a cartoonist is to just buckle down and make comics. Any comics. And make lots of them. Mark and I back up our statement by taking a trip down memory lane and discuss our clumsy (and often arrogant) exploration through tools, formats, and stories. We didn't just pick up a Hunts 102 Crow Quill and start creating the kinds of comics we do now--it took years of trial and error to land on the process and techniques we use today. And what's more, we don't feel like we're anywhere near being done yet. As I say on the show (and have said elsewhere), I hope my best page will be the one I draw right before I die. If our growth as cartoonists ever halts, what's the point of doing it after that? Links discussed in this episode: - The video podcast of week 1 of my Comic Book Academy workshop from Summer 2008 (http://www.aadl.org/video/view/1506). - Cameron Callahan's Red Shoes comic (http://www.comicspace.com/sugarsickness/comics.php?action=read&file_id=279740). - Ryan Dow's Introspective Comics (http://introspectivecomics.com). These links, as well as links mentioned in past episodes, can also be found on the Art & Story Delicious page (http://delicious.com/artandstorypodcast). Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 080 - The Big Beginner This week we abandon all of our previous advice in an effort to address an email sent to us by Cameron Callahan (http://www.cameroncallahan.net/): What would we say to someone who is just starting out with this comics creating jazz? For all of our talk about specific tools, techniques, business strategies, there is one piece of advice that trumps all else: Just get to it and make some comics. It doesn't matter what tools you use, nor does it matter if your ideas are well-formed and researched. The only way you'll get to being a cartoonist is to just buckle down and make comics. Any comics. And make lots of them. Mark and I back up our statement by taking a trip down memory lane and discuss our clumsy (and often arrogant) exploration through tools, formats, and stories. We didn't just pick up a Hunts 102 Crow Quill and start creating the kinds of comics we do now--it took years of trial and error to land on the process and techniques we use today. And what's more, we don't feel like we're anywhere near being done yet. As I say on the show (and have said elsewhere), I hope my best page will be the one I draw right before I die. If our growth as cartoonists ever halts, what's the point of doing it after that? Links discussed in this episode: - The video podcast of week 1 of my Comic Book Academy workshop from Summer 2008 (http://www.aadl.org/video/view/1506). - Cameron Callahan's Red Shoes comic (http://www.comicspace.com/sugarsickness/comics.php?action=read&file_id=279740). - Ryan Dow's Introspective Comics (http://introspectivecomics.com). These links, as well as links mentioned in past episodes, can also be found on the Art & Story Delicious page (http://delicious.com/artandstorypodcast). Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com 1:43:46 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-196729.mp3 Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-196729.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-196729.mp3 It's all about about sound this week, as Mark and I spend an entire episode geeking out over the role of sound effects in comics. Whether you're the kind of cartoonist who likes a good "Zok!" or "Bam" sound effect, or if you prefer to capture the gentle breeze through the barley in your stories, this one is for you. We start out by highlighting our process and concerns when designing sound effects, citing our own work as examples: - Phonetics - The "spelling" of the sound, or onomatopoeia. - Timbre or Sound Quality, which can be expressed using the following: Line Color Font or Shape Shape Design - Cadence, which can be expressed using the following: Shape Design Line Color We mention pages from the following comics: - The Galactic League of Marshals (http://marshals.sugaryserials.com/2008/01/22/2008-01-22_marshals-hv/) - Switch Runners (http://switchrunners.sugaryserials.com/2008/06/21/2008-06-21_switchrunners-o1/) - The Origin of Jared (http://www.webcomicsnation.com/jerzy/talesofthefront/series.php?view=archive&chapter=8373) - The Front (http://mlatcomics.com/front_index.html) - The header image on Mark's CV Comics website (http://cvcomics.com/) We also talk briefly about integrating sound effects into our pages, and point out a few other resources that may be of interest to anyone looking to dig deeper into sound effect design and typography: - Blambot Fonts (http://blambot.com/). - The Joe Kubert font, used in many of our comics (http://www.comicbookfonts.com/fonts/BL/catalog.html?item=fonts:bl017&sid=00018mTq7xrOQ7QTRE2k7H6). - Helvetica, a documentary about the history of that particular font, with lots of great thoughts on font design (http://www.helveticafilm.com/). These links, as well as links mentioned in past episodes, can also be found on the Art & Story Delicious page (http://delicious.com/artandstorypodcast). Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 079 - The Big Sound Effect It's all about about sound this week, as Mark and I spend an entire episode geeking out over the role of sound effects in comics. Whether you're the kind of cartoonist who likes a good "Zok!" or "Bam" sound effect, or if you prefer to capture the gentle breeze through the barley in your stories, this one is for you. We start out by highlighting our process and concerns when designing sound effects, citing our own work as examples: - Phonetics - The "spelling" of the sound, or onomatopoeia. - Timbre or Sound Quality, which can be expressed using the following: Line Color Font or Shape Shape Design - Cadence, which can be expressed using the following: Shape Design Line Color We mention pages from the following comics: - The Galactic League of Marshals (http://marshals.sugaryserials.com/2008/01/22/2008-01-22_marshals-hv/) - Switch Runners (http://switchrunners.sugaryserials.com/2008/06/21/2008-06-21_switchrunners-o1/) - The Origin of Jared (http://www.webcomicsnation.com/jerzy/talesofthefront/series.php?view=archive&chapter=8373) - The Front (http://mlatcomics.com/front_index.html) - The header image on Mark's CV Comics website (http://cvcomics.com/) We also talk briefly about integrating sound effects into our pages, and point out a few other resources that may be of interest to anyone looking to dig deeper into sound effect design and typography: - Blambot Fonts (http://blambot.com/). - The Joe Kubert font, used in many of our comics (http://www.comicbookfonts.com/fonts/BL/catalog.html?item=fonts:bl017&sid=00018mTq7xrOQ7QTRE2k7H6). - Helvetica, a documentary about the history of that particular font, with lots of great thoughts on font design (http://www.helveticafilm.com/). These links, as well as links mentioned in past episodes, can also be found on the Art & Story Delicious page (http://delicious.com/artandstorypodcast). Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com 1:49:40 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-194265.mp3 Tue, 17 Feb 2009 23:30:00 -0500 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-194265.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-194265.mp3 This week's topic was inspired by a recent comment made by Jason Calacanis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Calacanis) on an episode of This Week in Tech (http://twit.tv/twit). A rough paraphrasing runs something like this: In a bad economy, the best thing you can do is build your value. If we accept that statement, then the next question is: how can we independent comics creators apply this advice to our beloved art form and industry? Mark and I run down a few ways we cartoonists (and comics writers) can widen our skill sets, thus raising our value to potential publishers and collaborators: - Web Design, in particular learn how to customize Wordpress (http://wordpress.org/). - Learn Lettering and Balloon Spotting. Some fantastic tutorials can be found on the Comicraft Balloon Tales site (http://www.balloontales.com/). - Flatting. We talk at length about a great Photoshop Plugin called Bpelt (http://www.bpelt.com/psplugins/flatting.html) (thanks to Danny of http://oycomics.com for the link!). - Writing. A great start would be listening to podcasts like Michael Stackpole's The Secrets (http://www.stormwolf.com/thesecrets/podcasts/). - Take some drawing classes. Going out on a limb, here, but I think that anyone can learn to draw. We close it out with a bit of a rant about the role of passion in our work, exploring whether or not it can be engendered in a cartoonist. Are there are just some poor inert souls who are incapable of taking their craft "all the way"? We don't think so. But that assumption means that there's no excuse for the creator who fails to do so. Other links mentioned in this episode: - Webcomics Weekly, a fantastic resource for learning the business end of making an independent comic (http://ww.libsyn.com/). - Big Illustration Party Time, an indispensable part of your arsenal to begin and maintain a career in illustration (http://illustrationparty.blogspot.com/). Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 078 - The Big Value This week's topic was inspired by a recent comment made by Jason Calacanis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Calacanis) on an episode of This Week in Tech (http://twit.tv/twit). A rough paraphrasing runs something like this: In a bad economy, the best thing you can do is build your value. If we accept that statement, then the next question is: how can we independent comics creators apply this advice to our beloved art form and industry? Mark and I run down a few ways we cartoonists (and comics writers) can widen our skill sets, thus raising our value to potential publishers and collaborators: - Web Design, in particular learn how to customize Wordpress (http://wordpress.org/). - Learn Lettering and Balloon Spotting. Some fantastic tutorials can be found on the Comicraft Balloon Tales site (http://www.balloontales.com/). - Flatting. We talk at length about a great Photoshop Plugin called Bpelt (http://www.bpelt.com/psplugins/flatting.html) (thanks to Danny of http://oycomics.com for the link!). - Writing. A great start would be listening to podcasts like Michael Stackpole's The Secrets (http://www.stormwolf.com/thesecrets/podcasts/). - Take some drawing classes. Going out on a limb, here, but I think that anyone can learn to draw. We close it out with a bit of a rant about the role of passion in our work, exploring whether or not it can be engendered in a cartoonist. Are there are just some poor inert souls who are incapable of taking their craft "all the way"? We don't think so. But that assumption means that there's no excuse for the creator who fails to do so. Other links mentioned in this episode: - Webcomics Weekly, a fantastic resource for learning the business end of making an independent comic (http://ww.libsyn.com/). - Big Illustration Party Time, an indispensable part of your arsenal to begin and maintain a career in illustration (http://illustrationparty.blogspot.com/). Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com 1:45:28 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-191609.mp3 Wed, 11 Feb 2009 00:20:00 -0500 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-191609.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-191609.mp3 It's a special Valentine's Day episode of Art & Story, and the topic on the docket is creating comics with a high degree of romance--in other words, love stories. Since Mark and I don't swim too deeply in those waters, we surrounded ourselves with a stellar round table of cartoonists who are at ease making comics that deal in cupid's shenanigans, including: - Kevin Cross (http://kevincross.net), creator of the mini-comic Down By the Water (http://kevincross.net/Shop.html) - Sara Turner (http://mlatcomics.com), creator of File 49 (http://mlatcomics.com/file49_index.html), The Boys of the Den (http://boys.sugaryserials.com/2008/05/12/2008-05-12_boys-55/), and my co-author on projects like The Replacements (http://mlatcomics.com/replacements_index.html) and Equalizers of the Divide (http://equalizers.sugaryserials.com/2007/10/10/2007-10-10_equalizers-52m/) - Tim Hengeveld (http://predatorproductions.com/), cartoonist behind Dinerdate (http://dinerdate.net/), who also talks about his latest project, Alison (http://predatorart.wordpress.com/2009/02/05/its-official/) We try our best to dig at what it takes to make a good love story, what to avoid, and what affordances are granted to us through comics to that end. Other links mentioned and relating to this episode: - Cricket Press, a custom printing company run by Sara Turner and her husband Brian (http://cricket-press.com) - Big Illustration Party Time, a fantastic podcast about the ins and outs of freelance illustration, co-hosted by Kevin Cross (http://illustrationparty.blogspot.com) - The 2009 Sugary Serials Valentines Set (http://sugaryserials.com/blog/2009/02/05/sugary-serials-valentines/). Be sure to give one to every kid in class. Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 077 - The Big Love! It's a special Valentine's Day episode of Art & Story, and the topic on the docket is creating comics with a high degree of romance--in other words, love stories. Since Mark and I don't swim too deeply in those waters, we surrounded ourselves with a stellar round table of cartoonists who are at ease making comics that deal in cupid's shenanigans, including: - Kevin Cross (http://kevincross.net), creator of the mini-comic Down By the Water (http://kevincross.net/Shop.html) - Sara Turner (http://mlatcomics.com), creator of File 49 (http://mlatcomics.com/file49_index.html), The Boys of the Den (http://boys.sugaryserials.com/2008/05/12/2008-05-12_boys-55/), and my co-author on projects like The Replacements (http://mlatcomics.com/replacements_index.html) and Equalizers of the Divide (http://equalizers.sugaryserials.com/2007/10/10/2007-10-10_equalizers-52m/) - Tim Hengeveld (http://predatorproductions.com/), cartoonist behind Dinerdate (http://dinerdate.net/), who also talks about his latest project, Alison (http://predatorart.wordpress.com/2009/02/05/its-official/) We try our best to dig at what it takes to make a good love story, what to avoid, and what affordances are granted to us through comics to that end. Other links mentioned and relating to this episode: - Cricket Press, a custom printing company run by Sara Turner and her husband Brian (http://cricket-press.com) - Big Illustration Party Time, a fantastic podcast about the ins and outs of freelance illustration, co-hosted by Kevin Cross (http://illustrationparty.blogspot.com) - The 2009 Sugary Serials Valentines Set (http://sugaryserials.com/blog/2009/02/05/sugary-serials-valentines/). Be sure to give one to every kid in class. Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com 1:43:13 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-188878.mp3 Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-188878.