Drawing Funny

Show notes: For this episode of Drawing Funny I take a trip to our couch to have a comics conversation with my wife and live-in I.T. person- Nicki Workman (with special guest appearance by our cat Jarael). This is a follow up to Episode 47 – “Back To Basics". While on our way home from the MSCA December dinner meet-up this month I told Nicki about a couple recent conversations with some fellow local creators. They had asked for my advice on their art and projects. Well, even though I do a podcast that offers advice on just about every episode (and even multiple times on each of those episodes), after my many failures and less than stellar art career I've been questioning my art expertise when it comes to giving advice. I asked her is she thought I was qualified, and that conversation led to this episode which includes some very good advice by her. Not just on creating art, but some of the business basics of being creative for a living, as well as her life in corporate America, and reasons for continuing her education at this point in her life. Was happy to catch her on break between semesters to get her to share her thoughts. I'm super proud of her being able to juggle a full time day job and work trips while attending grad school online and keeping a 4.0 GPA at the same time. She's in the home stretch for her MBA!

I also have some local MSCA news about upcoming dinner meetings (next one is Tuesday, January 3rd), current and upcoming art shows and plays around town, as well as some news about the first ever MSCA Drink-N-Draw (Wed. 1/18/23) and Sketchy Saturday (1/28/23) at 901 Comics East. I plan on being back before the end of the year, and recording my 50th episode around the first of the year. Happy holidays. Stay warm, stay safe, stay tooned, and keep drawing funny!

LINKS:

Mid-South Cartoonists Association/MSCA (Memphis, TN) - www.midsouthcartoonists.org

My art website - www.linworkman.com

Fangirl Wednesday - www.fangirlwednesday.com

901 Comics - www.901-comics.business.site

Playhouse On The Square - www.playhouseonthesquare.org

Germantown Community Theatre - www.theatrememphis.org

Dale Martin (artist) - wwwsmearysoapboxpress.wordpress.com

Comic Lab (podcast) - www.comiclab.simplecast.com

Garibaldi's Pizza - www.garibaldispizza.com

Recommended listening:

Theme: “Silly Bank Heist” and additional music by Steve Oxen.

©2020 Fesliyan Studios Inc. – music and sound effects used by permission.

Movie quotes and additional sounds from 101soundboards.com.

Run time: 1hr 21min

Show notes: So, just what is the MSCA..? The Mid-South Cartoonists Association (MSCA) is a non-profit organization of professional cartoonists, aspiring cartoonists, and cartooning enthusiasts. In 2022 the MSCA has celebrated 35 years of drawing funny in the Mid-South, and our podcast just entered it's 3rd season. For the MSCA it all started way back in the spring of 1987 when a small group of professional cartoonists came together to form The Memphis Cartoonists Group. The name didn’t stick and by the third meeting and first official newsletter the name became The Mid-South Cartoonist Association (with ‘Cartoonist’ becoming plural in 2000). Many founding members worked from home so the MSCA was created to bring together cartooning professionals, and invite aspiring professionals and cartooning fans of all backgrounds, ages and skill levels to join in on the fun of cartooning. Our members have worked for newspapers, magazines, ad agencies, and comic book publishers such as Marvel, DC Comics, Image, and Dark Horse, as well as self-publishing their own creator-owned projects and teaching others. The group has promoted the art of cartooning by putting its creativity and time behind various cartooning classes, conventions, charity fundraisers, art shows, anthology comics/zines, drawing nights (and mornings), art trips, web comics, a podcast, as well as having appeared on TV, radio, other podcasts, and in various print media. Our aim is to help more cartoonists, writers, and animators to reach their goals no matter how young or old, published or just starting out. Whether you enjoy simply reading cartoons, dig drawing magazine cartoons or comic books, like to mentor or want to learn, or even if you just need to find an artist or writer to collaborate with, please come check us out. If you love cartoons, are drawn to comics, or just draw funny then the MSCA is for you...and it's free to join us. Either join our mailing list, interact with us on social media, message us on Facebook, or stop by any MSCA event. It's pretty simple and doesn't cost you anything. If you'd like to join us in person, we meet on the 1st Tuesday of each month from 6-8pm at Garibaldi's Pizza near the U of M. MSCA monthly meet-ups are free and open to the public- just bring a few bucks if you'd like to order off the menu. And be sure to introduce yourself. If you have kids interested in getting into cartooning please bring them out. If you are a kid, please have a parent attend with you. If you're not sure about meeting a group of sketchy strangers all by yourself then feel free to bring along a friend. We love to have folks bring whatever art they've been working on and encourage others to talk toons, draw on jam pieces, or do napkin doodles with us!

