Makingcomics.com Gutter Talk Podcast

The Making Comics podcast returns this week with another Jason Brubaker re-issue. This episode is the first part of a two part conversation between Jason and sometimes co-host, sometimes guest, but all the time favorite, Daniel Lieske, an artist based in Germany. In one of the re-issues we released last year, Jason and Daniel were going through some rather successful Kickstarter campaigns. It was hard to not join in their excitement. But as much as we wish it weren't the case, time moves on and that edge on the excitement begins to soften some. This leads to what can be a very scary question: Now what? In this re-issue episode, Jason and Daniel attempt to answer that question. The fun thing is we have the ability to see the things they've done since this conversation first happened, or in this case the "what" in the big question, and the successes they've continued to find. And in a way, they've provided somewhat of an educational roadmap into comic creation. It may not be the exact path you or I may take b

The MakingComics.com crew returns to Anaheim for Wondercon 2015! That's right. We're back! And this time around we have an even more fantastic panel of guests to discuss storytelling in comics. The panelists include Jason Brubaker, Rachel Beck, Ted Washington, and others. See you there, right? Right. This year's MakingComics.com Gutter Talk Wondercon panel will be about storytelling in comics and will focus on the beginning stages of telling a story. For a lot of creative folks out there, sometimes the hardest part of telling a story is starting. Sure, it's one thing to come up with a story idea. The tricky part, though, is fleshing out that story and making it come alive on paper. Join us April 4th at 10am in Room 211 to get the push you need. The various aspects we'll discuss are some of the more common steps of storytelling people can lose focus or even the entire story itself. Depending on the type of thinker you are, either the ideas are coming too fast to write them down or they're just not hap

When it comes to creating art, it's more than just the process or tools you are using. While those things are major factors in the big picture, pun intended, the philosophies of art are just as important. In this heavy Making Comics Gutter Talk episode, Adam and his co-host Patrick Yurick sit down with Stephen McCranie, artist of "Mal and Chad" and creator of the website Doodle Alley, to discuss everything from Stephen's beginning in art to separating the individual from the individual's work. Yeah, we know. Deep, huh? We pride ourselves in providing creativity-based information, whether it's through the written word or these podcasts, and Stephen's work fits that mold. After reading through Stephen's "Brick by Brick," a collection of artistic essays that act as a guide to comic creation, it just made sense that Stephen needed to be on the show. When it was all said and done, there was a sense of accomplishing a mission, as if our goal of information dissemination was met in a very successful way. However, S

One of the main goals of the Three Questions format is to allow artists of every level to learn from their peers. It affords one artist a window into the mental and physical process of a fellow artist in order to possibly grow themselves. In doing so, you the listener also benefits. Through these podcasts we learn there is only one way to do things: The way that works best for you, whether it's the process of others or one you created on your own. In this particular episode, Gutter Talk alumni Ted Washington and Sam Wallace sit down for a three question conversation touching on topics such as being an artist and homeless to a process suggestion that may surprise you in a "Hey, I never thought of it that way" kinda way. Though if you know Ted, it makes perfect sense. These are Ted's three questions. Question 1: What was the moment that made you say, "This is what I want to do with the rest of my life." Question 2: If you could choose one medium of art to work in for the rest of your life, what medium would

Usually the Jason Brubaker re-issues are reserved for the last Friday of each month. However, when there are two parts to the conversation, it really does make more sense to release them concurrently. While Adam said it wouldn't be until the end of March for Part 2, the backlash (which was wholly internal) was too much for Adam to bear, forcing him to adjust the schedule. It's hard being a podcast host sometimes. That said, the Gutter Talk podcast returns with Part 2 of the Jason Brubaker re-issue from last week with Kazu Kibuishi and Jason Caffoe. If you missed Part 1, click here. And the return of this week's podcast also brings the return of Kevin Cullen to Adam's apartment- uh, studio. Yeah, studio. That's it. The big difference this week? No caffeine. If you were hoping for Caffeinated Kevin, sorry to disappoint you. We all enjoyed listening to Kevin deal with the rush of energy he was feeling pump through his veins but we here at MakingComics.com feel its best if we ease you into Caffeinated Kevin. You

