Making Comics

Scott and Keith discuss a current commission, which leads to a conversation about mermaids (4:50) before the two talk comic scripts against pencils (10:45) and likenesses of people in comics (15:00).  Keith recaps his recent travels (18:05) and Scott goes over a heavy week of activity (33:25) before the two answer the question 'what comic advice would you give your past self ten years ago? (44:00)

Surprise!  Scott and Keith welcome Gary Hodges back to discuss Godzilla versus Kong and the three other Monsterverse movies (Godzilla 2014, Kong: Skull Island and Godzilla: King of the Monsters) as a whole.  SPOILER WARNING!  Stay around for the post-credit conversation on 'live draw' models that's sure to win us a podcasting award.

Keith gives Scott props (1:50) and discusses a personal goal before the two discuss Scott catching up on comic work (4:25), dark versus the conveyance of dark in art (11:05), the influences watching over us during creation (20:30) and further discussion on what indie is (26:10).  Keith then makes a plea to the writers out there (39:05) to be mindful of cliches and dialogue tags, which leads to a larger discussion on dialogue (49:40). 

Keith gives a recap of his brief time in Denver (0:30) - hint, it involves beer - before Scott discussed his recent trip to Arizona (5:50).  The two talk Kickstarters (15:00) and how long production gaps create writing difficulties (25:00).  Bonus: the two return to the field (36:50) and review their purchases from another dig at Socal Comics San Diego. 

Scott and Keith catch up on recent reads (1:45), Scott's week and the perspective of convention organizers (10:10) before Keith reviews progress on his fourth novel draft (13:50) while remembering pivotal moments in earlier drafts (20:30).  The 'Gary Yap email trilogy' concludes with a lengthy discussion on influences (25:00) before Scott and Keith give their answers to another mailbag question - 'what do you consider indie?' (46:45)

Scott and Keith talk beer (1:00) including a real-time tasting, then move in to Kickstarter talk (6:00) before Keith talks about Marvel horror comics in the 90s (14:55) and both discuss production lead times (24:45).  Keith then brings up two examples of rewriting-as-problem-solving (34:15) before the two discuss Keith's adult comic influences (46:15). 

After a connectivity misfire, Scott and Keith start for good (3:30) with Scott's friendly 'productivity competition' with a studiomate and some feedback he got from Jim Lee and other artists (6:30).  Keith discusses positive confirmations along the way (17:35), getting feedback and truly exposing yourself to critique (20:50), and Keith's primary fear as a creator (26:30).  The two then talk how often we check our Kickstarters (28:00) before moving to a few mailbag questions from listener Gary Yap, starting with podcast recommendations (39:00) and influences (53:00).

In the same room for this episode, Scott and Keith begin with a discussion on Collaboration vs Work for hire (4:00), Scott's week and Keith's business preparation around Kickstarter launch (17:25).  The two then talk respective future plans for story (24:55). Beer and basketball talk starts at 38:00.

A mid-week Bonus Episode!  We wanted to do something a little different to celebrate the dual timing of our Kickstarters so we hit up a couple San Diego comic shops, drank a few beers and recorded all along.  Note: the episode was recorded in the field, so there are background conversations, wind noise and other elements not usually present.

Kodoja Volume 3 Kickstarter:  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kodoja/kodoja-volume-3-leviathans

Second Shift Drawtober Kickstarter:  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/accidentalaliens/2nd-shift-drawtober-to-comic-book?ref=user_menu

Scott mentions an interesting project (1:20) before both guys recap the work on their Kickstarters.  They touch on two adages: 'youth being wasted on the young' (19:45) and 'ten percent of something or 100 percent of nothing' as well as Gerard Way, Parrish Smith and Rob Liefeld.  A bonus pop cultre conversation follows with Gary Hodges, including Godzilla vs Kong (34:55), a SPOILER on close-watching of the movie's trailer (51:30 to 58:25), and television (58:30).

Want to back our projects?  Here are the links.

Scott:  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/accidentalaliens/2nd-shift-drawtober-to-comic-book?ref=user_menu

Keith:  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kodoja/kodoja-volume-3-leviathans