Comics Coast To Coast

Lee Cherolis and Ed Cho join Brian Dunaway, Joel Duggan and Matthew Ducharme to talk about their collaborative comic Little Guardians.   Little Guardians http://www.littleguardianscomic.com About Artist: http://www.littleguardianscomic.com/about/ Lee Cherolis is responsible for everything visual about Little Guardians. Character designs, pencils inks, shading, website graphics, etc… Lee first co-created Little Guardians with Ed Cho while they were playing video games at Ed’s house back in 2008.More about Lee -Lee is an Illustrator, Cartoonist, Graphic Designer, and obsessive film, television, and motorcycle enthusiast. Lee organizes Indianapolis’ local comic artist and writer meetup, the Indy Webcomics Group. Ed Cho is the writer for Little Guardians, responsible for all of the comic’s scripts and story development. He is a graduate of the University of Illinois with a BA in Rhetoric and Film Studies. Ed first co-created Little Guardians with Lee while trying to prevent him from drinking all of Ed’s beer back in 2008.More about Ed -From 2007 to 2011, Ed created a webcomic inspired by his cats at www.alandscout.com. About The Comic http://www.littleguardianscomic.com/about/ Little Guardians tells the story of two young people switched at birth and now unknowingly living each other’s lives. Subira was supposed to be the next Guardian of Yowza Village, but she was born a girl. Instead she lives a quiet life working at The Item Shop never knowing what should have been. Idem trains to be the next Guardian and tries his best to be the warrior he was never meant to be. How will the next generation survive the choices made for them as strange incidents start plaguing the village and demon attacks appear to be on the rise? Show Notes: Detecting some anime influences in the writing and pacing. Yes? Faves? Joel You obviously like to sprinkle a does of silly humor in your comics. Why not a serious tone? Joel What is your collaborative process like? Walk us through the writing - and then some of the art production unique to Little Guardians. Joel Established a sketchy style to your art early. Out of necessity? Blessing in disguise? Joel Lee, the more LG I read the more it feels like a storyboard. Any experience or desire in that area? Joel At some point in the story you imply that the setting might be Earth in the distant future. Care to elaborate? Matt You have quite a few interesting demons. Are any of them inspired by existing mythology? If not, how do you dream them up? Matt Do the two of you occasionally butt heads over story or artwork? Matt Theres a few references to video game rpgs. Any favorites? Matt Your writing seems to be self aware. Were you aware of that? Is that from studying film so much? Does everything sound like a cliche to you? Brian you draw horses real good. Did you go to school for that? Did you buy that Jack Hamm Animal Book? is there anything you hate to draw? Brian Death! Baby Swapping! cmon! Any blow back from readers, George RR Martin? Brian What are your tools as an artist? as a writer? Brian Are you spiritual? Brian Lee, tell our listeners more about the Indy Webcomics Group you run in Indianapolis... Joel Biosphere? Seriously? Joel Kyle Latinos Site for notes: http://www.ktino.com andnbsp; andnbsp;

Adam Huber joins Brian Dunaway, Joel Duggan and Matthew Ducharme to talk about his webcomic Bug Martini (it was just Bug...but now 100% more martini!) This is Adams second time on our podcast. We look forward to a third. Bug Marini By Adam Huber http://www.bugmartini.com About Artist: http://www.bugmartini.com/about/the-cartoonist/ About The Comic http://www.bugmartini.com/about/the-strip/ Show Notes: The last time you were on the show, your strip had a similar but different name, Bug. What brought on the change? How much of a pain in the ass was it to rename the comic? Were you worried about how it would effect your readers? Joel Were there any thoughts to re-designing the website with the rebranding? (Not that there is anythin wrong with thet website!) Joel Im calling you out - since you already talked about it on Twitter - Hows life as a newly 40-year-old cartoonist? Joel Streaming. You know, the streaming question. The one about streaming. (I kinda have to go pee now.) Joel You said in a recent comic that you had all the range and wanderlust of a pet turtle. Does that make conventions a bit tough? Matt Your not afraid to tackle the subject matter of god in your comics. Have you gotten any backlash from it? Matt Are you watching Cosmos? My favorite Hitchhickers Guide To The Galaxy quote : Brian In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and has been widely regarded as a bad move. andnbsp; andnbsp;