Links:

MSCA - www(dot)midsouthcartoonists(dot)org

Drawing Funny - www(dot)drawingfunny(dot)com

Garibaldi's Pizza - www(dot)garibaldispizza(d0t)com

Theme: “Silly Bank Heist” and additional music by Steve Oxen.

©2020 Fesliyan Studios Inc. – music and sound effects used by permission.

Movie quotes and additional sounds from 101soundboards.com.

Run time: 10min

Show notes: Well, I'm back to basics with this episode of Drawing Funny. This is a bit of a follow up for Episode 40 – “Where Do I Begin?”. After a couple conversations with some new comic creators, I wanted to share some more thoughts on creating comics with you. Trust me, they're very basic, but knowing the basics of creating comic books is something I feel can be often overlooked by those new to writing, drawing, printing, and promoting comics (and themselves). I also have some local MSCA news about upcoming dinner meetings (next one is Tuesday, December 6th), current art shows, and plays around town, as well as some very sad Bat-news about the passing of Kevin Conroy- the iconic voice of Batman for 30yrs. Plus I send out some congrats to Joe Stuber on his Comic Book Central podcast's 9th Anniversary! I hope you all have a Happy Thanksgiving. Stay safe, stay tooned, and keep drawing funny!

Lin

LINKS:

Mid-South Cartoonists Association/MSCA (Memphis, TN) - www.midsouthcartoonists.org

My art website - www.linworkman.com

901 Comics - www.901-comics.business.site

Southaven Arts Council - www.southavenartscouncil.com

Southaven Public Library - www.firstregional.org

Playhouse On The Square - www.playhouseonthesquare.org

Theatre Memphis - www.theatrememphis.org

Dale Martin (artist) - wwwsmearysoapboxpress.wordpress.com

Comic Book Central (podcast) - www.comicbookcentral.net

Garibaldi's Pizza - www.garibaldispizza.com

"How To Draw Comics The Marvel Way" - www.goodreads.com

Blambot Fonts - www.blambot.com

MyFonts - www.myfonts.com

FontShop - www.fontshop.com

Episode 40 – “Where Do I Begin?”- www.drawingfunny.com/2022/04/23/episode-40-where-do-i-begin

Theme: “Silly Bank Heist” and additional music by Steve Oxen.

©2020 Fesliyan Studios Inc. – music and sound effects used by permission.

Movie quotes and additional sounds from 101soundboards.com.

Run time: 1hr 4min 42sec

Show notes: This is a bonus episode with a quick message from our illustrated MSCA president, Kevin L. Williams to remind everyone of our November 1st dinner meeting this Tuesday night from 6-8pm at Garibaldi's Pizza (near the UofM). Plus Kev shares some info on our upcoming "Spamalittle: Knights of the Drawing Table" art show at Germantown Community Theatre in March (MSCA member Jim Palmer is starring in GCT's current play "An Inspector Calls"), and some other plans that be a brewing for the group as we finish out our 35th anniversary year in 2022 and move into 2023. Have any thoughts on what you'd like to see happen with the MSCA in the future..? Then be sure to come out to the dinner meeting, join our mailing list, and/or interact with us on social media.

Hope you have a safe and happy Halloween weekend, and that we get to see you this Tuesday night at Garibaldi's.

Stay tooned, stay hungry, and keep drawing funny!

LINKS:

Drawing Funny podcast website - www.drawingfunny.com

Mid-South Cartoonists Association/MSCA (Memphis, TN) - www.midsouthcartoonists.org

Kevin's art website - www.muleythemule.com

My art website – www.linworkman.com

Germantown Community Theatre - www.gctcomeplay.org/spamalot/

Germantown Community Theatre - www.gctcomeplay.org/an-inspector-calls/

Garibaldi's Pizza - www.garibaldispizza.com

#spamalot

#memphiscomics

#supportyourlocalartists

#supportcomics

#msca

#midsouthcartoonistsassociation

#cartoonist

#drawingfunnypodcast

#drawingfunny

#podcast

#podperson

#staytooned

Garibaldi’s Pizza

Theme: “Silly Bank Heist” and additional music by Steve Oxen.