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-188878.mp3 We had intended on making the focus of this one "Honesty and Sincerity in one's work", but addressing the recent news about ComicsMonkey (http://comicsmonkey.com), as well as responding to an email from Ted Seko (http://paperengine.blogspot.com), took up a larger chunk of the show than we thought it would. Hence another in our series of multi-topic "potpourri" episodes. For even more discussion on the ComicsMonkey thing, check out Art & Story Alive! Episode 51: http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=277 At about the hour mark we do address the topic of honesty and sincerity, based on some comics we came across recently. The thesis runs something along the lines of "making sure that we're being honest in our intent behind the work", but I can't help but think that we're going to ruffle a few feathers with this one. Send your angry missives to artandstory-AT-gmail-DOT-com. This week's episode also features the return of Stephanie (http://stephcomics.blogspot.com), who does a Big Honor segment for one of her favorite cartoonists, Peter Bagge (http://www.peterbagge.com). She reviews his Buddy Bradley collection Buddy Does Seattle (http://www.amazon.com/Seattle-Complete-Bradley-Stories-1990-94/dp/1560976233/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1233691831&sr=8-1). Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 076 - The Big Potpourri IV We had intended on making the focus of this one "Honesty and Sincerity in one's work", but addressing the recent news about ComicsMonkey (http://comicsmonkey.com), as well as responding to an email from Ted Seko (http://paperengine.blogspot.com), took up a larger chunk of the show than we thought it would. Hence another in our series of multi-topic "potpourri" episodes. For even more discussion on the ComicsMonkey thing, check out Art & Story Alive! Episode 51: http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=277 At about the hour mark we do address the topic of honesty and sincerity, based on some comics we came across recently. The thesis runs something along the lines of "making sure that we're being honest in our intent behind the work", but I can't help but think that we're going to ruffle a few feathers with this one. Send your angry missives to artandstory-AT-gmail-DOT-com. This week's episode also features the return of Stephanie (http://stephcomics.blogspot.com), who does a Big Honor segment for one of her favorite cartoonists, Peter Bagge (http://www.peterbagge.com). She reviews his Buddy Bradley collection Buddy Does Seattle (http://www.amazon.com/Seattle-Complete-Bradley-Stories-1990-94/dp/1560976233/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1233691831&sr=8-1). Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com 1:50:08 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-186294.mp3 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-186294.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-186294.mp3 Ryan Dow of Introspective Comics (http://ryandow.com/ic/) suggested this week's topic--the pros and cons of creating a short comics story (strips, comic books), and a long comics story (graphic novels). Having done both in our artistic careers, Mark and I discuss our past projects and try to determine what benefits/drawbacks each format offers. Long Story Pros: â??Ã?¢ Slowly develop themes & characters â??Ã?¢ Opportunities to explore pacing â??Ã?¢ Explore a variety of inflections on a theme â??Ã?¢ Create a story that lingers in the audiences mind? (at least length suggests legitimacy to some people) Long Story Cons: â??Ã?¢ Living with characters for a long time â??Ã?¢ Less immediate gratification for a reader â??Ã?¢ Art style may evolve before story is complete â??Ã?¢ You may run out of steam before story is complete Short Story Pros: â??Ã?¢ Opportunities to explore pacing tricks and cheats â??Ã?¢ Get to the heart of characters efficiently and effectively â??Ã?¢ Immediate gratification for a reader â??Ã?¢ Not living with characters for as long--you can "love 'em and leave 'em" Short Story Cons: â??Ã?¢ Shorter length suggests cheapness? (the high-falutin' Graphic Novel vs. the lowly Comic Book) â??Ã?¢ Pacing issues--can't linger on a moment â??Ã?¢ Must be ruthless with writing--you must throw out anything that doesn't point to the story's "Big Idea" We refer to many of our comics throughout this episode. Here are the links to them: The Front, by Jerzy Drozd (http://mlatcomics.com/front_index.html) Equalizers of the Divide, by Jerzy Drozd and Sara Turner (http://equalizers.sugaryserials.com/2007/10/10/2007-10-10_equalizers-52m/) The Replacements, by Jerzy Drozd and Sara Turner (http://mlatcomics.com/replacements_index.html) Closing Doors, by Mark Rudolph (http://www.webcomicsnation.com/orionpakks/closing_doors/series.php?view=archive&chapter=4443&mpe=1&step=1) Say it in Slugs, by Mark Rudolph (http://www.webcomicsnation.com/orionpakks/say_it/series.php?view=archive&chapter=4484&mpe=1&step=1) Curse of the Pharaohs, by Mark Rudolph (http://curseofthepharaohs.sugaryserials.com/2007/10/22/2007-10-22_curseofthepharaohs-5p/) The Galactic League of Marshals, by Mark Rudolph and Jerzy Drozd (http://marshals.sugaryserials.com/2008/01/22/2008-01-22_marshals-hv/) Switch Runners, by Mark Rudolph and Jerzy Drozd (http://switchrunners.sugaryserials.com/2008/06/21/2008-06-21_switchrunners-o1/) Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website - http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us - artandstory@gmail.com Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 075 - The Big Small vs Large Story Ryan Dow of Introspective Comics (http://ryandow.com/ic/) suggested this week's topic--the pros and cons of creating a short comics story (strips, comic books), and a long comics story (graphic novels). Having done both in our artistic careers, Mark and I discuss our past projects and try to determine what benefits/drawbacks each format offers. Long Story Pros: â??Ã?¢ Slowly develop themes & characters â??Ã?¢ Opportunities to explore pacing â??Ã?¢ Explore a variety of inflections on a theme â??Ã?¢ Create a story that lingers in the audiences mind? (at least length suggests legitimacy to some people) Long Story Cons: â??Ã?¢ Living with characters for a long time â??Ã?¢ Less immediate gratification for a reader â??Ã?¢ Art style may evolve before story is complete â??Ã?¢ You may run out of steam before story is complete Short Story Pros: â??Ã?¢ Opportunities to explore pacing tricks and cheats â??Ã?¢ Get to the heart of characters efficiently and effectively â??Ã?¢ Immediate gratification for a reader â??Ã?¢ Not living with characters for as long--you can "love 'em and leave 'em" Short Story Cons: â??Ã?¢ Shorter length suggests cheapness? (the high-falutin' Graphic Novel vs. the lowly Comic Book) â??Ã?¢ Pacing issues--can't linger on a moment â??Ã?¢ Must be ruthless with writing--you must throw out anything that doesn't point to the story's "Big Idea" We refer to many of our comics throughout this episode. Here are the links to them: The Front, by Jerzy Drozd (http://mlatcomics.com/front_index.html) Equalizers of the Divide, by Jerzy Drozd and Sara Turner (http://equalizers.sugaryserials.com/2007/10/10/2007-10-10_equalizers-52m/) The Replacements, by Jerzy Drozd and Sara Turner (http://mlatcomics.com/replacements_index.html) Closing Doors, by Mark Rudolph (http://www.webcomicsnation.com/orionpakks/closing_doors/series.php?view=archive&chapter=4443&mpe=1&step=1) Say it in Slugs, by Mark Rudolph (http://www.webcomicsnation.com/orionpakks/say_it/series.php?view=archive&chapter=4484&mpe=1&step=1) Curse of the Pharaohs, by Mark Rudolph (http://curseofthepharaohs.sugaryserials.com/2007/10/22/2007-10-22_curseofthepharaohs-5p/) The Galactic League of Marshals, by Mark Rudolph and Jerzy Drozd (http://marshals.sugaryserials.com/2008/01/22/2008-01-22_marshals-hv/) Switch Runners, by Mark Rudolph and Jerzy Drozd (http://switchrunners.sugaryserials.com/2008/06/21/2008-06-21_switchrunners-o1/) Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website - http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us - artandstory@gmail.com 1:52:01 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-183800.mp3 Tue, 20 Jan 2009 23:00:00 -0500 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-183800.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-183800.mp3 Most of us cartoonists accept that developing one's writing and art are essential to making communicative comics. But is that all? This week we dive into a discussion on an aspect of comics storytelling that we feel is overlooked too often--the role of the panel border and shape. Our discussion of the topic is divided into two categories: Panel Line -Jagged -Wavy -No Line -Sound Effects Panel Shape -Square -Rectangle (wide or tall) -Angular (irregular polygon) -Inset -Circle We use the work of Joann Sfar (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joann_Sfar) and Walt Simonson (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Simonson) as examples of creators who not only illustrate in compelling ways, but use the shape, size, arrangement, and line weights of their panels to more effectively deliver the data in their stories. The intro for our episode was provided by my buddy HooveR (http://myspace.com/hoovertron). Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 074 - The Big Panel Border Most of us cartoonists accept that developing one's writing and art are essential to making communicative comics. But is that all? This week we dive into a discussion on an aspect of comics storytelling that we feel is overlooked too often--the role of the panel border and shape. Our discussion of the topic is divided into two categories: Panel Line -Jagged -Wavy -No Line -Sound Effects Panel Shape -Square -Rectangle (wide or tall) -Angular (irregular polygon) -Inset -Circle We use the work of Joann Sfar (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joann_Sfar) and Walt Simonson (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Simonson) as examples of creators who not only illustrate in compelling ways, but use the shape, size, arrangement, and line weights of their panels to more effectively deliver the data in their stories. The intro for our episode was provided by my buddy HooveR (http://myspace.com/hoovertron). Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com 1:58:39 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-181350.mp3 Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-181350.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-181350.mp3 There's a new cartooning podcast on the block, and it's looking lean and mean. It's the Big Illustration Party Time (http://illustrationparty.blogspot.com/) with Kevin Cross (http://www.kevincross.net/) and Joshua Kemble (http://www.joshuakemble.com/). We invited the hosts to sit in on Art & Story and share their reasons for starting up the podcast, as well as give us a preview of some of the content they'll be covering on their show. If you're a cartoonist looking to subsidize your income by doing some freelance work, I'm confident that you'll find Kevin's and Joshua's content compelling and useful. This week's show also features the return of Stephanie (http://stephcomics.blogspot.com), who brings us another Big Honor segment. James Kochalka (http://www.americanelf.com/) is spotlighted this week, in particular his American Elf work (which you can find on Amazon here: http://www.amazon.com/American-Elf-Collected-Sketchbook-Kochalka/dp/189183049X/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1231873344&sr=8-1). Steph also talks about some of Kochalka's music videos, available on YouTube. Hockey Monkey (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v922TFBrHFQ) Wash Your @$$ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MWi7MPQBKQ) Pee (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_mChILDyVA) Links to sites mentioned in this episode: - Big Illustration Party Time (http://illustrationparty.com) - Kevin Cross (http://www.kevincross.net/) - Joshua Kemble (http://www.joshuakemble.com/) - Ted Seko's Idiot Engine Podcast (http://tedseko.com) - Krishna Sadasivam (http://pcweenies.com) - Javier Hernandez (http://javzilla.com) - Ryan Dow (http://introspectivecomics.com) - Stephanie (http://stephcomics.blogspot.com) - Art & Story 71 - The Big Voice (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=253) - James Kochalka (http://www.americanelf.com/) Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 073 - The Big Illustration Party Time There's a new cartooning podcast on the block, and it's looking lean and mean. It's the Big Illustration Party Time (http://illustrationparty.blogspot.com/) with Kevin Cross (http://www.kevincross.net/) and Joshua Kemble (http://www.joshuakemble.com/). We invited the hosts to sit in on Art & Story and share their reasons for starting up the podcast, as well as give us a preview of some of the content they'll be covering on their show. If you're a cartoonist looking to subsidize your income by doing some freelance work, I'm confident that you'll find Kevin's and Joshua's content compelling and useful. This week's show also features the return of Stephanie (http://stephcomics.blogspot.com), who brings us another Big Honor segment. James Kochalka (http://www.americanelf.com/) is spotlighted this week, in particular his American Elf work (which you can find on Amazon here: http://www.amazon.com/American-Elf-Collected-Sketchbook-Kochalka/dp/189183049X/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1231873344&sr=8-1). Steph also talks about some of Kochalka's music videos, available on YouTube. Hockey Monkey (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v922TFBrHFQ) Wash Your @$$ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MWi7MPQBKQ) Pee (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_mChILDyVA) Links to sites mentioned in this episode: - Big Illustration Party Time (http://illustrationparty.com) - Kevin Cross (http://www.kevincross.net/) - Joshua Kemble (http://www.joshuakemble.com/) - Ted Seko's Idiot Engine Podcast (http://tedseko.com) - Krishna Sadasivam (http://pcweenies.com) - Javier Hernandez (http://javzilla.com) - Ryan Dow (http://introspectivecomics.com) - Stephanie (http://stephcomics.blogspot.com) - Art & Story 71 - The Big Voice (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=253) - James Kochalka (http://www.americanelf.com/) Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com 1:35:24 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-178938.mp3 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:00:00 -0500 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-178938.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-178938.mp3 There seems to be two major approaches we cartoonists take to building a comics story: - Starting with a group of characters and building a story around them, or - Starting with a premise and creating characters to suit it and the story. Having done both in our comics projects over the years, Mark and I set out to explore the pros and cons of each. As usual, we cite our own work as a basis for meditation on the subject. Comics discussed include: Approaching with a group of characters first: The Front, by Jerzy Drozd (http://mlatcomics.com/front_index.html) Mulligan's Run, by Mark Rudolph (http://www.webcomicsnation.com/orionpakks/mulligan/series.php?view=archive&chapter=11349) Approaching with a premise first: Equalizers of the Divide, by Sara Turner and Jerzy Drozd (http://equalizers.sugaryserials.com/2007/10/10/2007-10-10_equalizers-52m/) The Galactic League of Marshals, by Mark Rudolph and Jerzy Drozd (http://marshals.sugaryserials.com/2008/01/22/2008-01-22_marshals-hv/) Switch Runners, by Mark Rudolph and Jerzy Drozd (http://switchrunners.sugaryserials.com/2008/06/21/2008-06-21_switchrunners-o1/) John Oxbow: Man Out of Time, by Mark Rudolph (http://cvcomics.com/?p=88) Other links mentioned in this episode: The Mini-Comics Dump Truck (http://minicomicsdumptruck.blogspot.com), the comics club for which Mark and I created some comics such as John Oxbow and Tiny Hamilton. Javiland (http://javilandblog.blogspot.com/), a podcast we participate on regulary. And don't forget, The Sequential Artists' Pub (http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/tscmd/tc/20378) records this Saturday at 9 p.m. EST! Stop on by with a frosty beverage and your comics topics! Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 072 - The Big Approach There seems to be two major approaches we cartoonists take to building a comics story: - Starting with a group of characters and building a story around them, or - Starting with a premise and creating characters to suit it and the story. Having done both in our comics projects over the years, Mark and I set out to explore the pros and cons of each. As usual, we cite our own work as a basis for meditation on the subject. Comics discussed include: Approaching with a group of characters first: The Front, by Jerzy Drozd (http://mlatcomics.com/front_index.html) Mulligan's Run, by Mark Rudolph (http://www.webcomicsnation.com/orionpakks/mulligan/series.php?view=archive&chapter=11349) Approaching with a premise first: Equalizers of the Divide, by Sara Turner and Jerzy Drozd (http://equalizers.sugaryserials.com/2007/10/10/2007-10-10_equalizers-52m/) The Galactic League of Marshals, by Mark Rudolph and Jerzy Drozd (http://marshals.sugaryserials.com/2008/01/22/2008-01-22_marshals-hv/) Switch Runners, by Mark Rudolph and Jerzy Drozd (http://switchrunners.sugaryserials.com/2008/06/21/2008-06-21_switchrunners-o1/) John Oxbow: Man Out of Time, by Mark Rudolph (http://cvcomics.com/?p=88) Other links mentioned in this episode: The Mini-Comics Dump Truck (http://minicomicsdumptruck.blogspot.com), the comics club for which Mark and I created some comics such as John Oxbow and Tiny Hamilton. Javiland (http://javilandblog.blogspot.com/), a podcast we participate on regulary. And don't forget, The Sequential Artists' Pub (http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/tscmd/tc/20378) records this Saturday at 9 p.m. EST! Stop on by with a frosty beverage and your comics topics! Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com 1:39:03 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-176924.mp3 Tue, 30 Dec 2008 22:00:00 -0500 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-176924.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-176924.mp3 This just in--Mark's latest mini-comic, John Oxbow, Man Out of Time is now on sale in the Tiny Astronaut store (http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=19156310)! To celebrate, we dig into the artistic process behind Mark's work on the mini and highlight some of the triumphs that this project represents for him. We spend quite a bit of time talking about our experiences as cartoonists in pursuit of our storytelling and artistic "voices", as well as the role of lettering and sound effects in comics. Speaking of which, don't miss the fonts sale on the Comicraft website (http://www.comicbookfonts.com)! All day on January 1st, and only on January 1st, they price their fantastic comic book fonts at the year in cents--that means fonts that usually cost $100 or more can be had for as little as $20.09! Special thanks to Neil Kaplan (http://nekap.net/) for the great intro this episode. You can check out his comic I, of the Wolf on the Trigger Street website (http://posting.triggerstreet.com/gyrobase/Submission?oid=oid%3A1929541). While you're there, please leave a review for him! Consider it another Art & Story Challenge. In this episode I briefly talk about an article Krishna (http://twitter.com/kms007) linked to about a comics writer Christopher Priest and the "Priest Curse". You can read the article here: http://www.phonogram.us/comics/adventures/curse.htm Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 071 - The Big Voice This just in--Mark's latest mini-comic, John Oxbow, Man Out of Time is now on sale in the Tiny Astronaut store (http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=19156310)! To celebrate, we dig into the artistic process behind Mark's work on the mini and highlight some of the triumphs that this project represents for him. We spend quite a bit of time talking about our experiences as cartoonists in pursuit of our storytelling and artistic "voices", as well as the role of lettering and sound effects in comics. Speaking of which, don't miss the fonts sale on the Comicraft website (http://www.comicbookfonts.com)! All day on January 1st, and only on January 1st, they price their fantastic comic book fonts at the year in cents--that means fonts that usually cost $100 or more can be had for as little as $20.09! Special thanks to Neil Kaplan (http://nekap.net/) for the great intro this episode. You can check out his comic I, of the Wolf on the Trigger Street website (http://posting.triggerstreet.com/gyrobase/Submission?oid=oid%3A1929541). While you're there, please leave a review for him! Consider it another Art & Story Challenge. In this episode I briefly talk about an article Krishna (http://twitter.com/kms007) linked to about a comics writer Christopher Priest and the "Priest Curse". You can read the article here: http://www.phonogram.us/comics/adventures/curse.htm Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com 1:56:32 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-175385.mp3 Tue, 23 Dec 2008 23:00:00 -0500 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-175385.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-175385.mp3 It's been over a year since we've set aside an entire episode to talking about writing heroes--last time was episode 11 (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=27)! So, after a cursory yet lengthy report (30 minutes or so!) on my recent trip to Washington, D.C., we address a topic that's been eating at Mark a bit, namely: Why is it we see so few of the "Really REALLY Good Guys" in fiction? Characters like The Fall Guy's Colt Seavers, the Christopher Reeves Superman, Jackie Chan, or the Filmation He-Man thrill audiences, yet are often dismissed as being less-than-sophisticated in terms of how they're written. We do our best to find the common elements between these kinds of heroes, citing specific examples from their respective stories. A little time is spent on why it is that these kinds of characters are so few and far between, but we come to no conclusion. We'd love to hear what you think about it (artandstory@gmail.com). Note: We spend a lot of time this week talking about The Fall Guy and He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. The good news is, you can check out both series, absolutely for free, on Hulu! He-Man on Hulu: http://www.hulu.com/he-man-and-the-masters-of-the-universe The Fall Guy on Hulu: http://www.hulu.com/the-fall-guy Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 070 - The Big Hero II It's been over a year since we've set aside an entire episode to talking about writing heroes--last time was episode 11 (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=27)! So, after a cursory yet lengthy report (30 minutes or so!) on my recent trip to Washington, D.C., we address a topic that's been eating at Mark a bit, namely: Why is it we see so few of the "Really REALLY Good Guys" in fiction? Characters like The Fall Guy's Colt Seavers, the Christopher Reeves Superman, Jackie Chan, or the Filmation He-Man thrill audiences, yet are often dismissed as being less-than-sophisticated in terms of how they're written. We do our best to find the common elements between these kinds of heroes, citing specific examples from their respective stories. A little time is spent on why it is that these kinds of characters are so few and far between, but we come to no conclusion. We'd love to hear what you think about it (artandstory@gmail.com). Note: We spend a lot of time this week talking about The Fall Guy and He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. The good news is, you can check out both series, absolutely for free, on Hulu! He-Man on Hulu: http://www.hulu.com/he-man-and-the-masters-of-the-universe The Fall Guy on Hulu: http://www.hulu.com/the-fall-guy Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com 1:56:49 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-173437.mp3 Tue, 16 Dec 2008 21:00:00 -0500 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-173437.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-173437.mp3 We take an hour and change to talk about the future of comics in terms of format and delivery mechanisms. On the top of our minds primarily is the elusive tablet-style/iPhone device that will surely revolutionize comics. We also talk about possible collaborative models and how comics might benefit from them, and some other random future plans for our careers. Also featured this week is the return of The Big Honor, with Stephanie. This week she discusses The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers Omnibus (Warning: This comic is definitely not for kids!) Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 069 - The Big Prognostication We take an hour and change to talk about the future of comics in terms of format and delivery mechanisms. On the top of our minds primarily is the elusive tablet-style/iPhone device that will surely revolutionize comics. We also talk about possible collaborative models and how comics might benefit from them, and some other random future plans for our careers. Also featured this week is the return of The Big Honor, with Stephanie. This week she discusses The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers Omnibus (Warning: This comic is definitely not for kids!) 1:30:38 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-171504.mp3 Tue, 09 Dec 2008 22:30:00 -0500 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-171504.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-171504.mp3 It's another interview episode, stuffed to the gills with content. This week we had the pleasure of talking with Marty Isenberg (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0410810/), story editor behind the fantastic Transformers: Animated cartoon series (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transformers_Animated). We talk about character building techniques, writing "a" and "b" stories, and how collaboration with the art director is an essential part of an animation writer's repetoire. A lot of our conversation revolves around his work on the Transformers: Animated series, but I'm confident that the bulk of the discussion will be useful to cartoonists, young and old. Besides, you could do a lot worse than check out the series, and if my gushing about it back in The Big Deconstruction (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=215) wasn't enough to convince you, maybe this episode will get a few of you to watch the first three episodes, at least: http://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Animated-Transform-Roll-Out/dp/B0015I2S88/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1228877213&sr=8-5 Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 068 - The Big Isenberg It's another interview episode, stuffed to the gills with content. This week we had the pleasure of talking with Marty Isenberg (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0410810/), story editor behind the fantastic Transformers: Animated cartoon series (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transformers_Animated). We talk about character building techniques, writing "a" and "b" stories, and how collaboration with the art director is an essential part of an animation writer's repetoire. A lot of our conversation revolves around his work on the Transformers: Animated series, but I'm confident that the bulk of the discussion will be useful to cartoonists, young and old. Besides, you could do a lot worse than check out the series, and if my gushing about it back in The Big Deconstruction (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=215) wasn't enough to convince you, maybe this episode will get a few of you to watch the first three episodes, at least: http://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Animated-Transform-Roll-Out/dp/B0015I2S88/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1228877213&sr=8-5 Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com 1:34:37 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-169425.mp3 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:00:00 -0500 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-169425.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-169425.mp3 It's another interview episode, and it's one I've been really looking forward to. This week we talk with Neil Kaplan (http://nekap.net/), actor, comic book writer, and possibly best known for his voice work on Power Rangers, Digimon, and as Optimus Prime in the Transformers: Robots In Disguise series. Neil was kind enough to share his thoughts on storytelling, both from the perspective as an actor and as a comics creator. We talk a bit about his upcoming graphic novel I, of the Wolf (http://iofthewolf.com/), and why showing fantastical violence seems to be more acceptable to an audience than having a character curse. You can check out a special preview of Neil's graphic novel at the Trigger Street website (http://www.triggerstreet.com/gyrobase/Comics), and you can post a review of the book there. We also spend some time talking about another of Neil's projects, Optimoose, which was born from a gag made while recording an episode of TF:RID, but now has a following behind it and promises to make its animated debut on the web. Check out the Optimoose Facebook group for more information: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=48767103512&ref=mf You can also contact Neil or send him fan mail by checking out his contact page: http://www.anyaisle.net/nekap/contact.html He told us to tell you that he'd be happy to sign any items sent along with a self-addressed stamped envelope! Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 067 - The Big Kaplan It's another interview episode, and it's one I've been really looking forward to. This week we talk with Neil Kaplan (http://nekap.net/), actor, comic book writer, and possibly best known for his voice work on Power Rangers, Digimon, and as Optimus Prime in the Transformers: Robots In Disguise series. Neil was kind enough to share his thoughts on storytelling, both from the perspective as an actor and as a comics creator. We talk a bit about his upcoming graphic novel I, of the Wolf (http://iofthewolf.com/), and why showing fantastical violence seems to be more acceptable to an audience than having a character curse. You can check out a special preview of Neil's graphic novel at the Trigger Street website (http://www.triggerstreet.com/gyrobase/Comics), and you can post a review of the book there. We also spend some time talking about another of Neil's projects, Optimoose, which was born from a gag made while recording an episode of TF:RID, but now has a following behind it and promises to make its animated debut on the web. Check out the Optimoose Facebook group for more information: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=48767103512&ref=mf You can also contact Neil or send him fan mail by checking out his contact page: http://www.anyaisle.net/nekap/contact.html He told us to tell you that he'd be happy to sign any items sent along with a self-addressed stamped envelope! Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com 1:53:09 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-167763.mp3 Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-167763.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-167763.mp3 Anticipating that no one will download this episode, as it falls on a holiday week, Mark and I decided to take a more relaxed approach to this episode and let the art week spiral out into as many tributaries as we could handle. Let this be a warning to you--it's a rambly one. However, this isn't to say that we avoid comics topics altogether. In fact, Mark and I spend a bit of time towards the end discussing a recent inking experiment he took on and got quite a bit out of. You can check out photos and more of Mark's thoughts on this by clicking over to the last blog post: http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=225 This episode also features the return of The Big Honor, this time with Stephanie, one of the students in a weekly cartooning class I've been teaching. Steph recommends Jeffrey Brown's I Am Going To Be Small, published by Top Shelf. Book listing on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/I-Am-Going-Be-Small/dp/1891830864/ref=pd_bbs_sr_8?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1227675290&sr=8-8 Top Shelf Comix: http://www.topshelfcomix.com/ Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 066 - The Big Turkey Anticipating that no one will download this episode, as it falls on a holiday week, Mark and I decided to take a more relaxed approach to this episode and let the art week spiral out into as many tributaries as we could handle. Let this be a warning to you--it's a rambly one. However, this isn't to say that we avoid comics topics altogether. In fact, Mark and I spend a bit of time towards the end discussing a recent inking experiment he took on and got quite a bit out of. You can check out photos and more of Mark's thoughts on this by clicking over to the last blog post: http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=225 This episode also features the return of The Big Honor, this time with Stephanie, one of the students in a weekly cartooning class I've been teaching. Steph recommends Jeffrey Brown's I Am Going To Be Small, published by Top Shelf. Book listing on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/I-Am-Going-Be-Small/dp/1891830864/ref=pd_bbs_sr_8?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1227675290&sr=8-8 Top Shelf Comix: http://www.topshelfcomix.com/ Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com 1:55:00 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-165811.mp3 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:00:00 -0500 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-165811.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-165811.mp3 Last Saturday we exhibited at the Detroit Urban Craft Fair (http://detroiturbancraftfair.com/), and we're back with our report. We've been comparing our convention/show experiences in past episodes, such as our weekend at Wizard World Chicago (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=112) as well as our winter (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=49) and summer (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=120) turns at the Shadow Art Fair. Throughout these wrap-ups we've tried to evaluate the show itself and our performance there. In this episode we confirm a lot of assumptions we've made about art shows in the past, and learn a bit more about the role of packaging and displays at a public event. Our photos from the event can be found on our Flickr page (http://flickr.com/photos/jerzydrozd/sets/72157609197283408/). More photos from past and present DUCF events can be found here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hd_ducf. Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 065 - The Big Detroit Last Saturday we exhibited at the Detroit Urban Craft Fair (http://detroiturbancraftfair.com/), and we're back with our report. We've been comparing our convention/show experiences in past episodes, such as our weekend at Wizard World Chicago (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=112) as well as our winter (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=49) and summer (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=120) turns at the Shadow Art Fair. Throughout these wrap-ups we've tried to evaluate the show itself and our performance there. In this episode we confirm a lot of assumptions we've made about art shows in the past, and learn a bit more about the role of packaging and displays at a public event. Our photos from the event can be found on our Flickr page (http://flickr.com/photos/jerzydrozd/sets/72157609197283408/). More photos from past and present DUCF events can be found here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hd_ducf. Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com 1:36:04 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-163900.mp3 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 23:00:00 -0500 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-163900.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-163900.mp3 I think it's safe to say that all cartoonists fall into artistic funks from time to time--nothing is happening the way you want on the page, you're stuck on an idea, or you come back to the page two days later and notice some glaring errors. So how do you break out of that crummy mindset? How do you fall in love with the process of making comics again? Mark and I present a few strategies this week for breaking that funk, complete with cute teacher-esque activity names like "Composition Cut-Out", and "Pictures to Sketches". We follow up with some more general techniques to break away from the frustration and come back to the desk with a clean mind. For those in the Detroit area, come see us at the Detroit Urban Craft Fair this weekend: http://detroiturbancraftfair.com Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 064 - The Big Funk Breaker I think it's safe to say that all cartoonists fall into artistic funks from time to time--nothing is happening the way you want on the page, you're stuck on an idea, or you come back to the page two days later and notice some glaring errors. So how do you break out of that crummy mindset? How do you fall in love with the process of making comics again? Mark and I present a few strategies this week for breaking that funk, complete with cute teacher-esque activity names like "Composition Cut-Out", and "Pictures to Sketches". We follow up with some more general techniques to break away from the frustration and come back to the desk with a clean mind. For those in the Detroit area, come see us at the Detroit Urban Craft Fair this weekend: http://detroiturbancraftfair.com Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com 1:17:23 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-161823.mp3 Wed, 05 Nov 2008 01:00:00 -0500 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-161823.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-161823.mp3 It's another interview episode, but what an interview! This week we were grateful to get a chance to pick the brain of Bill Ratner (http://billratner.com/), one of the world's great voice talents, often recognized as the voice of Flint (http://www.hasbro.com/gijoe/default.cfm?page=Entertainment/Bios&character=flint) from G.I. Joe (http://www.hasbro.com/gijoe/). We talk with Bill about how a voice actor "Writes With Voice"--how do voice actors find their characters and paint a picture of them using inflection, cadence, and timbre? As with our previous interview (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=211) with animator and storyboard artist Tom Sito (http://tomsito.com/), we're given a lot of food for thought to bring into our own work, and we have an entertaining conversation to boot. During the interview we mentioned The Secrets of Voice-Over Success, in which Bill has an essay sharing more of his thoughts on the subject. You can order it here: http://www.amazon.com/Secrets-Voice-Over-Success-Actors-Reveal/dp/1591810337/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top As a special feature this week, we're also offering the episode in a higher bitrate format, so you can better enjoy Mr. Ratner's fantastic voice. You can get the file here: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory/audio/a_s_063_hbr.mp3 Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 063 - The Big Ratner It's another interview episode, but what an interview! This week we were grateful to get a chance to pick the brain of Bill Ratner (http://billratner.com/), one of the world's great voice talents, often recognized as the voice of Flint (http://www.hasbro.com/gijoe/default.cfm?page=Entertainment/Bios&character=flint) from G.I. Joe (http://www.hasbro.com/gijoe/). We talk with Bill about how a voice actor "Writes With Voice"--how do voice actors find their characters and paint a picture of them using inflection, cadence, and timbre? As with our previous interview (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=211) with animator and storyboard artist Tom Sito (http://tomsito.com/), we're given a lot of food for thought to bring into our own work, and we have an entertaining conversation to boot. During the interview we mentioned The Secrets of Voice-Over Success, in which Bill has an essay sharing more of his thoughts on the subject. You can order it here: http://www.amazon.com/Secrets-Voice-Over-Success-Actors-Reveal/dp/1591810337/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top As a special feature this week, we're also offering the episode in a higher bitrate format, so you can better enjoy Mr. Ratner's fantastic voice. You can get the file here: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory/audio/a_s_063_hbr.mp3 Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com 1:11:35 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-159816.mp3 Tue, 28 Oct 2008 23:30:00 -0400 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-159816.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-159816.mp3 We've been playing around with a method of deconstructing stories lately, and we thought it might be fun to share it with you, the listener. Here's how we did it: 1) Determine the thesis, or theme of the story 2) Write out a brief synopsis of the story 3) Identify the "Character Crisises" for the main players in the tale--in other words, what is the challenge presented to the character that opposes his/her precondition in the story? 4) Determine the "Plot Crisis" of the story. What is the problem that must be solved? 5) See if you can chart how the Character Crises tie into how the Plot Crisis is resolved. If there's more than one character explored in the story, how do the Character Crises augment or contradict each other? 6) Determine how the Characters' arcs are addressed through the Character Crises. Are they different? Are they "reset to zero" at the end? We apply this method to two TV shows that have recently captured our imaginations. The good news is that they're currently available on YouTube, so you can watch them yourselves and compare your analysis with our own. But really, you should probably get the eps at your local library or video rental store. Mark's Pick: Star Trek: Voyager Episode 40, "Tuvix" Part 01: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHBsSc6QxII Part 02: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nur2YomKFlM Part 03: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdJr6lc8AxA Part 04: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zg9HB7Di-So Part 05: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2e9dnBPyC7Q Jerzy's Pick: Transformers: Animated Episode 20, "Garbage In, Garbage Out" Part 01: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gWSnIAKpD4 Part 02: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6h2iBqUaOxs&feature=related Part 03: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGpCrK1Aakw&feature=related Or, choose your own TV Show/Movie/Book to try this method out on. We'd love to hear what you come up with! Other podcasts worth checking out on the subject of story deconstruction: The Secrets (http://www.stormwolf.com/thesecrets/podcasts/) Sam & Jim Go To Hollywood (http://samandjimgotohollywood.libsyn.com/) Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 062 - The Big Deconstruction We've been playing around with a method of deconstructing stories lately, and we thought it might be fun to share it with you, the listener. Here's how we did it: 1) Determine the thesis, or theme of the story 2) Write out a brief synopsis of the story 3) Identify the "Character Crisises" for the main players in the tale--in other words, what is the challenge presented to the character that opposes his/her precondition in the story? 4) Determine the "Plot Crisis" of the story. What is the problem that must be solved? 5) See if you can chart how the Character Crises tie into how the Plot Crisis is resolved. If there's more than one character explored in the story, how do the Character Crises augment or contradict each other? 6) Determine how the Characters' arcs are addressed through the Character Crises. Are they different? Are they "reset to zero" at the end? We apply this method to two TV shows that have recently captured our imaginations. The good news is that they're currently available on YouTube, so you can watch them yourselves and compare your analysis with our own. But really, you should probably get the eps at your local library or video rental store. Mark's Pick: Star Trek: Voyager Episode 40, "Tuvix" Part 01: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHBsSc6QxII Part 02: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nur2YomKFlM Part 03: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdJr6lc8AxA Part 04: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zg9HB7Di-So Part 05: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2e9dnBPyC7Q Jerzy's Pick: Transformers: Animated Episode 20, "Garbage In, Garbage Out" Part 01: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gWSnIAKpD4 Part 02: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6h2iBqUaOxs&feature=related Part 03: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGpCrK1Aakw&feature=related Or, choose your own TV Show/Movie/Book to try this method out on. We'd love to hear what you come up with! Other podcasts worth checking out on the subject of story deconstruction: The Secrets (http://www.stormwolf.com/thesecrets/podcasts/) Sam & Jim Go To Hollywood (http://samandjimgotohollywood.libsyn.com/) Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com 1:18:42 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-158085.mp3 Wed, 22 Oct 2008 01:00:00 -0400 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-158085.