Ryan Estrada joins Brian Dunaway, Joel Duggan and Matthew Ducharme to talk about his life as an artist/adventurer who is globetrotting around the world while creating and collaborating on comics.   Broken Telephone (The Whole Story 2014) By Ryan Estrada https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ryanestrada/broken-telephone-the-whole-story-2014 Ryan Estrada spent 7 years writing 18 stories that join together to tell one crazy, globe-spanning crime caper where every character is the hero of their own story and the villain of someone elses. Now, hes teamed up with 18 amazing artists to bring those stories to life. About Artist: http://www.ryanestrada.com/ An artist/adventurer who travels the world making comics and videos. He is the creator of the graphic novels Aki Alliance, The Kind, and Ped X-ing. His work has been featured in Villard Books Flight: Volume 4, Grand Central Publishings This Is How You Die: Stories of the Inscrutable, Infallible, Inescapable Machine of Death, and DCs Zuda Comics. He also runs Cartoon Commune, a custom comics/illustration service, and The Whole Story, offering pay-what-you-want digital comics. About The Comic https://gumroad.com/l/brokentelephone Broken Telephone is 18 books illustrated by 18+ artists. You can read any book you want whenever you want, but if you read them in order, something amazing happens. Each character is the hero of their story, and the villain of someone elses. They never meet, and everyone does what they think is right, but together they do a whole lot of wrong. Show Notes: Tell us about Broken Telephone. The project. How it started. How is it going. Where is it going. Thats a lot of artists to wrangle! Thats more of a statement than a question...how about...how are you handling it? Whos managing these people! Does globetrotting ever make it difficult to get to the comic? I can barely get anything done on a regular routine...or does it energize you! What is in your mobile artists backpack to be able to capture your creativity and produce comics while traveling. You must have had some fantastic opportunities to just sit and sketch. Wildlife especially. Do you ever talk to Eric? Go on motorcycle rides? fight crime? How is the Broken Telephone project progressing? With as much travelling as youve done, how do you think your world view differs from most Americans? Your webcomic The Kind has a photographed backgrounds with cartoon art on top. How difficult was that to pull off? http://www.ryanestrada.com/thekind/ Follow up: what prompted the cartooning over photo? As a artist yourself, was it scary or exciting to hand off pieces of your story to other artists? How much did you direct them? What about apps? Ebooks? https://www.celtx.com/index.html andnbsp; andnbsp;

Join Brian, Joel and Matt on this mini size episode of CC2C for an update to a few of our favorite comic related Kickstarter projects. http://www.strippedfilm.com/ (src: http://www.strippedfilm.com/about/) STRIPPED is a love-letter to comic strips. It brings together the world’s best cartoonists to talk about the art form they love, and what happens to it as newspapers die. Over 90 interviews were conducted, including the first-ever audio interview withBill Watterson (Calvin andamp; Hobbes), as well as Jim Davis (Garfield), Cathy Guisewite(Cathy), Mort Walker (Beetle Bailey), Mike andamp; Jerry (Penny Arcade), Matt Inman (The Oatmeal), Jeff Keane (The Family Circus), Ryan North (Dinosaur Comics), Lynn Johnston (FBOFW), Zach Weiner (SMBC), Scott Kurtz (PvP), Scott McCloud(Understanding Comics), Richard Thompson (Cul de Sac), Jeph Jacques(Questionable Content), Stephan Pastis (Pearls Before Swine), Bill Amend (Foxtrot), Kate Beaton (Hark! A Vagrant) and more. STRIPPED sits down with these creators to talk about how cartooning works, why it’s so loved, and how they’re navigating this dicey period between print and digital options…when neither path works perfectly. Even more than comics, this movie’s about pursuing art in an age when the business of art is changing constantly. andnbsp; http://animationdock.com/ (src: http://animationdock.com/#the-low-down) What is it? Simply put, the Animation Dock is an animation desk for tablets. See, back when people did traditional animation on paper, they had these really spiffy, classically-designed desks with a rotating disc in the center. This allowed animators to rotate the paper as they drew, always ensuring they could get the best angle while pumping out beautiful animations. The animation dock recreates that experience– except instead of paper, we’re doing it with the iPad. We want to remind everyone that the simple act of drawing is the only skill you truly need to bring stories to life