©2020 Fesliyan Studios Inc. – music and sound effects used by permission.

Movie quotes and additional sounds from 101soundboards.com.

Run time: 6min

Show notes: Well, I'm back with more Drawing Funny...no actual tricks, just hopefully some more pod treats for you. Since my sinuses are killing me and I wanted to get this out before Halloween weekend this is mostly another short local happenings episode featuring news on the upcoming MSCA dinner meet-ups at Garibaldi's Pizza, art show news, the return of the Memphis Comic Expo, MidtownCon, Dyersburg Comic Con, and Monster Market, as well as the Joe Staton comic signing appearance at 901 Comics East, some recent Kickstarter rewards, and what's been going on with me and my art. I also had some sad news to share- Kelly Adkins (striped shirt) with the Southaven Arts Council has recently passed away. There will be a special exhibition at the Southaven Library to honor and celebrate her life and work from November 15, 2022 - January 6, 2023, and an opening reception and celebration on November 15th from 5:30-6:30pm at Jim Saucier Park including light refreshments and lanterns being placed on the lake behind the library. I hope you all have a Happy Halloween. Stay safe, stay tooned, and keep drawing funny!

LINKS:

Drawing Funny Podcast - www.drawingfunny.com

Mid-South Cartoonists Association/MSCA (Memphis, TN) - www.midsouthcartoonists.org

My art website - www.linworkman.com

MidtownCon - www.facebook.com/events/black-lodge/midtown-con

DyersburgCon - www.dyersburgcomiccon.com

Memphis Comics and Fantasy Con - www.memphiscfc.com

901 Comics - www.901-comics.business.site

Southaven Arts Council - www.southavenartscouncil.com

Southaven Public Library - www.firstregional.org

Garibaldi's Pizza - www.garibaldispizza.com

Memphis Monster Market - www.memphismonstermarket.com

RRPARKS Cards - www.rrparkscards.com

The Penciled In Podcast (audio)- www.spotify.com

The Penciled In Podcast (video)- www.youtube.com/c/IngridKVHardy

Theme: “Silly Bank Heist” and additional music by Steve Oxen.

©2020 Fesliyan Studios Inc. – music and sound effects used by permission.

Movie quotes and additional sounds from 101soundboards.com.

Run time: 22min 38sec

Show notes: After a hard-drive crash forced hiatus and clearing several sketchcard gigs off my drawing board I'm back with more Drawing Funny! This is mostly another local happenings episode featuring news on the Mid-South Cartoonists Association's 35th anniversary display at the Hernando Library, MSCA dinner meet-ups at Garibaldi's Pizza, the return of the Memphis Comic Expo, MidtownCon, and Monster Market, as well as the DeSoto Arts Council's upcoming "Yart Sale", Joe Staton comic signing appearances at 901 Comics- and what's been going on with me and my art. I've completed more sketchcards for RRPARKS Cards (MANOS, Nosferatu, Ultraman), did some giveaways for YouTube's Gabe's Gave, and am wrapping up more RRParks' Trick 'r Treat sketchcards (the Halloween Kickstarter is live through Oct.2). I also was on Epidsode 33 of The Penciled In Podcast with Lindsey Greyling and Ingrid Hardy discussing sketchcards and teaching art, and was interviewed by Voyage Memphis Magazine online. Stay well, stay tooned, and keep drawing funny!

LINKS:

Memphis Comic Expo/"DonnieCon" - www.memphiscomicexpo.com

Hernando Library - www.firstregional.org

The Penciled In Podcast (audio)- www.spotify.com

The Penciled In Podcast (video)- www.youtube.com/c/IngridKVHardy

Gabe's Cave podcast - www.youtube.com/c/Gabe'sCave

RRPARKS Cards - www.rrparkscards.com

Voyage Memphis Magazine - www.memphisvoyager.com/

Monster Market - www.memphismonstermarket.com

#donnieconrocks

#drawingfunny

#podcast

#linworkman

#sketchcards

Theme: “Silly Bank Heist” and additional music by Steve Oxen.

