036: Plan Your Day To Defeat Procrastination with Ru Xu
Ru Xu is an illustrator and cartoonist. She is the creator of the popular webcomic Saint for Rent and the creator of the graphic novel Newsprints.
Sep 28, 2016•18 min
Comics Manifest
Join Aaron Williams on Comics Manifest where he interviews amazing and influential creators in comics. Guests share their creative journey, express what excites them today, share their worst creative moment, and most memorable successes. Expect to receive strategies you can adopt, mindsets that you can obtain, and ACTIONABLE tips that can inspire you and help you take your comics projects to the next level. Comics Manifest aims to inspire the aspiring creator and with new episodes airing every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, you can expect to be inspired all week long!
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035: Passion, Discipline, and Usagi Yojimbo with Stan Sakai
Stan Sakai is the creator of the iconic comic book character Usagi Yojimbo and has a completely legendary career with over 15 awards, including multiple Eisner awards, a Harvey award, a Cultural Ambassador Award, and The Silver Inkpen Award, for his lifetime achievements and contributions to comic books.
Sep 26, 2016•32 min
034: Three Steps To Start Your Journey As A Comics Colorist with Matt Wilson
Matt Wilson is an award winning colorist extraordinaire, whose work can be found in comics including, Wonder Woman, Phonogram, Paper Girls, and The Wicked and The Divine.
Sep 23, 2016•43 min
033: Make Each Project Count with Malachi Ward
Malachi Ward is a comics creator who has done work for Image Comics Prophet, he is the creator of the comic book series Ritual, the book From Now On, and the Co-Creator of the amazing story being featured in image comics Island anthology Ancestor.
Sep 21, 2016•26 min
032: There Is Not One Way To Do It, So Find What Works Best For You with Charles Forsman
Charles Forsman is a cartoonist and creator of comics including Snake Oil, The End of the Bleeping World, Celebrated Summer, Luv Sucker, and REVENGER!
Sep 19, 2016•35 min
031: Treat It Like A Business with John Green
John Green is an illustrator and cartoonist, he is the co-creator of the comic series Quicken Forbidden and the graphic novel series Teen Boat. He is also the creator of the graphic novel Hippopotamister.
Sep 16, 2016•38 min
030: Make Sure You Are Practicing The Right Way with Matthew Roberts
Matthew Roberts is an illustrator and comic book artist, he is an artist at Skybound and the co-creator of the comic series Manifest Destiny.
Sep 14, 2016•25 min
029: Follow Opportunity But Bring Your Passion With You with Jake Parker
Jake Parker is a cartoonist and illustrator, He worked at Blue Sky Studios on amazing features including Horton Hears a Who, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, Rio, and Epic, He is the creator of Inktober and his comics work can be found in the Flight and Explorer anthologies, Marvel's Rocket Racoon, his graphic novel series missile mouse and he recently ran a successful KickStarter that raised over one hundred thousand dollars to manifest his new graphic novel Skyheart Book One: The Star Seed into...
Sep 12, 2016•32 min
028: Keeping A Positive Mental Attitude with Emi Lenox
Emi Lenox is an illustrator and cartoonist, her work has been featured in comics including Sweet Tooth, Glory, and Madman, she is the creator of the autobio comic Emitown and the co-creator of the Image Comics mini-series Plutona!
Sep 09, 2016•20 min
027: Make It, Don't Let Your Idea Be A Dream Forever with Tom Parkinson-Morgan
Tom Parkinson-Morgan is a cartoonist and illustrator who has been able to take full advantage of the Patreon platform to fund the creation of his webcomic Kill Six Billion Demons. And if you have yet to check out the series, you can pick-up the printed edition of Kill Six Billion Demons Book One today.
Sep 07, 2016•34 min
026: Don't Let Your Ego Get In The Way with Johnny Ryan
Johnny Ryan is a cartoonist and illustrator. His work has been featured in publications including MAD, Vice, Nickelodeon Magazine, and LA Weekly. he is the creator of Angry Youth Comix, the comic strip Blecky Yuckerella, and the award-winning comic series Prison Pit. He is also the co-creator of the Nickelodeon hit series Pig Goat Banana Cricket.
Sep 05, 2016•28 min
025: Be Patient Because Things Take Time with JP Ahonen
JP Ahonen is a cartoonist and illustrator. His work is featured in the pages of the Flight Anthologies, he is the author of the weekly comic strip Northern Overexposure, and the creator of the graphic novel Sing No Evil.
Sep 02, 2016•26 min
024: You Are Enough with Lucy Bellwood
Lucy Bellwood is a cartoonist and illustrator, her work is featured in Symbolia Magazine, The Nib, and Cartozia Tales, and she is the creator of the adventurous autobiographical comic, Baggywrinkles.
Aug 31, 2016•1 hr 5 min
023: Be Confident And Go For Your Passion with Tom Nguyen
Tom Nguyen is an author, visual artist, and photographer who started his freelance career at the age of 19, he has worked on titles including, Batman, Green Lantern, JLA, and Superman: The Man of Steel. He's the creator of two instructional books for creating comics, the co-creator of the successfully kickstarted hit comic, the switch, and in his spare time, teaches art via his online workshop Art Samurai!
Aug 29, 2016•42 min
022: Look For Inspiration Anywhere with Megan Nicole Dong
Megan Nicole Dong is a storyboard artist, director, and cartoonist. She has worked on projects such as How to Train Your Dragon 2, she is a director and storyboard artist at Nickelodeon Animation, and the creator of the amazing webcomic About Merpeople and the sketch blog Sketchshark!