Vince Dorse joins Brian Dunaway, Joel Duggan and Matthew Ducharme to talk about his award winning comic Untold Tales Of Bigfoot.   Comics Title By Artist http://untoldtalesofbigfoot.com About Artist: http://www.vincedorse.com/contact.html I draw pictures. Honestly, thats about all I do. I wake up in the morning, stagger behind my computer and start drawing. Some time around dinner I stop to eat but then its draw draw draw until I fall asleep again. About The Comic http://untoldtalesofbigfoot.com/about/ Untold Tales of Bigfoot is the story of an adorably inept dog named Scout who gets lost in the woods during an ill-fated camping trip and runs smack-dab into a lonely Bigfoot looking for a friend. Will Bigfoot finally make a friend? Will Scout ever get home? Show Notes: I really enjoy the role reversal of speaking owner and dog. How did you arrive at that pairing? Are you a camper? Were you a camping family growing up? Where do the phrases like Crumbcakes! and Sweet baby corn! come from? Do you have a set story arc for The Untold Tales Of Bigfoot? Or would you like it to be an ongoing comic? Youre posting a full color comic page every week. Tell us about your art process. Traditional? Digital? Walk us through a blank page to comic shared online. In 2012 you received the Reuben Award for best online comic, long form. What was that experience like? Any good stories from the event? What a great story and character driven comic. Are you ever tempted to do more than 1 a week or break down the pages into smaller chunks? I noticed you swap a lot of Fan Art with other cartoonist (including a really cool stuffed bigfoot) is this part of your master plan? or just for funs? Did you ever see that episode of In Search Of where Spock hangs out with BigFoot? How about that episode of The 6-Million Dollar Man? How much of a monkey wrench would be thrown into your comic if someone captured a big foot? Suddenly fiction is fact! You dont just post a comic once a week, you also post a blog and sometimes your process. Is that a lot of work? Worth it? Your work has a bit of a retro feel to it. What are some of the comics that influenced you ? Looking at the pages online, it feels like they were originally designed for print. Is that the ultimate goal? Good golly, you are prolific. How many comics have you made and where do you find the time? Doylecomic 1:33pm via Twitter for Mac @thebriandunaway @comicsc2c @vincedorse I got a question, why is Vince so damn good? http://www.underwhelmedcomic.com/ andnbsp; andnbsp;