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-158085.mp3 It's closing in on Halloween, so we take the opportunity to try to pick at the topic of Horror stories. We're joined by guest Shawn & Carrie Robare for a discussion on what goes into making a scary story, using some of our favorite horror films and comics as examples. If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to check out the second half of our conversation over at Branded In The 80s (http://brandedinthe80s.com), where Shawn leads us in a discussion of Halloween from a more general and nostalgic point of view. For more scary podcasts, be sure to check out the upcoming episode of the Requiem Metal Podcast (http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/talkCast.jsp?masterId=17222&cmd=tc). Mark and the crew have a Halloween-themed discussion about some of the better metal bands out there. Also, check out the Horror Etc. podcast (http://horroretc.com/), which updates every week with some fantastic discussions on the genre. I do warn you that they enjoy their share of salty language, though! Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 061 - The Big Scary Story It's closing in on Halloween, so we take the opportunity to try to pick at the topic of Horror stories. We're joined by guest Shawn & Carrie Robare for a discussion on what goes into making a scary story, using some of our favorite horror films and comics as examples. If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to check out the second half of our conversation over at Branded In The 80s (http://brandedinthe80s.com), where Shawn leads us in a discussion of Halloween from a more general and nostalgic point of view. For more scary podcasts, be sure to check out the upcoming episode of the Requiem Metal Podcast (http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/talkCast.jsp?masterId=17222&cmd=tc). Mark and the crew have a Halloween-themed discussion about some of the better metal bands out there. Also, check out the Horror Etc. podcast (http://horroretc.com/), which updates every week with some fantastic discussions on the genre. I do warn you that they enjoy their share of salty language, though! Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com 1:51:21 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-156112.mp3 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-156112.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-156112.mp3 This week's show features an interview with animator, director, and storyboard artist Tom Sito (http://tomsito.com/). He has worked on many of the cartoons that have delighted audiences over the years ranging from He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (http://he-man.org/) to The Lion King to Click & Clack's As The Wrench Turns (http://www.pbs.org/wrenchturns/). We were grateful for the opportunity to pick Tom's brain on the craft of visual storytelling as it relates to both animation and cartooning in general. We also talk about Tom's book DRAWING THE LINE: The Untold Story of the Animation Unions from Bosko to Bart Simpson (http://tomsito.com/book_about.php), which I highly recommend. You can order it online here: http://www.amazon.com/Drawing-Line-Untold-Animation-Simpson/dp/0813124077/ref=pd_bbs_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1224040973&sr=8-4 Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 060 - The Big Sito This week's show features an interview with animator, director, and storyboard artist Tom Sito (http://tomsito.com/). He has worked on many of the cartoons that have delighted audiences over the years ranging from He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (http://he-man.org/) to The Lion King to Click & Clack's As The Wrench Turns (http://www.pbs.org/wrenchturns/). We were grateful for the opportunity to pick Tom's brain on the craft of visual storytelling as it relates to both animation and cartooning in general. We also talk about Tom's book DRAWING THE LINE: The Untold Story of the Animation Unions from Bosko to Bart Simpson (http://tomsito.com/book_about.php), which I highly recommend. You can order it online here: http://www.amazon.com/Drawing-Line-Untold-Animation-Simpson/dp/0813124077/ref=pd_bbs_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1224040973&sr=8-4 Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email us: artandstory@gmail.com 1:38:14 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-154125.mp3 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:00:00 -0400 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-154125.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-154125.mp3 This week we revisit the topic of a panel's "innards"--the content of the panel itself. We talk about staging, "blocking" our shots, composition, scene transitions, and how studying photography and theatre performances could help a struggling cartoonist find new inroads to creating interesting panels. We meant to get at two topics this week, but we just plumb ran out of time. Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email: artandstory@gmail.com Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 059 - The Big Block II This week we revisit the topic of a panel's "innards"--the content of the panel itself. We talk about staging, "blocking" our shots, composition, scene transitions, and how studying photography and theatre performances could help a struggling cartoonist find new inroads to creating interesting panels. We meant to get at two topics this week, but we just plumb ran out of time. Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Visit our website: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Email: artandstory@gmail.com 1:31:53 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-152148.mp3 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 01:00:00 -0400 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-152148.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-152148.mp3 This week's episode is a bit of a follow-up to last week's talk about thumbnailing, or plotting. Mark and I discuss the procedural nature of how we create comics. By breaking our process into smaller stages, we're afforded the luxury of putting a lot of focus, consideration, and concern into each stage. We broached this subject originally in episode 09 (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=5), but we thought we'd revisit it both for the sake of new listeners and to see if anything has changed in our process since then. For more discussion on our thoughts on process, you can check out our commentary track (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=114) for our Switch Runners project (http://switchrunners.sugaryserials.com/2008/06/21/2008-06-21_switchrunners-o1/). Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Vist our website for more: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Contact us: artandstory@gmail.com Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 058 - The Big Process II This week's episode is a bit of a follow-up to last week's talk about thumbnailing, or plotting. Mark and I discuss the procedural nature of how we create comics. By breaking our process into smaller stages, we're afforded the luxury of putting a lot of focus, consideration, and concern into each stage. We broached this subject originally in episode 09 (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=5), but we thought we'd revisit it both for the sake of new listeners and to see if anything has changed in our process since then. For more discussion on our thoughts on process, you can check out our commentary track (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=114) for our Switch Runners project (http://switchrunners.sugaryserials.com/2008/06/21/2008-06-21_switchrunners-o1/). Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Vist our website for more: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory Contact us: artandstory@gmail.com 1:43:07 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-149975.mp3 Wed, 24 Sep 2008 01:00:00 -0400 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-149975.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-149975.mp3 This week we explore what our concerns are when creating the plots, or thumbnails, of our comics stories. As we've stated elsewhere and in other podcasts, this is, for us, the most intellectually labor-intensive part of making comics. We do our best to chart some of the many battles we pick when we write our stories with pictures. Our focus mostly rests on an unfinished project of Mark's, but we compare his process on that to past projects such as Switch Runners (http://switchrunners.sugaryserials.com/2008/06/21/2008-06-21_switchrunners-o1/) and The Galactic League of Marshals (http://marshals.sugaryserials.com/2008/01/22/2008-01-22_marshals-hv/). Also, one more reminder about Mark's upcoming workshop at the Ann Arbor District Library this Sunday (http://www.aadl.org/events/list?id=2049)! Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 057 - The Big Thumbnail This week we explore what our concerns are when creating the plots, or thumbnails, of our comics stories. As we've stated elsewhere and in other podcasts, this is, for us, the most intellectually labor-intensive part of making comics. We do our best to chart some of the many battles we pick when we write our stories with pictures. Our focus mostly rests on an unfinished project of Mark's, but we compare his process on that to past projects such as Switch Runners (http://switchrunners.sugaryserials.com/2008/06/21/2008-06-21_switchrunners-o1/) and The Galactic League of Marshals (http://marshals.sugaryserials.com/2008/01/22/2008-01-22_marshals-hv/). Also, one more reminder about Mark's upcoming workshop at the Ann Arbor District Library this Sunday (http://www.aadl.org/events/list?id=2049)! Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed 1:33:50 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-147996.mp3 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 01:00:00 -0400 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-147996.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-147996.mp3 Mark and I spend a lot of time on this show talking about constantly struggling to analyze, practice, and otherwise improve our work. However, as a cartoonist works on his/her craft, he/she will inevitably amass a "bag of tricks" to help expedite their comics endeavors. You just get better as time goes on, though we don't always see it happening. So this week we back off of the digging deep into our craft and reflect on what we consider to be our strengths as comics storytellers and how our latest comics project, "The Cosmic Adventures of Gena Kranz", is being created from our "comfort zones". Also, one more reminder about Mark's upcoming workshop (http://www.aadl.org/events/list?id=2049) at the Ann Arbor District Library this month! Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 056 - The Big Comfort Zone Mark and I spend a lot of time on this show talking about constantly struggling to analyze, practice, and otherwise improve our work. However, as a cartoonist works on his/her craft, he/she will inevitably amass a "bag of tricks" to help expedite their comics endeavors. You just get better as time goes on, though we don't always see it happening. So this week we back off of the digging deep into our craft and reflect on what we consider to be our strengths as comics storytellers and how our latest comics project, "The Cosmic Adventures of Gena Kranz", is being created from our "comfort zones". Also, one more reminder about Mark's upcoming workshop (http://www.aadl.org/events/list?id=2049) at the Ann Arbor District Library this month! Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed 1:33:46 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-146120.mp3 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 22:00:00 -0400 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-146120.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-146120.mp3 I'll warn you now--this one is more of a "meta episode" where we discuss a lot of the ideas that go into making the Art & Story podcast. But both topics are requested by listeners, so I'm still hopeful that most of you will enjoy it. This week we start with an audio comment sent to us by Aaron Macom of the ScifiDig podcast (http://www.scifidig.com/), asking us to share our thoughts on the role of podcasting in marketing our work and ourselves. We then tackle a request sent to us by Tara Tallan, creator of Galaxion (http://www.galaxioncomics.com/). As comics gain more interest from educators and librarians, more and more of us comics creators are bound to be approached to lead activities at schools, libraries, and community centers. We do our best to offer what advice we can regarding teaching comics to kids. Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 055 - The Big Podcaster I'll warn you now--this one is more of a "meta episode" where we discuss a lot of the ideas that go into making the Art & Story podcast. But both topics are requested by listeners, so I'm still hopeful that most of you will enjoy it. This week we start with an audio comment sent to us by Aaron Macom of the ScifiDig podcast (http://www.scifidig.com/), asking us to share our thoughts on the role of podcasting in marketing our work and ourselves. We then tackle a request sent to us by Tara Tallan, creator of Galaxion (http://www.galaxioncomics.com/). As comics gain more interest from educators and librarians, more and more of us comics creators are bound to be approached to lead activities at schools, libraries, and community centers. We do our best to offer what advice we can regarding teaching comics to kids. Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed 1:44:28 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-144170.mp3 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:00:00 -0400 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-144170.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-144170.mp3 This week we revisit the topic of comics for all ages with special guest Kevin Cross (http://kevincross.blogspot.com). We start by responding to the seemingly common misconception that "All Ages" comics are watered-down pap, but we wind up tributarying out into discussions on punk music, cartoons, and a bunch of things that inform our tastes and vectors into comics. We close it out with some recommended reads for folks who are skeptical about all ages comics. Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 054 The Big Kid This week we revisit the topic of comics for all ages with special guest Kevin Cross (http://kevincross.blogspot.com). We start by responding to the seemingly common misconception that "All Ages" comics are watered-down pap, but we wind up tributarying out into discussions on punk music, cartoons, and a bunch of things that inform our tastes and vectors into comics. We close it out with some recommended reads for folks who are skeptical about all ages comics. 2:21:03 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-142211.mp3 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 23:00:00 -0400 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-142211.