Join Mr. Personality and Dirk Drudgler as they transition from the legendary Comics Are Go Podcast to their new adventure, Space Patrol 216! This episode features highlights from 4 years of CAG podcasting! … [Read more...] about Space Patrol 216 Podcast #1
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10 Awesome Things – Wonder Woman Tribute Edition!
The movie is out and it's a smash. It's time for my Wonder Woman Tribute. I barely remember the first time I read a comic book. I must have been about 6 or 7 and I think it was a Sad Sack comic. I also can't remember the first time I fell in love, although I do remember feeling something like heartbreak when a girl named Susan moved away in the middle of our 2nd grade school year. Young love … [Read more...] about 10 Awesome Things – Wonder Woman Tribute Edition!
Dirk Delivers Content
I am an experienced Content Developer across all media, having worked in Content Management, Publishing, Graphic Design, Video/Film Production and Web Design. I also write, a lot. With many years of business experience, I have worked with a wide range of clients. My clients include businesses in architecture, construction, retail sales, banking and high volume printing. SKR Comics is my … [Read more...] about Dirk Delivers Content
Creating Comics Part 1 – Concept to Development
With our third comic, The Adventures of Mickey the Moose #2, successfully launched I thought I’d talk about the process I go through to make a comic. There are as many different ways to produce comics as there are comics, so this is just one of them. I control every aspect of the production from development to distribution. If you work with a larger publisher, it is a whole other … [Read more...] about Creating Comics Part 1 – Concept to Development
Creating Comics Part 2 – Writing the Script
So now you have your ideas all fleshed out so it's time to get them into a form your collaborators can use. This is your script. As with everything else in this process, there are many ways to do this. This is my way. 4) Writing The Script I usually start writing the actual script before I finish all the individual page layouts because the book evolves as I script it. I don’t want to be too … [Read more...] about Creating Comics Part 2 – Writing the Script
Creating Comics Part 3 – Working with Collaborators
5) Working With My Artists. Aaron Lange, the artist of the Mickey the Moose series, is a master of page layout, among many other things. He sometimes takes my specific ideas and modifies them in a way that is visually pleasing and often quite remarkable. Other times he just follows my instructions to the letter. Nearly every time, his decisions have been appropriate. Aaron and I have worked … [Read more...] about Creating Comics Part 3 – Working with Collaborators