Lora Innes joins Brian Dunaway, Joel Duggan and Matthew Ducharme to talk about her comic The Dreamer The Dreamer http://www.thedreamercomic.com About Artist: http://www.thedreamercomic.com/about.html Lora Innes graduated Suma Cum Laude in 2002 from the Columbus College of Art and Design with a Bachelors in Fine Art. She worked for several years at the Artifact Group, doing illustration for clients such as Fisher Price, Mattel, McGraw Hill, Nickelodeon, Scholastic and Simon andamp; Schuster. Now she writes and draws The Dreamer and wouldn’t trade it for the world. About The Comic http://www.thedreamercomic.com/about.html Beatrice Bea Whaley seems to have it all; the seventeen year old high school senior is beautiful, wealthy and the star performer of the drama club. And with her uncle’s connections to Broadway theater, the future looks bright ahead of her. Little does she know that her future might actually be brighter behind her... Bea begins having vivid dreams about a brave and handsome soldier named Alan Warren--a member of an elite group known as Knowlton’s Rangers that served during the Revolutionary War. Prone to keeping her head in the clouds, Bea welcomes her nightly adventures in 1776; filled with danger and romance they give her much to muse about the next day. But it is not long before Beatrice questions whether her dreams are simply dreams or something more. Each night they pick up exactly where the last one ended. And the senses--the smell of musket shots and cannons, the screams of soldiers in agony, and that kiss--are all far more real than any dream she can remember. Show Notes: Podcast http://paperwingspodcast.com/ Art You have an obvious comfort with the figure and expression. Can you tell us a bit about your artistic background? Joel There is an incredible amount of detail in The Dreamer, specifically the costumes, is your computer bursting at the seams with reference photos? Joel How concerned were you with historical accuracy? Matt Each Issue of The Dreamer seems to have its own personality. Each issue seems impacted/inlficted by your artist growth. Brian Writing Just like your artwork it seems like each issues has its own tone in your writing. I love that I can see your life in these books. Brian With such a large body of work can you recall a time when you ever said...thats it. Im done. Brian Such a weighty subject. Do you ever get crap from historians? Praise? Are you in the local school library. Brian Blog/Life: You recently took a sabbatical from The Dreamer. Life just gets in the way some times. What were your fears coming up to that decision? Joel What was the reaction of your readers? Did it surprise you? Joel I just want to take a moment to thank Lora for introducing me to J David Petruzzi via Twitter Matt Google+ Webcomic Community Bob Henninger asks: One thing I always have enjoyed on Comics C2C is when you managed to ask about their techniques, hardware, software, tools, etc. Perhaps you could squeeze that in? Love On 46 Comics Creators For Freedom http://comiccreatorsforfreedom.com/ andnbsp; andnbsp;

On this episode of Comics Coast to Coast Brian gets snowed in and Joel and Matt discuss Facebook, Google+ and other social media hooha for your enjoyment and education....and... Show Notes: Facebook video: The Problem With Facebook by Veritasium (Channel2) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9ZqXlHl65g Google+ Community https://plus.google.com/communities/106742014422516775756 From the Google+ Community: From P. J. Day This is deceptively difficult environment to market a comic strip, despite the a boon of social media outlets. Facebook is limited to your friends list and its dying. My feed reaches my daughter and some crack-pot lady who posts articles about the Illuminati. Twitter is deceptive. It looks like your getting all this attention when you have 100 followers, but I really cant say how much traffic I have gained based on my Twitter updates and followers. Google Plus has some potential because you can post to groups and a wider audiance and they seem more responsive than Facebook groups. What I have found recently is, unlike newspaper syndicates that might reach an un-targeted audience of thousands, the social media marketing tools Im using has gained me focused, more intimate audience. Most of those of my readers are artists from web comics I personally follow and comment on their sites. This has been the biggest contributor of readers on my site. networking directly on other artists sites. However, they are all a part of the same inner circle... and thats really ok. Ultimately, Its all about exposure to and audience thats interested in your material, and thats exactly what I have. From James Francis I think it is still hard to quantify the impact of social media, but rather damned that you do than dont. Social media creates quasi-gated communities who can grow to be nice captive audiences. The question is what you should spend your energy on. Tip: Share resources Tip: Participate in groups/events. Ex: @sketch_dailies Tip: A rule I have created for myself is to only favorite art on deviantART if I can articulate why and then write that as a comment. Matts Notes Tip: Asking questions. Tip: Find fans that youre talking to and post it to another venue. (Fan site, etc.)