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-142211.mp3 This week Mark and I turn on the mic while we build a character from the ground up. We start with a basic premise for a story and a name for a villain, and we go from there. The premise? A frustrated thirty-something would-be writer working in a book store. Suddenly he's confronted by characters from some of his favorite novels, who tell him that an evil creature called "Open Source" is out to do them all great harm. The character? We set out to design the villain, "Open Source". We let you listen in while we go through all of the various choices we face when creating our characters. And here's where things get really interesting. We're inviting YOU to try your take on the character. Hence the name--he's an "open source" character that we're throwing into the wild as a creative exercise for you all to try out and share the results. This episode is more or less of a modeling session of what we're proposing you try--it's by no means the final word on the character. So let's see what you'd do! Here's the final design we came up with during our conversation: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory/images/opensource.gif Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 053 - The Big Open Source Character This week Mark and I turn on the mic while we build a character from the ground up. We start with a basic premise for a story and a name for a villain, and we go from there. The premise? A frustrated thirty-something would-be writer working in a book store. Suddenly he's confronted by characters from some of his favorite novels, who tell him that an evil creature called "Open Source" is out to do them all great harm. The character? We set out to design the villain, "Open Source". We let you listen in while we go through all of the various choices we face when creating our characters. And here's where things get really interesting. We're inviting YOU to try your take on the character. Hence the name--he's an "open source" character that we're throwing into the wild as a creative exercise for you all to try out and share the results. This episode is more or less of a modeling session of what we're proposing you try--it's by no means the final word on the character. So let's see what you'd do! Here's the final design we came up with during our conversation: http://cvcomics.com/artandstory/images/opensource.gif Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed 1:15:38 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-140656.mp3 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:00:00 -0400 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-140656.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-140656.mp3 It's the podcast's 1st anniversary, so Mark and I take the opportunity to look back over our careers in cartooning over the last year and analyze what went right and what went wrong. We then take the discussion into what our vectors are for the future 12 months, in terms of the podcast, our comics work, our teaching, and our freelance design/illustration work. We asked the listeners on the live show what they'd like as a celebration for our anniversary episode, and more than a couple of folks asked for a video tour of our studios. So here it is, in three parts, the first Art & Story video podcast. You can view parts 1, 2, and 3 of our studio tour on our YouTube channel (http://www.youtube.com/artandstory). Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 052 - The Big Future It's the podcast's 1st anniversary, so Mark and I take the opportunity to look back over our careers in cartooning over the last year and analyze what went right and what went wrong. We then take the discussion into what our vectors are for the future 12 months, in terms of the podcast, our comics work, our teaching, and our freelance design/illustration work. We asked the listeners on the live show what they'd like as a celebration for our anniversary episode, and more than a couple of folks asked for a video tour of our studios. So here it is, in three parts, the first Art & Story video podcast. You can view parts 1, 2, and 3 of our studio tour on our YouTube channel (http://www.youtube.com/artandstory). Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed 1:35:30 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-139025.mp3 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 23:00:00 -0400 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-139025.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-139025.mp3 This week we discuss what seems to be a common idea: audiences prefer happy endings in stories. Is that really the case? Do audiences crave a SATISFACTORY outcome for their heroes or do they need an APPROPRIATE outcome? We also briefly try to tackle the idea of working in genre, but we hit a brick wall and wind up ranting a bit. Don't forget - only one week left in the Big Contest (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?page_id=117)! We've had some great entries so far. Can't wait to see yours! Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 051 - The Big Unhappy Ending This week we discuss what seems to be a common idea: audiences prefer happy endings in stories. Is that really the case? Do audiences crave a SATISFACTORY outcome for their heroes or do they need an APPROPRIATE outcome? We also briefly try to tackle the idea of working in genre, but we hit a brick wall and wind up ranting a bit. Don't forget - only one week left in the Big Contest (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?page_id=117)! We've had some great entries so far. Can't wait to see yours! Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS 1:23:38 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-137447.mp3 Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-137447.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-137447.mp3 This week we're joined by Edith Burney, Youth/Teen Librarian at the Chelsea District Library (http://www.chelsea.lib.mi.us/), and Stephanie (one of the attendees of my most recent comics workshop) for a discussion on the role of comics, graphic novels, and manga in public libraries. The highlights: Libraries are the new spinner racks, comics shops still frighten people, community events are THE way to help libraries and comics alike, and perhaps Mr. Dewey didn't have all of the answers. Mark and I still do our news and art week, but we save it for after the interview. Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter (http://twitter.com/)! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 050 - The Big Library This week we're joined by Edith Burney, Youth/Teen Librarian at the Chelsea District Library (http://www.chelsea.lib.mi.us/), and Stephanie (one of the attendees of my most recent comics workshop) for a discussion on the role of comics, graphic novels, and manga in public libraries. The highlights: Libraries are the new spinner racks, comics shops still frighten people, community events are THE way to help libraries and comics alike, and perhaps Mr. Dewey didn't have all of the answers. Mark and I still do our news and art week, but we save it for after the interview. Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter (http://twitter.com/)! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed 1:40:50 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-135871.mp3 Tue, 29 Jul 2008 23:00:00 -0400 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-135871.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-135871.mp3 This week Mark and I try to answer a question put forth by my wife Anne (http://annedrozd.blogspot.com): Is it better for an artist to build their craft off of what someone else discovered, or to find out on your own? Is it every artist's duty to reinvent the wheel? As usual, we come to no definitive answer, but we do our best to explore the question. We'd love to hear what you think (artandstory@gmail.com). Another reminder about The Big Contest (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?page_id=117)! Only a few more weeks left! Oh, and this episode's title is dedicated to Shawn Robare (http://brandedinthe80s.com). Check out the cover to his magazine (on sale now, by the way: http://www.indyplanet.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=1068) to see why. Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter (http://twitter.com/)! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml-Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml-RSS Feed Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 049 - The Big Wheel This week Mark and I try to answer a question put forth by my wife Anne (http://annedrozd.blogspot.com): Is it better for an artist to build their craft off of what someone else discovered, or to find out on your own? Is it every artist's duty to reinvent the wheel? As usual, we come to no definitive answer, but we do our best to explore the question. We'd love to hear what you think (artandstory@gmail.com). Another reminder about The Big Contest (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?page_id=117)! Only a few more weeks left! Oh, and this episode's title is dedicated to Shawn Robare (http://brandedinthe80s.com). Check out the cover to his magazine (on sale now, by the way: http://www.indyplanet.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=1068) to see why. Follow Mark (http://twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph) and Jerzy (http://twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter (http://twitter.com/)! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml-Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml-RSS Feed 1:35:07 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-134264.mp3 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:00:00 -0400 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-134264.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-134264.mp3 This time we recap the Shadow Art Fair. Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 048 The Big Ypsi Part II This time we recap the Shadow Art Fair. 1:44:16 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-132647.mp3 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-132647.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-132647.mp3 Trying out a new format for this one episode, inspired by one of our favorite podcasts, This Week In Media (http://www.pixelcorps.tv/twim099), hosted by Alex Lindsay (hence the title). Mark and I hit a bevy of topics this week ranging from Archiving & Organizing, Aesthetic Continuity, Making Meaning With Images, and Finding Inspiration. I also wanted to remind you all that we'll be at The Shadow Art Fair (http://shadowartfair.com) this Saturday from noon to midnight. Hope to see some of you there! And most importantly, we've announced the rules for the first-ever Art & Story Contest! Check out this page (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?page_id=117) for the info. You can also find the link to the contest page under "pages" in our sidebar. itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 047 - The Big Alex Trying out a new format for this one episode, inspired by one of our favorite podcasts, This Week In Media (http://www.pixelcorps.tv/twim099), hosted by Alex Lindsay (hence the title). Mark and I hit a bevy of topics this week ranging from Archiving & Organizing, Aesthetic Continuity, Making Meaning With Images, and Finding Inspiration. I also wanted to remind you all that we'll be at The Shadow Art Fair (http://shadowartfair.com) this Saturday from noon to midnight. Hope to see some of you there! And most importantly, we've announced the rules for the first-ever Art & Story Contest! Check out this page (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?page_id=117) for the info. You can also find the link to the contest page under "pages" in our sidebar. itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed 1:25:17 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-131028.mp3 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:00:00 -0400 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-131028.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-131028.mp3 Mark and I indulge ourselves this week with an audio commentary track for our latest collaboration, Switch Runners (http://switchrunners.sugaryserials.com). We do our best to walk through the process we went through to create the comic from the ground up, and do a bit of a reveal about an experimental technique we used. Links to images we refer to can be found here: http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=114 We hope you enjoy this behind-the-scenes tour of our process. Let us know if you do or donâ??tâ??weâ??re interested in hearing whether or not this kind of content is interesting. Send us an email to: artandstory@gmail.com Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 046 - The Big Commentary: Switch Runners Mark and I indulge ourselves this week with an audio commentary track for our latest collaboration, Switch Runners (http://switchrunners.sugaryserials.com). We do our best to walk through the process we went through to create the comic from the ground up, and do a bit of a reveal about an experimental technique we used. Links to images we refer to can be found here: http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=114 We hope you enjoy this behind-the-scenes tour of our process. Let us know if you do or donâ??tâ??weâ??re interested in hearing whether or not this kind of content is interesting. Send us an email to: artandstory@gmail.com 1:39:12 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-129496.mp3 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:00:00 -0400 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-129496.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-129496.mp3 Weâ??re back with our report on our experience at Wizard World Chicago. The short version of the verdict: had a great time socializing, but didnâ??t exactly recoup our costs via sales. We try to get to the bottom of what went right, what went wrong, and whether or not weâ??re ready for the mainstream conventions yet. For links to the folks we mention in this episode, please visit http://cvcomics.com/artandstory itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 045 - The Big Chicago Weâ??re back with our report on our experience at Wizard World Chicago. The short version of the verdict: had a great time socializing, but didnâ??t exactly recoup our costs via sales. We try to get to the bottom of what went right, what went wrong, and whether or not weâ??re ready for the mainstream conventions yet. For links to the folks we mention in this episode, please visit http://cvcomics.com/artandstory itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS 1:38:27 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-127714.mp3 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 22:00:00 -0400 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-127714.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-127714.mp3 This week Mark and I discuss some of the possibilities for long-form comics in new media, inspired by the latest episode (www.michaelastackpole.com/?p=131) of Michael A. Stackpole's The Secrets podcast (www.michaelastackpole.com/?cat=20). His thoughts on prose dovetail very nicely into what we've been doing with projects like Sugary Serials (www.sugaryserials.com), so we take the opportunity to discuss the subject from our side of the fence. We talk a bit about what our concerns are when making episodic, serialized stories for the internet. It's a shorter one, but there's more to come later this week from Wizard World Chicago (www.wizardworld.com), so stay tuned! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes www.recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 044 - "The Big Serial" This week Mark and I discuss some of the possibilities for long-form comics in new media, inspired by the latest episode (www.michaelastackpole.com/?p=131) of Michael A. Stackpole's The Secrets podcast (www.michaelastackpole.com/?cat=20). His thoughts on prose dovetail very nicely into what we've been doing with projects like Sugary Serials (www.sugaryserials.com), so we take the opportunity to discuss the subject from our side of the fence. We talk a bit about what our concerns are when making episodic, serialized stories for the internet. It's a shorter one, but there's more to come later this week from Wizard World Chicago (www.wizardworld.com), so stay tuned! itpc://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - Subscribe through iTunes www.recordings.talkshoe.com/rss49181.xml - RSS Feed 50:05 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-125423.mp3 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:00:00 -0400 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-125423.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-125423.mp3 This episode Jerzy and I do a bit of complaining-- or maybe show our lack of understanding of modern superhero comics, you decide. But the main topic is trying to discover your voice as a comics creator. Being true to what excites you and try to reflect that in your work. Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 043 "The Big Mirror Face" This episode Jerzy and I do a bit of complaining-- or maybe show our lack of understanding of modern superhero comics, you decide. But the main topic is trying to discover your voice as a comics creator. Being true to what excites you and try to reflect that in your work. 1:22:51 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-123894.mp3 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 23:00:00 -0400 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-123894.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-123894.mp3 Mark and I step a little outside of our comfort zones to try and tackle a question put forth by our friend Shawn Robare of Branded in the 80s, specifically the respective responsibility of an author and an audience in the meaning-decoding or meaning-making in media. We tried asking ourselves just how much we hope to communicate explicitly through our work and how much we hope the audience will interpret on their own. We also talk a bit about our own experiences as media consumers and what how far weâ??re willing to go in decoding the implied meaning, citing specific examples ranging from Disneyâ??s Hercules to noir films like Alphaville. Donâ??t know if we fully wrapped our brains around this one, but we sure tried. Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 042 - "The Big Responsibility" Mark and I step a little outside of our comfort zones to try and tackle a question put forth by our friend Shawn Robare of Branded in the 80s, specifically the respective responsibility of an author and an audience in the meaning-decoding or meaning-making in media. We tried asking ourselves just how much we hope to communicate explicitly through our work and how much we hope the audience will interpret on their own. We also talk a bit about our own experiences as media consumers and what how far weâ??re willing to go in decoding the implied meaning, citing specific examples ranging from Disneyâ??s Hercules to noir films like Alphaville. Donâ??t know if we fully wrapped our brains around this one, but we sure tried. 1:15:23 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-122081.mp3 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:00:00 -0400 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-122081.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-122081.mp3 This episode we take another stab at character design and development. Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 041 "The Big Character Part III" This episode we take another stab at character design and development. 1:24:37 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-120290.mp3 Wed, 28 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-120290.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-120290.mp3 This time Mark & Jerzy discuss the different formats available to the comics artist, both print and web along with the possible disadvantages and benefits. If this one interests you our live cast Art & Story Alive! # 15 goes into this topic as well. Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 040 " The Big Format" This time Mark & Jerzy discuss the different formats available to the comics artist, both print and web along with the possible disadvantages and benefits. If this one interests you our live cast Art & Story Alive! # 15 goes into this topic as well. 1:57:48 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-118530.mp3 Tue, 20 May 2008 13:00:00 -0400 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-118530.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-118530.mp3 Another in our potpourri series: This time we talk about workshops, media and even complain a bit. Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 039 "The Big Potpourri Part 3" Another in our potpourri series: This time we talk about workshops, media and even complain a bit. 1:39:12 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-116691.mp3 Wed, 14 May 2008 13:00:00 -0400 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-116691.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-116691.mp3 This time we explore "Blocking" a page: (The arranging of elements and characters within a panel to convey information in a aesthetically pleasing manner.) Sound stuffy... it was actually pretty fun. Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 038 "The Big Block" This time we explore "Blocking" a page: (The arranging of elements and characters within a panel to convey information in a aesthetically pleasing manner.) Sound stuffy... it was actually pretty fun. 1:45:35 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-114527.mp3 Wed, 07 May 2008 13:00:00 -0400 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-114527.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-114527.mp3 This time we go into how we have our workspace arranged and how these configurations help or hinder our workflow. Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 037 "The Big Workspace" This time we go into how we have our workspace arranged and how these configurations help or hinder our workflow. 1:45:58 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-112298.mp3 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:00:00 -0400 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-112298.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-112298.mp3 This time we return with guest Anne Drozd and continue The 12:12 Project discussion. There's a lot of process conversation this time, Jerzy & Mark talk about the artistic division of their upcoming project Switch Runners and Also Anne & Mark talk about th Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 036 "The Big Experiment: Part 2" This time we return with guest Anne Drozd and continue The 12:12 Project discussion. There's a lot of process conversation this time, Jerzy & Mark talk about the artistic division of their upcoming project Switch Runners and Also Anne & Mark talk about th 1:34:04 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-110411.mp3 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0400 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-110411.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-110411.mp3 In response to a listener email, Mark and I discuss what we generally talk about during our â??Crisis Callsâ??â??examples and techniques we use to talk one another back into drawing comics. We also discuss how we manage to get back to work despite periods of ennui, and how emotional turmoil can be fodder for future comics stories. Even ones featuring space monsters and silly action. Not much talk about Comics mechanics or theory, but a part of the artistic process, nonetheless. Also, the latest episode of our comic, The Galactic League of Marshals (www.marshals.sugaryserials.com), began updating this week! Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 035 "The Big Crisis Call" In response to a listener email, Mark and I discuss what we generally talk about during our â??Crisis Callsâ??â??examples and techniques we use to talk one another back into drawing comics. We also discuss how we manage to get back to work despite periods of ennui, and how emotional turmoil can be fodder for future comics stories. Even ones featuring space monsters and silly action. Not much talk about Comics mechanics or theory, but a part of the artistic process, nonetheless. Also, the latest episode of our comic, The Galactic League of Marshals (www.marshals.sugaryserials.com), began updating this week! 1:33:04 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-108458.mp3 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 01:00:00 -0400 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-108458.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-108458.mp3 This week we have a discussion with Scott (Kimonostereo) Yoshinaga of nemu*nemu (http://nemu-nemu.com) about the branding options available to an online cartoonist in a web 2.0 world. We discuss the common wisdom of online comics publishing, but then go into a brief comparison study of other publishing models, from print comics publishing to prose to music. We feel like we only scraped off a tip of this iceberg. If you have any thoughts to contribute to this conversation, send us an email (artandstory@gmail.com) or maybe bring them to one of our live episodes (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?page_id=66)! Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 034 "The Big Branding" This week we have a discussion with Scott (Kimonostereo) Yoshinaga of nemu*nemu (http://nemu-nemu.com) about the branding options available to an online cartoonist in a web 2.0 world. We discuss the common wisdom of online comics publishing, but then go into a brief comparison study of other publishing models, from print comics publishing to prose to music. We feel like we only scraped off a tip of this iceberg. If you have any thoughts to contribute to this conversation, send us an email (artandstory@gmail.com) or maybe bring them to one of our live episodes (http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?page_id=66)! 1:29:16 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-106636.mp3 Tue, 08 Apr 2008 13:01:00 -0400 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-106636.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-106636.mp3 Another interview show! This time Jerzy talks with Dave Kellett, creator of "Sheldon" (www.sheldoncomics.com) and co-author of "How To Make Webcomics" (www.halfpixel.com/2008/03/13/the-book-is-here/). Then we bring it home with a review of The Axiotron Modbook. Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 033 "The Big Strip" Another interview show! This time Jerzy talks with Dave Kellett, creator of "Sheldon" (www.sheldoncomics.com) and co-author of "How To Make Webcomics" (www.halfpixel.com/2008/03/13/the-book-is-here/). Then we bring it home with a review of The Axiotron Modbook. 1:58:13 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-104594.mp3 Tue, 01 Apr 2008 18:00:00 -0400 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-104594.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-104594.mp3 This week we find ourselves tired and lost for an idea for an episode. So we take that as an opportunity to try out an exercise about keeping with it despite fatigue. After talking things over, we find our steam again and go into a discussion of what tools we use in our comics, from the first sketches to the digital finishes. We also have the return of the Big Honor segment with Anne Drozd. This week she reviews Stuart Kolakovic's "A Gosling". Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 032 "The Big Tool" This week we find ourselves tired and lost for an idea for an episode. So we take that as an opportunity to try out an exercise about keeping with it despite fatigue. After talking things over, we find our steam again and go into a discussion of what tools we use in our comics, from the first sketches to the digital finishes. We also have the return of the Big Honor segment with Anne Drozd. This week she reviews Stuart Kolakovic's "A Gosling". 2:10:25 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-102793.mp3 Tue, 25 Mar 2008 19:00:00 -0400 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-102793.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-102793.mp3 This week we are joined by guest Anne Drozd, who fueled this week's topic, The Big Experiment. In the spirit of the 24 hour comic, we set up a list of parameters and busted out 3 six panel stories and discuss the process. Also The Big Honor. Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 031 "The Big Experiment" This week we are joined by guest Anne Drozd, who fueled this week's topic, The Big Experiment. In the spirit of the 24 hour comic, we set up a list of parameters and busted out 3 six panel stories and discuss the process. Also The Big Honor. 1:40:48 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-100781.mp3 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:00:00 -0400 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-100781.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-100781.mp3 Jerzy and Mark talk about working with limitations(parameters) within comics and how these limitations can actually foster creativity. They discuss length of stories, genre, format and a bunch of other egghead topics. Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 030 "The Big Limitaion" Jerzy and Mark talk about working with limitations(parameters) within comics and how these limitations can actually foster creativity. They discuss length of stories, genre, format and a bunch of other egghead topics. 1:28:29 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-98747.mp3 Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:00:00 -0400 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-98747.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-98747.mp3 This week we break format with Jerzy interviewing comics veteran Dan Mishkin. The rest of the show is a discussion of how we turn our ideas into stories. Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 029 "The Big Idea" This week we break format with Jerzy interviewing comics veteran Dan Mishkin. The rest of the show is a discussion of how we turn our ideas into stories. 1:32:03 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-96967.mp3 Tue, 04 Mar 2008 13:01:00 -0500 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-96967.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-96967.mp3 Jerzy and Mark talk about their experiences working with other people and what they think makes a productive collaboration. Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 028 "The Big Collaboration" Jerzy and Mark talk about their experiences working with other people and what they think makes a productive collaboration. 