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We ended up recording this episode on Monday evening, as the Super Bowl and other events prevented us from recording on our usual Sunday night time slot.
"Teaching the Art of Comics" was our topic. My callers and I have all had experience in teaching comic book classes and workshops. We talk about how we structure our classes (course outlines), issues one confronts when teaching a room full of young students, and how the storytelling aspect of comics seems to be the primary thrust of our instruction as opposed to perfect drawing skills. We also share some tips on proposing a comics class to your local libraries or other interested organizations and businesses.
Joining me on the call for the first time on JAVILAND was Kiyoshi Nakazawa. I've known Kiyoshi over the years, often running into him at numerous conventions and events in the Southern California area. Kiyoshi is a multi-talented artist whose long-running zine, DRUNKEN MASTER, features coverage on local bands and people, comics created by Kiyoshi, and lots of his trademark wit, all told with a DIY, punk rock sensibility. His art has been displayed in galleries in Australia, Japan, New York, Portland and other states.
He's taught comic book classes at a local art store here in Los Angeles, BLUE ROOSTER ART SUPPLIES, and in fact has an upcoming 5-week class starting Feb/ 28th. Click here for info.
Joining us again on JAVILAND as well is Tyler James, creator of the web comics OVER and TEARS OF THE DRAGON. Tyler is currently teaching a comics class for younger students, and shares his recent experiences in the classroom. Tyler also writes a column called "Creating Comics:The Art & Craft" over at the COMICS RELATED website.
I myself will be conducting my seminar "DIY COMICS:The Secrets of Self-Publishing" at GEEKS Comics in Whittier. It's a free to attend, and it starts at 2pm, Saturday, Feb. 13. And at the seminar I'll be announcing about the upcoming comic classes I'll be teaching at GEEKS, too.
To listen to the Episode 33, use the player located on the right or just click here to go to my page at Talkshoe. Don't forget that you can subscribe to the JAVILAND podcast via iTunes on my Talkshoe page, so you can take these episodes with you on your morning jog to the donut shop!
These are some of the books about making comics that we mentioned during our discussion:
Thanks to Kiyoshi and Tyler for joining me on this episode, and of course to all the people who listen to the show!
This episode we put our focus on web comics. Something I personally have had little experience in, aside from two of my comics that I've put on WebComics Nation. But I've been asked to do an episode on web comics, and I thought I had just as much to learn as any listening to the show, so I put together a pretty good panel of web cartoonists who shared lots of valuable info on the ins and outs, the do's and dont's of online comics!
Joining us on the call for the first time on JAVILAND were Jules Rivera of MARSH ROCKET and Jimmy Aquino of THE PALACE. (Jimmy, by the way, is also the host of the internet radio show A FISTFUL OF SOUNDTRACKS, one of my favorite radio shows to listen to when I'm drawing.)
Our other callers included: Tyler James, Ryan Dow, Krishna Sadasivam and Peter Palmiotti.
This may be the most callers I've had on one show at the same time. But the good thing is the experience they each brought as web comic creators really added a lot of valuable content to the show. Issues we talked about included:
-Having as much of your comic done before beginning to release it online
-Creating a reasonable schedule that allows you to maintain consistent quality in your work
-Maintaining a fixed schedule for the updating of your webcomic (same day every week, for example)
One interesting news item we heard on the show was from Ryan Dow. He had just won the BEST WEB COMIC for the 2009 SPACE Prize! Congratulations to Ryan. I've been reading his web comic for about a year or so, and it's always nice to read his personal, reflective comic. It really captures his voice.
To listen to the Episode 32, use the player located on the right or just click here to go to my page at Talkshoe.
Thanks to all in the chatroom, the callers, and of course the people who listen to the show!
The Holiday Season hits JAVILAND! Our special Christmas Show featured a fairly large amount of callers, as well as a look back at our year in art, and a look toward 2010. Also, this was the 30th episode of JAVILAND, which feels great to have arrived at.
This episode we talked about what we each received from 2009. This took the form of artistic inspiration, new printing opportunities, experiences in exhibiting at comic conventions, etc. The artists also talked about their plans for 2010, such as what comics they plan to produce and what strategies they're going to employ in their art and branding.
Among the many topics we discussed were INDY COMIC BOOK WEEK and KA-BLAM, a Print of Demand printer. We also talked about the back cover artwork I created for Colin Panetta's new DEAD MAN HOLIDAY issue number Minus One. Ryan Dow's Christmas comic, LI'L BUDDHAS CHRISTMAS SPECIAL was also mentioned, which I recommend you read by clicking the link!