©2020 Fesliyan Studios Inc. – music and sound effects used by permission.

Background music owned by Fesliyan Studios.

Movie quotes and additional sounds from 101soundboards.com.

Run time: 22min 30sec

Show notes: In the 1st half of this episode I share some podcasting news. My wife Nicki and I were recently on the Supergirl Radio podcast to talk about our day trip up to the Metropolis Superman Celebration, plus I talk about Michael Rosenbaum's upcoming new Talk Ville podcast with SMALLVILLE co-star Tom Welling- who were in Metropolis this year with voice actor George Newbern, artists Rick Burchett, Matthew Clark, and Guy Gilchrist. In the 2nd half of the show I talk with indie comics writer (and former Memphian) John Holland about his three latest Die Bold Comics projects - A Girl and Her Dog, 2 Tons Of Fury, and his upcoming Kickstarter for the Alma: Champion comic. Thanks to John for taking time out to come on the show (twice). Look forward to seeing him back in the M-town this fall at the Memphis Comic Expo...DonnieCon ROCKS! Stay well, stay tooned, and keep drawing funny!

LINKS:

Mid-South Cartoonists Association/MSCA (Memphis, TN) - www.midsouthcartoonists.org

John Holland/Die Bold Comics website - www.dieboldcomics.com

Memphis Comic Expo/"DonnieCon" - www.memphiscomicexpo.com

Supergirl Radio podcast - www.supergirlradio.com

Legends Of Tomorrow podcast - www.legendsoftomorrowpodcast.com

Inside Of You podcast/Michael Rosenbaum - www.insideofyoupodcast.com

Talk Ville podcast/Michael Rosenbaum & Tom Welling - www.talkvillepodcast.com

Superman Celebration/Metropolis, IL - www.supermancelebration.net

Super Museum/Metropolis, IL - www.supermuseum.com

Fat Edd's Roadhouse/Metropolis, IL - www.fateddsroadhouse.com

Project Hope Humane Society/Metropolis, IL -  www.facebook.com/projecthopehumanesociety

Save The Massac Theatre/Metropolis, IL - www.facebook.com/SaveTheMassacTheatre

Fangirl Wednesday/Nicki Workman - www.fangirlwednesday.com

Theme: “Silly Bank Heist” and additional music- "The Way Things Used To Work" by Steve Oxen. ©2020 Fesliyan Studios Inc.– music and sound effects used by permission.

"Save Me" (SMALLVILLE theme) by Remy Zero.

Run time: 58min

Show notes: In this episode I share some local upcoming event news, plus I sit down to talk toons and discuss some Sour Grapes with cartoonist Tim Jones. Tim is the creator/artist/writer of the widely popular, self-syndicated comic strip, “SOUR GRAPES”. He created SOUR GRAPES back in 2013. It's a weekly strip about “Aesop”, a miserable-flying dog; his pet cloud, ‘Ominous’ and odd family- all living in a problematic and troubled world. In 2014, the strip found its way into print starting in two newspapers in Rhode Island, where he lives with his family. Soon after, the comic strip continued its success and started to appear in more and more newspapers. Today, SOUR GRAPES continues to grow in popularity and can now be seen in multiple newspapers across the country. Tim has been a cartoonist and freelance illustrator for over 25 years and he is a member of the National Cartoonist Society and Mid-South Cartoonists Association. He also teaches cartooning and speaks at local schools and libraries. Tim has created several compilation SOUR GRAPES books and story-coloring books. He appears at various events, Comic-Cons and book signings. His next upcoming events are in July at Plastic City Comic Con in Fitchburg, MA and Terrificon at Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut. Thanks to Tim for taking time out to come on the show. Hope to run into him in person at some point. Happy birthday/anniversary to Comics and Collectibles, 901 Comics (Midtown), Metropolis, and my wife Nicki Workman!

LINKS:

Mid-South Cartoonists Association/MSCA (Memphis, TN) - www.midsouthcartoonists.org

My art website - www.linworkman.com

Tim Jones "Sour Grapes" - www.sourgrapescomic.com

Terrificon (Conneticut) - www.terrificon.com

Plastic City Comic Con (Fitchburg, MA) - www.plasticcitycomiccon.com

National Cartoonists Society (NCS) - www.nationalcartoonists.com

Theme/Music: “Silly Bank Heist” and "Sleuthing In The Dark" by Steve Oxen. ©2020 Fesliyan Studios Inc. – music and sound effects used by permission.