Daniel Lieske joins Brian Dunaway, Joel Duggan and Matthew Ducharme to talk about his career as a fulltime graphic novel author and illustrator.     The Wormworld Saga http://www.wormworldsaga.com About Artist: http://daniellieske.com/about.php My name is Daniel Lieske and I was born in 1977 on the edge of the Teutoburger Forest in Germany. I started my art career quite early by selling my first comics on the schoolyard. Since then my passion is to entertain people with stories and artwork. My wife, my son, our two cats and I settled down in the small German city of Warendorf. There we live in a historical frame house in the old town. In a secluded corner I built my studio in which I work on my projects. About The Comic http://daniellieske.com/about.php Today Im working fulltime as a graphic novel author and illustrator. I also do lectures, talks and workshops about graphic novel creation, independent publishing and digital art on the side. If youd like me to appear at your event please find my contact information at the bottom of this page. My workspace is 100% digital. All my drawings and paintings are created on a PC with graphic tablets and pen displays from Wacom. On the software side I mainly use Adobe Photoshop and Pixologic ZBrush for my work. These are great tools for artists and working digitally gives me a lot of creative freedom and also speeds up the overall process of making images. By using graphic tablets I can still hone the traditional skills of drawing and painting but without having to clean brushes or waiting for paint to dry. Show Notes: Art You have a wonderful control over creating light, atmosphere and DEPTH in your work. Can you tell us about your artistic background? Art school or self taught? Do you have a background in traditional painting or have you always been digital? Digital setup - what do you work on now? I know Photoshop is just a tool, like any other but do you have any favorite brushes, tircks or techniques? Chapter 2. Page... Umm... The last scene down the page, the first fantasy forest background. How much fun was that to paint for the first time? (Continues into Chapter 3) You keep a steady stream of a single hard edged column in Wormworld - but often break it to a soft edged, much wider panel for environment shots. Its very effective. How did you come to that design choice? Process: Once the writing and planning is finished, what is your artistic process for developing a scene or sequence? Lets use a fantasy scene as an example. When we reach the center of Ankal Aasha the art shifts to include much more architecture and detail. How long do these scenes/panels take you to paint? I get a little Myan and a little Asian and Indonesian imagery in some of your later chapters. When youre creating fantasy worlds, what cultures influence you the most? What art inspires you? Who are some of your favorite artists?

  Show Notes: Animation Jobs Go Fast And Why You Must Go Faster - Chris Oatley http://chrisoatley.com/animation-jobs-go-fast/ Image Theft And Uncredited Artists http://artist-advice.tumblr.com Short-cutting Your Creativity http://theartorder.com/creativity-short-cut/ Defining your style... http://www.pez-artwork.com/ andnbsp;