Aug 26, 2016•22 min
021: Lean Into Your Influences and Build Your Brand with David Brothers
David Brothers is the brand manager of Image Comics, the editor of Greg Rucka and Michael Larks Lazarus, the host of The I Word: The Official Image Comics Podcast, and a Driving Force for the Creators for Creators program.
Aug 24, 2016•31 min
020: Developing Taste and Building Your Legacy with Chris Schweizer
Chris Schweizer is an author and cartoonist. He is the writer of Tricky Tales, a pick-your-ending series for early readers, the creator of the horror series The Creeps, and the creator of the two-time Eisner award nominated series, The Crogan Adventures.
Aug 22, 2016•56 min
019: Testing Your Limits with Farel Dalrymple
Farel Dalrymple is an award-winning cartoonist who has published work through Marvel, DC, Darkhorse, and Image comics. He is the co-founder of the comics anthology, Meathaus, the artist on the graphic novel's Palefire and Omega: The Unknown, and the creator of the graphic novels The Wrenchies, It Will All Hurt, Delusional, and Pop Gun War.
Aug 19, 2016•37 min
018: Surround Yourself With Those Who Inspire You with Rebecaa Mock
Rebecca Mock is an illustrator and comic book artist. With clients that include The NY Times, Nordstroms, and Rockstar Games, she is a co-organizer of the Hana Doki Kira Anthology and the artist of the graphic novel Compass South.
Aug 17, 2016•23 min
017: Be Tenacious But Don't Jump A Canyon with Tony Cliff
Tony Cliff is an Illustrator, animator, cartoonist, and the creator of the Delilah Dirk graphic novel series.
Aug 15, 2016•39 min
016: Find What Excites You And Focus On That with Antony Johnston
Antony Johnston is an award-winning, New York Times best-selling author of Books, Video Games, and Graphic Novels. He has written over 30 graphic novels and comic series, including The Fuse, Daredevil, Wasteland, and The Coldest City, his video games work includes Dead Space, Shadows of Mordor, and ZombiU. Not only is he an incredibly productive author but he also records music under the alias Silencaeon and is the host of the Unjustly Maligned Podcast.
Aug 12, 2016•53 min
015: There Is No Secret To Going Viral with Ethan Nicolle
Ethan Nicolle is a writer, illustrator, and cartoonist. He's an Eisner award nominated artist, the creator of the comics series Bearmageddon and the comic series turned sensational animated series, Axe Cop! He is a staff writer and story editor on Veggie Tales in the House and the illustrator on Nick Offerman's book Gumption.
Aug 10, 2016•32 min
014: Feed Your Creativity with Ben Hatke
Ben Hatke is an Illustrator, author, and cartoonist. He is the creator of the New York Times best selling graphic novel trilogy, Zita the Space Girl, the Eisner Award nominated graphic novel Little Robot, and the graphic novel series Mighty Jack.
Aug 08, 2016•49 min
013: Make and Finish a Personal Project with Jason Brubaker
Jason Brubaker is an illustrator, animator, author, cartoonist, and fellow podcaster. He's worked on DreamWorks KungFu Panda trilogy, is the author of Unnatural Talent: Creating, Printing, and Selling your Comic in the Digital Age, the host of the coffee table comics podcast, and is the creator of the graphic novels reMIND and Sithrah.
Aug 05, 2016•33 min
012: Focus on Progress with Tom Richmond
Tom Richmond is a cartoonist, illustrator, and caricaturist. He is a featured artist on Mad Magazine, the president of the National Cartoonist Society and the 2011 winner of the Reuben Award!
Aug 03, 2016•22 min
011: You Are What You Do with Doug TenNapel
Doug TenNapel is an animator, writer, cartoonist, video game designer, and comic book artist. He is truly a guy that's doing it all. He has published over 15 graphic novels, has worked on so many television projects including Cat Scratch, Adventure Time, and Veggie Tales in the House, and is the creator of the video games, The Neverhood, Skull Monkeys, BoomBots, Armikrog, and Earth Worm Jim!
Aug 01, 2016•49 min
010: Overcoming Fear with Grace Mineta
Grace Mineta is an author, blogger, and comics creator, she runs the blog and YouTube channel "Texan in Tokyo" and is the creator of the graphic novels: My Japanese Husband Thinks I'm Crazy, My Japanese Husband Still Thinks I'm Crazy, Confessions of a Texan in Tokyo, and on February 18th of 2016, Grace ran a Kickstarter campaign that raised over 73,000 dollars to print her fourth graphic novel My Life in Japan!
Jul 29, 2016•23 min
009: Organization is Key with Falynn Koch
Falynn Koch is an illustrator, comic book artist, and former food truck owner. She graduated with a degree in Sequential Art from the Savannah College of Art and Design and is the creator of the graphic novel Bats: Learning to Fly.
Jul 27, 2016•25 min
008: Don't Stop Believing with Eddie Pittman
Eddie Pittman has been a professional cartoonist for 25 years who has worked on animated features such as, Disney's Mulan, Tarzan, and Lilo and Stitch, he is the writer and story artist for the Disney hit series Phineas and Ferb, and the creator of the award-winning comic series Red's Planet.
Jul 25, 2016•32 min
007: Balance and Positivity in Comics with Mike Maihack
Mike Maihack is a graphic novelist who has published work from DC comics, Scholastic, Image, and Arcaia. He is the creator of the popular web comic Cow and Buffalo and the creator of the award winning graphic novel series Cleopatra in Space.
Jul 22, 2016•26 min
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