Run time: 1hr 5min 30sec

Show notes: In this solo episode I discuss the Little House Art Project art classes and Antonio Johnson (ADJ Design) and I teaching there in Southaven recently. Antonio was showing them how to use the art program Clip Studio Paint, and I showed the students how to draw sketchcards.

"Little House Art Project began as an idea born of an art program for special needs children- but, why stop with artistically gifted, special needs teen? Many teens yearn for art instruction. Little House Art Project is an opportunity for all teens to learn more about fundamentals of art. Studies in light sources, painting still life, and more will be explored in this series of classes."

I also share some event and Kickstarter news, talk about my latest Nosferatu sketchcards, and do some "Playing It Forward" when I mention the podcasts Supergirl Radio and Making Comics - two podcasts I listen to on a regular basis. I recommend checking them out, and thank them for either having me and Nicki on their show, or giving Drawing Funny a shout-out.

Plus I recap some of Nicki's and my experiences during Free Comic Book Day 2022 around Memphis. (You can listen to our thoughts and interviews in Episode 41 – “FCBD Multitude Of Madness”.) 

Stay well, stay tooned, and keep drawing funny!

LINKS:

Mid-South Cartoonists Association/MSCA (Memphis, TN) - www.midsouthcartoonists.org

My art website - www.linworkman.com

Antonio Johnson (ADJ Design) - https://www.adjdesign.com/

Little House Art Project - www.thearcnwms.org/little-house-art-project

Superman Celebration (Metropolis, IL) - www.supermancelebration.net

Supergirl Radio podcast with Morgan Glennon and Rebecca Johnson - supergirlradio.com

Making Comics podcast with Scott Lost and Keith Foster - www.anchor.fm/makingcomics

901 Comics (Midtown & Cordova) - 901-comics.business.site

Theme: “Silly Bank Heist” by Steve Oxen.

©2020 Fesliyan Studios Inc. – music and sound effects used by permission.

Movie quotes and additional sounds from 101soundboards.com.

Run time: 36min 37sec

Show notes: In this episode Nicki and I hit the road to celebrate Free Comic Book Day 2022 around Memphis. We stop at Comics & Collectibles, The Cellar, and 901 Comics East and get our free comics, pick up our hold box comics, do some additional shopping, and chat with friends. We talk toons with local comic creators Dale Martin, Brad & Skoot Starnes, Matt Bowers, Gabe DeRanzo, and Janet & Martheus Antone Wade about their current and upcoming projects such as The Dragon Templar, Fathom, Memphis, Stoned Ninja, Shinobi: Ninja Princess and Jetta: Tales of the Toshigawa comics. (Sorry for some of the poor audio quality.) We also caught Doctor Strange And The Multiverse Of Madness and give some non-spoiler thoughts on this latest Marvel movie. Free Comic Book Day happens on the first Saturday in May each year. Be sure to contact your local comic shop (or library) to see if they participate in FCBD. Stay well, stay tooned, and keep drawing funny!

LINKS:

Mid-South Cartoonists Association/MSCA (Memphis, TN) - www.midsouthcartoonists.org

My art - www.linworkman.com

Free Comic Book Day - www.freecomicbookday.com

Toshigawa Universe (Shinobi & Jetta comics)- toshigawauniverse.storenvy.com

Stoned Ninja (comics) - stonedninja.com

Memphis (comics) - mattbowersdesignart.weebly.com

The Dragon Templar - www.dragontemplar.wordpress.com

Broot Studios Comics (Brad & Skoot Starnes) – www.instagram.com/broot_studios_comics

#supportyourlocalartists

#supportyourlocalcomicshops

Theme: “Silly Bank Heist” by Steve Oxen.

©2020 Fesliyan Studios Inc. – music and sound effects used by permission.

Please DO NOT add this audio content to the Youtube Content ID System. I have used background music which is owned by Fesliyan Studios.

Movie quotes and additional sounds from 101soundboards.com.

Run time: 1hr 21min 25sec