Tom Bancroft  joins Brian Dunaway, Joel Duggan and Matthew Ducharme to talk about his career in animation and now his webcomic Out Numbered     Comics Title By Artist http://www.outnumberedcomic.com/ About Artist: http://www.charactermentorstudio.com/about.html Tom Bancroft has over 25 years of experience in the animation industry, most of which was for Walt Disney Feature animation where he was an animator for 11 years. He has been nominated for Annie and Rueben awards. At Disney, Bancroft had the opportunity to animate on 10 animated feature films, 5 animated shorts, and numerous commercials. Some of the films include, “Beauty and the Beast,” “The Lion King,” “Aladdin”, and “Mulan”. Bancroft was also a character designer and director for Big Idea Productions. His popular character design book, Creating Characters with Personality is used by art schools all over the world. Additionally, Bancroft has illustrated over 50 childrens books. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0051642/ http://tombancroft.designbinder.com About The Comic http://www.outnumberedcomic.com/?page_id=13 Meet Mark- husband, father, and second class citizen in his family of five women. He has secretly found the answer for happiness in his life which he doesn’t share with Melody: don’t say anything unless its funny or you really, really have to. The “unless it’s funny” part still gets him into trouble though. He escapes- works at a regular office doing regular, boring work but enjoys it for its lack of people crying and screaming all the time. Ask any of his kids what he does and they have no idea. He loves his family more than life itself but would never wish them on another human being no matter how vile. andnbsp; http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1122941512/opposite-forces-comic-trade-paperback   Show Notes: How autobiographical is Outnumbered? Joel This strip is a favorite, I hope this is pulled from real life. Moment. Joel http://www.outnumberedcomic.com/?p=170 Your earlier strips have a rougher finish, like a storyboard. What can you tell us about you shift to a cleaner look and the back again? (Around June 3rd w/ syndicate submissions.) And then again... Joel Are you still prepping Outnumbered for syndicate submission? Has that always been the goal? Why not push forward with it as a webcomic under that model? Joel All of your strips are color right from the start. Given the time that can add to a project, what pushed you to color over black and white? Joel I feel like I should be taking notes on Dad Defences against future children. Have other fathers identified with your work? Joel How did you get started with your instructional website Taught By A Pro? Joel http://taughtbyapro.com The courses on Taught By A Pro are very afforable. ($10 each) What was the drive behind that decision? Joel (If not already answered by the question above.) You have quite the Disney resume; Beauty andamp; The Beast, Aladin, Mulan, etc... Do you ever find that your Disney work overshadows your comic work? Joel Working on Mushu from Mulan must have been a real treat. What was the best part about bringing a character to life with such an iconic voice as Eddie Murphy? Joel or Matt A lot has changed in the animation industry since Disneys golden years. For the better or the worse? Brian Did you work with computers during the Disney years? Brian What was your role with Veggie Tales? Brian You appear to be a Family man. Do your kids understand/appreciate the work you have done in the animation industry.

Rebekka Dunlap joins Brian Dunaway and Matthew Ducharme to talk about her career in comics and illustration. Also, Matt accidentally calls his mother-in-law fat and Brian takes a call from his mom during the show! Classy   Illustrator and Cartoonist: http://rebekkadunlap.com/The Comic: (Honey Town) http://rebekkadunlap.tumblr.com/post/62183304602/honey-town-by-rebekka-dunlap About Artist: Rebekka Dunlap is an Illustrator and Cartoonist who currently lives in Brooklyn. She draws pictures about bodies, pleasure, wallpaper and bees. Sometimes she tweets. Featured by: BOOM Comics// Tinybop// The New York Times// Lucky Peach// Bust Magazine/ / Light Grey Art Lab// Farfaria/ / Frederator Studios// Meathaus// Juxtapoz Magazine- Erotica// Ten Paces and Draw Education: Rebekka learned a lot at the School of Visual Arts, and then graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in Interdisciplinary Visual Arts.   Show Notes: You have a few comics, but mostly illustrations. Are there likely to be any more comics in the future, or was that more of an experiment? MattYour work seems made for publications like the New Yorker. Would you prefer your work to be in physical publications? Matt I love the travelling shot in Honey Town. Would you hate me if I compared it to the Family Circus? Matt You have a very natural media look to your work. How much is done physically, and how much digitally? Matt andnbsp;

On this episode of  Comics Coast to Coast we talk to Cale Atkinson  Illustrator / Animator Cale Atkinson Illustrator / Animator http://www.cale.ca About Artist: Illustrator and animator, lakeside in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. Work full time as art director/ concept artist at Hyper Hippo Productions (Game Studio) Do lots of contract work as well as personal projects in Childrens books, illustration and animation. Blogs etc... http://www.caleatkinson.blogspot.ca http://caleatkinson.tumblr.com http://www.etsy.com/shop/caleatkinson   Show Notes: Box Pugs Do you ever feel like you are losing focu...BOX PUGS!! My printer needs ink! http://www.amazon.com/The-Noble-Approach-Maurice-Animation/dp/1452102945 CTNX Im a bit - by a bit I mean insanly jealous - of your CTNX trip... We know the experience was awesome. How was this year compared to previous years? http://www.ctnanimationexpo.com/ Do you go mostly for marketing and networking, or do you also find sales a strong component of the expo? With so much awesome in one place (CTNX) do you ever get overwhelmed? (Good way? Bad way?) Just out of curisoty, who would you say are the artists/peers that influenced you the most in 2013? http://www.jimzub.com/im-writing-samurai-jack-the-comic-series/ Youve got some mad speed-painting skills. Ever consider doing a project speed-style? Lil Red Lil Red is simply beautiful what programs did you use, and how long did it take to complete? The layouts in Lil Red are bright, whimsical and very painterly. What can you tell us about ariving at that aesthetic? Im assuming youre using Photoshop for your illustration and painting... Whats your favorite online resource for brushes and techniques? (Daily) Faces Project (Halloween 2013) I love the whole rectangle-head theme. What promted it? Your blog consists mostly of still images. Do you prefer illustrating to animating?

