Making Comics

Back recording at a normal time of day, Scott and Keith discuss lettering nuances and shortcuts (6:50), finding a good printer (18:55), taking feedback and how the adage 'write what you know' can steer you wrong (25:05) before discussing changes to comic panels for a collected edition (48:15) and the question - change it, or leave it as is?

Reminder: the preorders on Kodoja Volume 3 are about to close, so if you want to preorder your copy, show this code to your local comic retailer: JUN211875 

Scott and Keith cover a lot of topics this episode - mocking up panels with sketch software to confirm the angles on drawn art are correct (2:30), editing for clarity after receiving finished pages (8:00), reading every day and how inspiration can be in unlikely places (24:10), working with printers (27:00), sifting through critiques and what to do when expert reviews contradict each other (35:00).

As mentioned, Kodoja Volume 3 is up for pre-order on Diamond! For convenience, here are the Diamond order codes for all three volumes - all you need to do is show them to you local comic retailer.

Kodoja Volume 3 TPB: JUN211875

Kodoja Volume 2 TPB: JUL182241

Kodoja Volume 1 TPB: APR161998

Keith and Scott discuss how a busy schedule makes people more productive (0:55), re-thinking overdubbed dialogue and cutting it down for clarity (3:00), editing language (10:30), project management for the upcoming Second Shift hardcover (16:00) and big-picture thinking for the next arc of Kodoja (20:10) before a large discussion on 'rules' and why understanding them is good, but following them closely may not be (24:20).  (SPOILERS begin at 28:10, end at 43:40).  The two review purchases from another trip to SoCal Comics after the credits (48:00).

This episode, Scott and Keith welcome friend Terry Mayo to the podcast!  Topics this week include Terry's current Kickstarter Buddy (5:45), re-lettering older comics (11:30), an update on the Kodoja Volume 3 soundtrack (15:00), an upcoming project of Terry's and how copyrights play in (16:30), the joy of receiving art pages (24:40), more discussion on indies and creator rights (33:00), and some books we're currently enjoying (45:20). 

Find Terry's Kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mayotl/buddy-1-1-of-3-like-the-exorcist-meets-milo-and-otis/posts

This episode Scott and Keith recount Keith's trip to Richmond, Virginia (1:00), an episode of late night productivity (19:30), accountability threads (21:50), writing bonus material for comics (28:15) and listener questions (37:00) on media mail, rights and ownership before discussing character development (53:00).

Scott and Keith discuss the completion of the 2nd Shift PDF (3:00), work for an ad that never happened (5:50), creating a project plan for delivering Kickstarters (18:05), and calibrating positive feedback into future artistic direction (22:40).  The two then discuss comic purchases over beers in the field (34:00).

This episode Scott and Keith discuss the twenty-five episode milestone (1:10), a batch of revisions on one of Keith's comics (7:00), graphic design for Scott's future hardcover (12:50), Keith's indie creator 'originality' conundrum (16:40), a comparative experiment Keith did with his novel (26:50) and revisiting the power of one panel a day (38:00).  A discussion on the maximum price to sell an indie comic (46:55) follows.

This week, Scott and Keith discuss re-finding your creative time as the world returns to how it was in 2019 (4:40), Big-picture thinking about future projects (12:45), figuring out the right stew of story ingredients (22:00), artistic techniques to make your images better (23:50) and revisiting great modern comics (38:20)

Scott and Keith discuss characters with dialogue quirks (3:00), text-heavy and text-only pages (7:55), one-in-ten variants and value in comics (12:25), Keith's big-picture thinking for Volume Four of Kodoja (28:00), Scott getting back to the panel-a-day goal (38:50) and the pricing of commission work (44:50).

Scott and Keith welcome Ed Brown, writer of the 2nd Shift, to the podcast!  Ed discusses his current writing work (2:30), which leads to a conversation on his backstory and unpacking writing quality (16:30), author intent, and three-act structure (26:00).  Scott and Keith review their week's art, administrative and even music activities (33:20) to end the main part of the episode.  In part two of the episode, Keith and Scott take the comic hunt on the road (again) to visit Spero's Heroes in Chatsworth, California (51:00).