We round out February with Part 1 of a stellar conversation between Jason Brubaker and the creators of Amulet, Kazu Kibuishi and Jason Caffoe. Before that, Adam is joined by Kevin to talk some MakingComics.com shop, as well as a glimpse of what Kevin is like on caffeine. Jason's Sithra site & Patreon (@Jason_Brubaker) Kazu Kibuishi's Bolt City site (@boltcity) Jason Caffoe's site (@jcaffoe) Our Links: Intro: "RetroFuture Clean" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)  Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0  http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Transition: InceptionBrassHitMedium.wav: Herbert Boland / www.freesound.org

The majority of these Gutter Talk episodes have consisted of one or two hosts and only one guest. While this formula has worked well since we started, in this episode we add a new mix to the fold with two guests and one host. Listen in on Adam's conversation with Jennifer Jordan and Sophie Goldstein, the creators of the amazing webcomic Darwin Carmichael is Going to Hell, as they discuss everything from collaborating to hoverboards. Subscribe & Give us a review in the itunes store (It really helps). Follow the brand new Gutter Talk Twitter feed - @MC_GutterTalk Their Links: Darwin Carmichael is Going to Hell Jenn on Twitter: @jennlynnjordan Sophie's site (@redinkradio) Our Links: Intro & Outro Song: "RetroFuture Clean" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)  Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0  http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Outro Song Behind Vocals: "Backed Vibes (clean)" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)  Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0  http://creativeco

Three Questions returns and brings with it one of MakingComics.com's favorites, Jason Brubaker. Listen in as Kevin Cullen, editor-in-chief here at MakingComics.com, visits Jason in his studio in Los Angeles to discuss growth, process, and preference.   Jason's Links: Sithrah reMIND Music by Chris Zabriskie (Bandcamp page) Intro music: The Life and Death of a Certain K. Zabriskie, Patriarch by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International License (http://freemusicarchive.org) Segment 1 music: Air Hockey Saloon by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Attribution 4.0 International License (http://freemusicarchive.org) Segment 2 music: Divider by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under Attribution 4.0 International License (http://freemusicarchive.org) Segment 3 music: What Does Anybody Know About Anything by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under Attribution 4.0 International License (http://freemusicarchive.org) Outro music: Prelude No. 1 by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under an Att

What do you get when you mix honesty and humility with a little bit of trepidation and an immeasurable amount of talent? You get an artist like Jared Cullum, that's what. Adam finally gets a chance to sit down one on one with Jared, who is no stranger to the MakingComics.com calendar. Last year he appeared on one of the panels for the amazing MOOC we did and he has contributed a treasure's worth of knowledge for the website. This time around Jared opens a window into himself and we guarantee you'll find it comfortably familiar. Why? Because there's a pretty good chance you've been there before or are there right now. [Tweet "What do you get when you mix honesty and humility with a little bit of trepidation? @Jared_Cullum @sdgreeny "] Jared's Links: Jared's Tumblr site (@Jared_Cullum) Pea Green Coffee Cup Our Links: Intro & Outro Song: "RetroFuture Clean" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)  Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0  http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Outro Song Behin

Rounding out the month, as we do, is another awesome Jason Brubaker re-issue. In the words of Michael Yakutis, yahoo! Today's episode is with Jake Parker, a fantastic artist and instructor, as well as the creator of InkTober, a challenge that tasks the artist to ink one drawing a day for the entire month of October. He is also the creator of a Kickstart project, Drawings, that blew his initial goal out of the water. Later in the podcast Jason and Jake are joined by Daniel Lieske, also a very successful Kickstarter artist and creator of The Wormworld Saga. To start off, join Adam and his co-host Michael Yakutis as they discuss some business and a few things they gleaned from this great re-issue episode. Jason's Links: reMIND (@Jason_Brubaker) Sithra  Jake's Links: Jake's site (@mrjakeparker) Tumbler page InkTober Daniel's Links: Daniel's site (@daniellieske) The Wormworld Saga Intro Links: Intro Song: "RetroFuture Clean" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)  Licensed under Creative Commons: B

