Making Comics

This week, we wrap up Phoenix Fan Fusion (4:15), staying comfortable when you hit a wall in your story (23:20), taking time for the admin stuff (32:00), the idea of "emptying the idea tank" (35:30), and the right amount of information to give a colorist (41:10).

This week, we sit with Scott Serkland (Young and the Dead, Hiphoptimus Rhyme) and talk about cranking out a pre-show commission (5:00), illustrating a one-page story that's also a dream (7:45), a rush of work to finish a book to send to the printer on a tight deadline (11:30), intuitively exploring structure before you know what you're doing (24:30), when a necessary change results in a better product (28:20), the thought process behind additional titles in your creation portfolio (35:00), and tightening the setup and buildup to conventions (45:00).

This week, we talk convention selling (3:30), comic show logistics (17:00), figuring out alternating character voice (33:20), getting books from the printer (40:00), and fine-tuning colors (47:50).

This week, we talk about finishing another interior page (3:35), fixing the issues that arise in a nonlinear story (15:10), leaning into the unnatural on a drawing (24:30), reviewing art pages from different artists (44:45), and a Kickstarter packing party (53:20).

This week, we talk about the admin and social media stuff that goes with being a creator (4:35), creating a detailed drawing for a coloring book (14:15), Comic Con Revolution (18:20), refining pitches (33:35), restarting the fire for drawing (43:45), and flatting pages (52:00).