Joining us on the call for the first time on JAVILAND were two cartoonists who maintain fairly productive schedules. Tyler James is the creator of several webcomics including the romantic comedy OVER and also teaches comics as well as writing a column for the COMIC RELATED website. Mary Bellamy is the creator of the comic book AH HECK and FAUX. And Mary is currently taking pre-orders for her brand new line of plush dolls based on some of her characters!
Our other callers into JAVILAND included: Ted Seko, Ryan Dow, Colin Panetta and Gregory Giordano.
In the chatroom we were joined by Luis Escobar and Matt Munn,MarkCalifornia and Cameron Callahan,
Gonzalexx, Matt Zolman and Calmplex
A pretty heafty episode, that's for sure! But I think with the rich diversity of the cartoonists this episode, you really get a feel for the passion and creativity these individuals possess. Thanks to all for participating in this episode, and for following the podcast. I hope you have a very merry Holiday Season this year. 2010 will no doubt bring us lots more comics and lots more talk!
Listen to the episode with the TalkShoe Player on the right, or go to our TalkShoe page and listen there. While you're over there, add JAVILAND to your iTunes feed and get every episode delivered automatically as they're posted!
This episode didn't have a particular topic, but I instead decided to keep it open for anything we wanted to talk about. Of course, it still revolved around the actual topics of art and comics, but it was nice to have a kind of buffet-type conversation.
Among the things we discussed were Ted Seko's recent appearance at the Gardena Holiday Craft Fair, and how he, as a comic book artist/creator was able to create a new product (a SUPERMONSTERS COLORING BOOK) for that specific show. We also talked about Merchandising, and how we can take some of our iconic images and brand them onto other products in addition to our comics. I also shared my experience at the Ronald McDonald House event at the Warner Bros. Ranch, drawing for kids.
Among the cool things we recommended you check out were:
Kevin Cross' new MONKEY MOD trailer and
Jim Lujan's new animated movie DAY OF THE UNICORN!
Joining me on the Call were : Ted Seko and , Ryan Dow. In the chatroom we were joined by Peter Palmiotti and Wet Ink Studios,MarkCalifornia and Cameron Callahan,
Vince Bayless
Thanks to everyone who participated, and thanks to everyone who listens to the show. Your support is much appreciated!
Listen to the episode with the TalkShoe Player on the right, or go to our TalkShoe page and listen there. While you're over there, add JAVILAND to your iTunes feed and get every episode delivered automatically as they're posted!
Based on a topic brought up by another artist (Luis Escobar, a storyboard artist and newest member of the Cartoonistas), this episode gave us a lot of interesting things to reflect upon regarding how we promote our work to readers. And also it let us explore what we put into our stories.
The original questions posed by Luis was "What promise is your art making to readers, and what need do they want fulfilled by your art". From there we went off in several discussions regarding our commercial approaches and what's important to us in our storytelling.
Joining me on the Call were : Ted Seko, Jim Lujan, Luis Escobar and Gregory Giordano. In the chatroom we had: MarkCalifornia and Dungeon Warden
A nice bonus to this episode was that Greg Giordano drew this nice piece of art while on the call. It's a roundtable of characters created by everyone who participated on this episode! Check out his site for the full image!
Listen to the episode with the TalkShoe Player on the right, or go to our TalkShoe page and listen there. While you're over there, add Javiland to your iTunes feed and get every episode delivered automatically as they're posted! Thanks for participating, reading, and listening!
Money or fame or personal satisfaction? Which of these do you use to measure your success? On this episode, we discuss these and other measures of our own personal success.
Joining me on the Call were : Geo Brawn, Jim Lujan and Ryan Dow. The chatroom was populated by: Robin White, MarkCalifornia, Tracy Williams, Dungeon Warden, One Painter and Wet Ink Studios.
Listen to the episode with the TalkShoe Player on the right, or go to our TalkShoe page and listen there. While you're over there, add Javiland to your iTunes feed and get every episode delivered automatically as they're posted! Thanks for participating, reading, and listening!
As artists, we often mention other artists or certain works that inspire us to create our own art. Sometimes we get inspiration from artists in other mediums, or folks who may not even be artists themselves.
On the episode we discuss who influences, and how we take that inspiration and apply it to our own work as creators and publishers.
Joining me on the Call were : Ted Seko, Jim LujanRyan Dow, Krishna Sadasivam and Gregory Giordano. The chatroom was populated by: Robin White, MarkCalifornia, Tim Fischer, Gonzalexx, Dungeon Warden, One Painter, Rene van Belzen and Cameron Callahan.
Listen to the episode with the TalkShoe Player on the right, or go to our TalkShoe page and listen there. While you're over there, add Javiland to your iTunes feed and get every episode delivered automatically as they're posted! Thanks for participating, reading, and listening!
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