On this episode of  Comics Coast to Coast we talk to Doug Savage of Savage Chickens comic. AGAIN! Part 2... Savage Chickens http://www.savagechickens.com/ About Artist: http://www.savagechickens.com/about/about-doug Blurb... Blurb is long. Go to website. :P Previously on Comics Coast to Coast Episode 140 in June of 2012. http://comicscoasttocoast.com/episode-140-the-doug-savage-interview About The Comic http://www.url.com/ Savage Chickens began on a rainy day in October 2004 when, after one too many migraines, I scribbled two chickens on a sticky note. It was fun, so I kept drawing them and a few months later in January 2005, I posted them online in a blog. To my surprise, people enjoyed them and in the spring I was lucky to be featured on My Yahoo and things rolled along from there. Over 2000 cartoons and 8 years later, Savage Chickens now has a healthy audience and a book from Perigee Books.   Show Notes: We talked a bit about Hal-Con 2013 last week on the show, but Doug, you were there too. What was your con experieince like? (Correct me if Im wrong.) This was also your fist time in Halifax. What did you think of it from a creative professinoals perspective. I love that the comics in your book still have the shaddow from the scanning the Post-It note. Conscious decision or happy accident? While you were here in Halifax, we had a chance to go out to dinner and geek out about art stuff. You have a unique process and approach to Savage Chickens due to your choice of medium. Fill everyone in? You and I have spoken before about licensing. Its not an avenue new cartoonists often think of. I think its worth mentioning on the show. Can you explain a bit about how you got into licensing your work, and what someone looking to license their work should look out for? Follow up: Savage Chickens being a single panel lends itself well to licensing. Do you think being a strip cartoonist limits your licensing options? how do you optomize (for those not knowing) Just want to say congrats on your mention in Entertainment Weekly a while back? Did you see a significant spike in your views that week? You have one of the cleanest and most user-friendly websites that Ive seen for a web comic. Do you maintain it youself? I gotta say, Im a big Timmy Tofu fan. Do you have any personal favorite characters? What would you say are the advantages and the disadvantages of having such specific rules for the visual style of your comic?