All aboard as the Gutter Talk podcast sets sail on a near two hour tour, a comic creating adventure. Join your captain and host, Adam, and his guest co-pilot, Lucy Bellwood, as they discuss everything from weird hometowns to successful Kickstarter projects to tools on her table. Oh, and Lucy is a sailor so there are some choice drunken sailor-like words. If that makes you seasick and go overboard, don't worry, we'll throw you a life preserver. Or maybe we'll just draw one around you. That sounds fun. Either way, you'll be fine. Really. Lucy's Stuff: Lucy's site (@LuBellWoo) Baggywrinkle Patreon Tumblr Facebook Our Stuff: Intro & Outro Song: "RetroFuture Clean" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)  Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0  http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Outro Song Behind Vocals: "Backed Vibes (clean)" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)  Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0  http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Transitions: InceptionBrassH

One of the great things about the Gutter Talk series is the wide variety of guest artists from not just the United States but all around the world, too. From Denmark to Australia to Chicago, Illinois, Adam has been fortunate to speak to the amazing array of artistic talent the world over. However, there's always something special in face to face interviews and this interview with Sam Wallace in Adam's apartment was no different. Join Adam and Sam as they discuss everything from painting to scriptwriting to sports. Yeah, sports. Don't worry, though. That part will be quick and painless. Promise. Sam's Link to Mutant Chasers Our Links: Intro & Outro Song: "RetroFuture Clean" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)  Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0  http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Outro Song Behind Vocals: "Backed Vibes (clean)" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)  Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0  http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Transitions: Incep

While our guest interviews are always amazing, we here at MakingComics.com are always seeking out new ways to educate the masses on comic creation. One of these ways is a new format we've created called Three Questions. In these brief podcasts, artists will discuss three various aspects of their own personalized craft of comic creation. In our inaugural episode of this exciting new format we hit the ground running with artist extraordinaire, Palle Schmidt. Palle's site (@Palle_Schmidt) Patrick's site (@Patrick_Yurick) Pictures from the podcast:          Intro song: "Aitech" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)  Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0  http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ First Segment: "Cold Funk" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)  Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0  http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Second Segment: "Just Nasty" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)  Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0  http://creativecommons.o

Welcome to 2015, everyone! Last year's first podcast, also our inaugural Gutter Talk podcast, was a conversation with Adam, the host, and Patrick Yurick, the CEO of MakingComics.com. This time around, however, the tables are turned. In this episode, the host becomes the guest. In this extended podcast, Patrick talks to Adam about just what makes up Adam and his experience with the recent NaNoWriMo challenge. Also included are a couple tunes by Adam's dear friend, Andrew Havey. Andrew Havey's songs: Henry (Instrumental): https://www.makingcomics.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Henry-Instrumental.m4a Your Tune (w/ Miles Kean on upright bass) : https://www.makingcomics.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Your-Tune.mp3 Adam's Website (@SDGreeny) Other Links: Intro & Outro Song: "RetroFuture Clean" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)  Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0  http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Transitions: InceptionBrassHitMedium.wav: Herbert Boland / www.freesoun

We here at MakingComics.com hope you had a great 2014 and we look forward to you joining us as we rush headlong into 2015. However, we still have one more piece of business to attend to, and that's the final Gutter Talk episode of the year. It seems fitting that this episode is a re-issue of the one that started this whole thing, Jason Brubaker, and the second part of his conversation with artists Jeremy Barlow and Travis Hanson. If you missed the first half, click here. But first, Adam and Michael talk about holiday plans and other shop talk. See you all next year! Ok, yeah, we know it's next week. Just roll with it.   Comic Underdogs calendar and artist Mike Podgor's site Jason Brubaker's Sithra site (@Jason_Brubaker) Jeremy Barlow's site Travis Hanson's site Our Links: Intro & Outro Song: "RetroFuture Clean" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)  Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0  http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Outro Song Behind Vocals: "Backed Vibes (clean)" Kevin