1:40:51 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-94975.mp3 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:00:00 -0500 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-94975.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-94975.mp3 Another free for all! Jerzy & Mark talk about Mark being on the TV as well as a bit of world building chatter. Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 027 "The Big Potpourri II" Another free for all! Jerzy & Mark talk about Mark being on the TV as well as a bit of world building chatter. 1:51:37 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-92960.mp3 Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:00:00 -0500 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-92960.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-92960.mp3 Jerzy and Mark discuss the nuts and bolts of making web comics: subject matter, format, hosting, building a community and more! Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 026 "The Big Business" Jerzy and Mark discuss the nuts and bolts of making web comics: subject matter, format, hosting, building a community and more! 2:13:23 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-90926.mp3 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:00:00 -0500 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-90926.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-90926.mp3 This episode Jerzy and Mark discuss the role of merchandise in their comic work, also listener emails and an audio comment that keep the discussion rolling. Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 025 - "The Big Merchandise" This episode Jerzy and Mark discuss the role of merchandise in their comic work, also listener emails and an audio comment that keep the discussion rolling. 1:40:27 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-89012.mp3 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 13:00:00 -0500 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-89012.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-89012.mp3 This week Jerzy and Mark planned on discussing how we do pre-planning and how we visualize our work before pencil touches paper, but we end up trailing off a bit off topic... but in a good way. Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 024 "The Big Previsualization" This week Jerzy and Mark planned on discussing how we do pre-planning and how we visualize our work before pencil touches paper, but we end up trailing off a bit off topic... but in a good way. 1:37:19 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-87140.mp3 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 11:00:00 -0500 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-87140.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-87140.mp3 Mark and Jerzy begin the discussion of panel rhythms, page flow and timing. Also listener emails. Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 023 The Big Rhythm Mark and Jerzy begin the discussion of panel rhythms, page flow and timing. Also listener emails. 1:29:54 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-84847.mp3 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 13:00:00 -0500 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-84847.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-84847.mp3 Jerzy & Mark delve into the subject of "All-ages" verses "Adult" comics and all the baggage that each genre brings with it. Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 022 The Big Controversy Jerzy & Mark delve into the subject of "All-ages" verses "Adult" comics and all the baggage that each genre brings with it. 1:40:03 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-82820.mp3 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 13:00:00 -0500 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-82820.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-82820.mp3 This week Jerzy and Mark shed a light on what keeps them going in the dark times of comic creation and touch upon the aspects of the process that bring joy and those that are a harsh mistress. Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 021 "The Big Affirmation" This week Jerzy and Mark shed a light on what keeps them going in the dark times of comic creation and touch upon the aspects of the process that bring joy and those that are a harsh mistress. 1:38:02 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-80786.mp3 Mon, 07 Jan 2008 13:01:00 -0500 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-80786.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-80786.mp3 This time Jerzy and Mark talk about the comic book cover and how it impacts the reading experience. Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 020 "The Big Cover" This time Jerzy and Mark talk about the comic book cover and how it impacts the reading experience. 1:36:07 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-79366.mp3 Tue, 01 Jan 2008 12:00:00 -0500 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-79366.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-79366.mp3 Jerzy and Mark discuss getting to the "heart" of the story, staying on track with the theme and the choices this leads to. Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 019 "The Big Heart" Jerzy and Mark discuss getting to the "heart" of the story, staying on track with the theme and the choices this leads to. 1:29:23 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-78151.mp3 Wed, 26 Dec 2007 15:00:00 -0500 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-78151.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-78151.mp3 The last episode of the year-- filled with tributaries upon tributaries. Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 018 "The Big Potpourri" The last episode of the year-- filled with tributaries upon tributaries. 1:46:55 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-76433.mp3 Tue, 18 Dec 2007 13:00:00 -0500 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-76433.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-76433.mp3 Jerzy and Mark answer emails, talk about things comics do better than any other medium and give the listeners a special holiday treat. Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 017 "The Big Better" Jerzy and Mark answer emails, talk about things comics do better than any other medium and give the listeners a special holiday treat. 1:14:45 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-74353.mp3 Tue, 11 Dec 2007 13:00:00 -0500 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-74353.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-74353.mp3 This time Jerzy and Mark talk about an artist's Time Management: How we balance our workloads with our lives? The zen of inking and touch on our public persona in the new Media (identity in the web 2.0 world). Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 016 "The Big Magic" This time Jerzy and Mark talk about an artist's Time Management: How we balance our workloads with our lives? The zen of inking and touch on our public persona in the new Media (identity in the web 2.0 world). 2:03:28 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-71511.mp3 Mon, 03 Dec 2007 15:02:00 -0500 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-71511.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-71511.mp3 The Con season continues... This time Jerzy and Mark compare their experience at The Shadow Art Fair in Ypsilanti, MI and contrast it with other more comic-centric conventions. Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 015 "The Big Ypsi" The Con season continues... This time Jerzy and Mark compare their experience at The Shadow Art Fair in Ypsilanti, MI and contrast it with other more comic-centric conventions. 1:31:45 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-69261.mp3 Tue, 27 Nov 2007 16:00:00 -0500 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-69261.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-69261.mp3 This time Jerzy and Mark chronicle their adventures at The Mid-Ohio Con in Columbus Ohio with both live feeds from the show and a in-studio wrap up and reflections. Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 014 "The Big Ohio" This time Jerzy and Mark chronicle their adventures at The Mid-Ohio Con in Columbus Ohio with both live feeds from the show and a in-studio wrap up and reflections. 1:10:52 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-67047.mp3 Tue, 20 Nov 2007 16:00:00 -0500 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-67047.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-67047.mp3 This week Jerzy and Mark talk about timing differences between strip and regular comics, our art egos and the regular reasons you waste an hour. Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 013 "The Big Hipster PDA" This week Jerzy and Mark talk about timing differences between strip and regular comics, our art egos and the regular reasons you waste an hour. 1:23:31 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-63604.mp3 Mon, 12 Nov 2007 16:00:00 -0500 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-63604.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-63604.mp3 Do wishes come true? Usually not but, we come up with a bunch of things we feel are missing in comics anyways. Join Jerzy and Mark as they discuss sound effects, layouts and a bunch of other topics. The crankiest episode yet. Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 012 "The Big Wish" Do wishes come true? Usually not but, we come up with a bunch of things we feel are missing in comics anyways. Join Jerzy and Mark as they discuss sound effects, layouts and a bunch of other topics. The crankiest episode yet. 1:24:36 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-59629.mp3 Mon, 05 Nov 2007 14:00:00 -0500 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-59629.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-59629.mp3 What is a hero? Mark and Jerzy dissect the traits they give their characters and talk about what works with other heroes they love. Plus The Big Tool returns! Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 011 "The Big Hero" What is a hero? Mark and Jerzy dissect the traits they give their characters and talk about what works with other heroes they love. Plus The Big Tool returns! 1:30:44 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-53454.mp3 Mon, 29 Oct 2007 18:00:00 -0400 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-53454.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-53454.mp3 We've made it to ten! Instead of presenting you with a clip show filled with our favorite moments, we decided to go a little free-form and talk about non-comic influences. The conversation stays in the realm of TV and film, but bounces around from Jim Henson to Orson Welles to Dario Argento. Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 010 "The Big Crossover" We've made it to ten! Instead of presenting you with a clip show filled with our favorite moments, we decided to go a little free-form and talk about non-comic influences. The conversation stays in the realm of TV and film, but bounces around from Jim Henson to Orson Welles to Dario Argento. 1:23:32 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-52291.mp3 Mon, 22 Oct 2007 17:00:00 -0400 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-52291.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-52291.mp3 Mark and Jerzy go into their methods of creating a page, from plots to inking. Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 009 "The Big Process" Mark and Jerzy go into their methods of creating a page, from plots to inking. 1:26:12 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-51259.mp3 Tue, 16 Oct 2007 16:00:00 -0400 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-51259.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-51259.mp3 The "Big Balloon," this episode Jerzy and Mark discuss how they use word balloons and sound effects in their work. Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 008 "The Big Balloon" The "Big Balloon," this episode Jerzy and Mark discuss how they use word balloons and sound effects in their work. 1:40:04 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-49732.mp3 Tue, 09 Oct 2007 01:00:00 -0400 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-49732.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-49732.mp3 A further discussion of Jerzy and Mark's method of character creation. Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 007 "The Big Character, Part II" A further discussion of Jerzy and Mark's method of character creation. 1:43:16 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-48501.mp3 Mon, 01 Oct 2007 21:00:00 -0400 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-48501.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-48501.mp3 Jerzy and Mark talk about their artistic cop-outs and how they have evolved. Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 006 "The Big Cop-Out" Jerzy and Mark talk about their artistic cop-outs and how they have evolved. 1:39:20 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-44728.mp3 Sun, 23 Sep 2007 18:10:36 -0400 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-44728.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-44728.mp3 Our first call in show! Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 005 "The Big Call In" Our first call in show! 1:27:35 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-45940.mp3 Tue, 18 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-45940.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-45940.mp3 Mark and Jerzy tackle the topic of "Style." Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 004 "The Big Style" Mark and Jerzy tackle the topic of "Style." 1:30:02 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-44726.mp3 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 20:00:00 -0400 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-44726.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-44726.mp3 Mark and Jerzy discuss their experience at The Kerrytown Book Festival in Ann Arbor, MI and wax philosophical on conventions. Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 003 "The Big Bookfest" Mark and Jerzy discuss their experience at The Kerrytown Book Festival in Ann Arbor, MI and wax philosophical on conventions. 1:04:00 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-43384.mp3 Tue, 04 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-43384.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-43384.mp3 Drozd and Rudolph discuss their methods of character creation. Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 002 "The Big Character" Drozd and Rudolph discuss their methods of character creation. 54:17 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-41904.mp3 Sun, 26 Aug 2007 11:30:00 -0400 orionpakks@gmail.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-41904.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-49181/TS-41904.mp3 "The Big Panel". Hosts Rudolph and Drozd discuss that one panel that took their work to another level. Arts & Entertainment Mark Rudolph 001 "The Big Panel" "The Big Panel". Hosts Rudolph and Drozd discuss that one panel that took their work to another level. 45:17 clean comics, web comics, illustration, writing