On this episode of  Comics Coast to Coast we talk to Katie ONeill of The Girl from Hell City comic. The Girl from Hell City By Katie ONeill http://strangelykatie.com/ About Artist: http://strangelykatie.tumblr.com/ 22. Illustrator. New Zealand. I like monster girls and comics. About The Comic http://hell.strangelykatie.com/ My current webcomic project, updating once a week. It follows a girl named Wendy who is determined to do something about the state of the city she and her fellow demons are condemned to.   Show Notes: Based currently in Christchurch, New Zealand Though my currently running comic is The Girl From Hell City, people might know me better for Princess Princess and Counting Stars Princess Princess - Two very different princesses who decide to make their own fairy tale. http://strangelykatie.com/princessprincess/ Counting Stars - A girl makes paper stars whenever she feels lonely, after a dream tells her making 1,000 will grant her a wish. http://strangelykatie.com/counting-stars-2/ Currently developing stuff to continue Princess Princess, tell more stories about the girls. My skype: Katie.Avatar I noticed two main color themes in your portfolio; bright, bold, often complimentary palettes and softer, dark, subtle palettes. How did you find yourself drawn to these color choices? Inspiration? Joel Why demons? Or to be specific, why tell a story from a demons point of view? Joel How far ahead do you write The Girl From Hell City? Joel Your illustrations almost always have a fantasy element to them. Do you read a lot of fantasy fiction? Any favourite authors? Joel Can you talk about your creative process a bit? All digital? Mixed media? What are your favourite tools? Joel Youve done some short story comics like Dont Let Go. Personal project? Tell us how that came to be. Joel Counting Stars is a touching story and a great thing to have as your first finished comic. What prompted you to make it a web comic? Joel What was the online response like? Joel Princess andamp; Princess: Have you ever dreamed of being a princess? Phase? Were you ever a tomboy? Do you have royal family over in NZ? Brian Gender roles is a pretty hot topic in comics, hell in all entertainment right now, why are we so fascinated with this new character angle? Brian When I was growing up it was all about understanding the other gender. Now it seems we are exploring our own gender definitions and insecurities. Brian What is your take on Yahoo Serious? Peter Jackson? Have you ever been to Weta? Seen any Hobbits? Is NZ a fantasy land? Local stories? Brian Princess andamp; Princess: I like the idea that the is more than a physical bond of the the tower that holds our damsel in distress Brian How much of you is in that Ogre? CREATIVE OUTLET! Brian Given the number of webcomics youve made, Im assuming youre one of those people with dozens of ideas swimming around their heads? Matt Youre clearly an anime/manga fan. Any recommendations? Matt Yotzaja

On this episode of  Comics Coast to Coast we talk to A. Stiffler andamp; K. Copeland of  http://chaoslife.findchaos.com/ A. Stiffler andamp; K. Copland    http://chaoslife.findchaos.com/ ChaosLife is a semi-autobiographical comic. It focuses on a queer relationship between A. Stiffler and K. Copeland, who create the comic! It also delves into politics, GSM issues, mental health, pop culture, cats and other randomness. Since its debut in 2011, ChaosLife has been featured in numerous publications, including The Washington Post, The Discovery Channel’s Official Blog, The Australian Broadcasting Company, WIRED, Neatorama and MSN Japan, among many other online and real-world venues.ChaosLife updates once a week, at least!  About A. Stiffler andnbsp; A. Stiffler is a professional artist, comic illustrator and graphic designer. Residing in Columbus, Ohio with two cats, they enjoy life to the fullest, even when it’s chaotic. andnbsp; Show Notes: http://stumpypencil.blogspot.com/2009/11/return-of-stumpy-pencil.html You have quite an extensive FAQ on your site. Youve obviously delt with a lot of questions. To turn that on its head, can you tell us about some of your fondest/most positive memories interacting with readers? RE: New studio setup (May 27, 2013) - Where did you get that awesome drawing stool?? http://chaoslife.findchaos.com/bat-beauty Your art looks to have a lot of anime/manga influence. What are your top three sources of (art) inspiration? (comics, people, websites, etc) (Feel free to give a two part answer - for both Chaos Life and Find Chaos) Process question: Your line art and texture vary from comic to comic. Care to share some of your favorite Photoshop techniques? Follow up: Do you just play until you hit something you like? How do you divide duties on the comic? Who does what? Have you given any thought to a book collection for Chaos Life? (Digital or print?) Follow up comment if not addressed: Possibly challenging in print given the different layouts to the comic each week. Short list of faves: http://chaoslife.findchaos.com/birthdaywishes http://chaoslife.findchaos.com/hipstersv2 http://chaoslife.findchaos.com/sleep-chart You have a self-confessed love for horror films. Any faves? Find Chaos is visually gorgeous, but I have to admit that the story is a little tough to follow. Will there be a primer of sorts at some point, or is the audience meant to discover the setting along with the character Mary? You maintain two VERY different comics. Have you experienced any negative feedback from fans of one comic not caring for the other?