Fresh off a battle with germs, Colleen AF Venable joins the final Gutter Talk interview podcast of 2014 with a proud declaration of "Snot free and full of tea." Oh, the irony, when Adam falls ill the following week. Fortunately the conversation was had right in the sweet spot, perfectly timed between illnesses, when both voices were healthy. Listen in as Colleen and Adam talk popularity of made up holidays, the joy of working with others, and working with and for people who appreciate not just the art but the artists, too. Colleen's Links: Website (@colleenaf) Guinea Pig Pet Shop Private Eye link (Amazon) Story referenced by Colleen: "Hidden: A Child's Story of the Holocaust" by Loic Dauvillier and Greg Salsedo Our Links: Intro & Outro Song: "RetroFuture Clean" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)  Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0  http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Outro Song Behind Vocals: "Backed Vibes (clean)" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)  Licensed under Creative

The Gutter Talk podcast hits the golden anniversary with its 50th episode and we're extremely excited to have Meg Gandy, a fantastic artist and successful Kickstarter. Adam sits down with Meg to discuss high school manga club, her comic-book store owning husband, and how her webcomic was a boon to her Kickstarter success. However, before that conversation begins, Adam gets serious and opens up. Jim Valvano speech Meg's Links: Meg's site (@megrar) Meg's Deviant Art site Our Links: Intro & Outro Song: "RetroFuture Clean" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)  Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0  http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Outro Song Behind Vocals: "Backed Vibes (clean)" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)  Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0  http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Transitions: InceptionBrassHitMedium.wav: Herbert Boland / www.freesound.org Old Fashion Radio Jingle 2.wav: club sound / www.freesound.org

As we enter December, the last month of Year One of not just the Gutter Talk podcast but the site as a whole, we pause a little to reflect on just how much we've accomplished in that time. But not for too long. Not only are we still not done, we've just barely scratched the surface. That trend continues with the first podcast of December, yet another amazing artist we can add to our guest list, Eric Shanower. Join Adam and Eric as they meet at an amazing San Diego restaurant, Alchemy, to discuss mostly comics but even a little personal history similarities. Eric's Links: Age of Bronze Oz Omnibus Our Links: Intro & Outro Song: "RetroFuture Clean" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)  Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0  http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Outro Song Behind Vocals: "Backed Vibes (clean)" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)  Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0  http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Transitions: InceptionBrassHitMedium.wav: Herbe

Another great re-issue this week with Jason Brubaker and his guests Jeremy Barlow and Travis Hanson. If you aren't familiar with their work, on your next break from finishing that panel you've been avoiding, get familiar with it. Listen to this podcast, the first half of this conversation, while you're researching and working. Before the conversation begins, Adam is joined by co-host Michael Yakutis to discuss the NaNoWriMo challenge Adam is finishing up, a very cool Secret Santa event with Webcomic Underdogs, and some of the finer points of the podcast you're about to listen to. Other Links: Jason's reMIND & Sithra (@Jason_Brubaker) Jeremy's site (@Jeremy_Barlow) Travis's site (@Travsthebean) Blog post referenced in the intro Our Links: Intro Song: "RetroFuture Clean" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)  Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0  http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Transitions: InceptionBrassHitMedium.wav: Herbert Boland / www.freesound.org Old Fashion Radio Ji

Each week our Gutter Talk podcasts open with a quote. Usually they are tied to the podcast somehow but other times we often wonder if Adam needs a white jacket with long sleeves and shiny buckles. However, nothing compares to what Gavin Aung Than does with quotes on his Zen Pencils comic, often going from playful to masterful in one panel. Adam sits down one on one with Gavin to discuss the drive behind Zen Pencils, and how hard work and a little luck have taken him a long way. Gavin's Links: Zen Pencils website Twitter: @zenpencils Our Links: Intro & Outro Song: "RetroFuture Clean" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)  Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0  http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Outro Song Behind Vocals: "Backed Vibes (clean)" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)  Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0  http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Transitions: InceptionBrassHitMedium.wav: Herbert Boland / www.freesound.org Old Fashion Radio Jingle 2.wav: club sound /