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Heidi joins Alex to talk about the comic industry, but they fall for Sauron’s clever trap and talk about JRR Tolkien’s creations and many other wonderful creations that come from the rich world-building.

Find Heidi
  Twitter @Comixace
  Website comicsbeat.com

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SEBASTIÁN PÍRIZ joins Alex to talk about the challenges of breaking into the US comic book market. They also talk about the creative tightrope walk between the desire to experiment and delivering art that keeps the work coming in. 

@SebastianPiriz

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Deniz joins Alex for a lively conversation about the value of human connection, collaboration, character communication, multi-culturalism, and the significance of subject density. We also firmly establish the University of Michigan’s superiority to Michigan State outside of the basketball court.

@DenizCamp

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Noah joins Alex to talk about his powerful and personal bioGraphic Novel, JOSEPH SMITH and the MORMONS. Noah discusses how life events inform our choices—socially and creatively—and how the stories within us manifest themselves if we’re open to them. 

@noahvscomics

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Wilfredo talks with Alex about the people who inspired and supported him, the daily struggle at the drawing table, how he gets lost in his work, and how he finds his way back. Wil’s passion for comics is infectious when he talks about landing his dream gig on the Superman ’78 mini-series. If you love comics, this is a long, but a great one.

Find Wilfredo
Instagram @wtorres1972
Twitter @mightyfineline
wilfredotorres.bigcartel.com

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Andy and Alex talk about how his childhood love of comics expanded from mainstream masters like Perez and Byrne into artistic pioneers like McKean and Sienkiewicz, and how they all influenced his growth as an artist. Andy reveals how he spent years building a rock-solid illustration career on the side and only working on the projects he wants to.He also discusses the ever-growing task to outdo himself every Inktober. 

Find Andy
@b3nn33t

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Josh joins Alex and talks about his entry into comics and how life, fashion, and music drives his creative vision. An NYC native, Josh graduated from the School of Visual Arts early in the pandemic and maximized his digital platform to catch the attention of Marvel and DC with his phenomenal character illustration. 

@JSwayArt
@sway_art

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Adam shares his journey, how a family friend’s private comic collection was his gateway into the mainstream world of comics and a pair of chance encounters with Ty Templeton changed his life. Adam walks us through his first gig to draw a 128 graphic novel and how he used that work to build his career. We also get into the process of writing comics for the first time and how important that process is for an artist.

@AdamTGorham
@adamtgorham
adamgorham.bigcartel.com

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Tom go deep into his journey as a designer and early work with comics. How working with Ashley Wood was the perfect foothold to showcase his talents and improve comics through design. Tom and Alex talk at length about process and the thought put into the trade and publication design for BLUE IN GREEN, BEST OF 2000 AD, DAYS OF HATE, DRIFTER, THE NEW WORLD, THE WEATHERMAN, VS, WOLF, and his industry shaking work on X-MEN. This one is full of amazing information, every comic creator and fan can appreciate.

@hellomuller
https://linktr.ee/hellomuller
Also, if you’re making comics, check out Tom’s course, Graphic Design for Fiction: Visual Identities with Stories on Domestika in the link above.

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Ron and Alex trace his journey from the Philippines, to Canada and ultimately the US. Ron talks openly how his childhood love of art, comics, and pulp novels fostered a desire to draw stories. And when he found acceptance and support on comic forums he worked up the courage to find his first professional work. Now Ron’s illustrating phenomenal comics for IMAGE, BOOM!, DARK HORSE, MARVEL, BLACK MASK, and DYNAMITE. 

@ronsalas
ronsalas.com


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