Thunder Punch Daily

It’s an anniversary episode! It’s also the 15th year I’ve been checking in with this journal microcast. And it’s somewhere around my 30th year making comics. So this episode I look at who Drozd was when he started TPD and how things have changed. Comments are off on my site, but you can share your reactions over on the Doctor Baer Discord . Learn more about The Inscrutable...

Answering another Thought/Question/Wondering from the form: I love the real world treasures that exist as physical charms that connect us to Dr. Baer! Extra points for cool glowy effects. Were these artifacts created before, after, or in tandem with the story? In response I share my thoughts on how everything changed for me the moment I let go of the title cartoonist and embraced the word artist ....

A kind person shared this question on the TPD AMA : What are some of your favourite stories (movies/comics/shows/games, etc.) that have stuck with you– the ones you still find yourself thinking about randomly from time to time, even years later? So I share five stories (films, cartoons, comic books, prose) that have moved me over the years, and why. Links mentioned: My Transformers podcast w...

It’s been a while since I’ve answered a Thought/Question/Wondering–but here I am with a response to this prompt: How do you feel the modern expectation of artists being entertainers (YT, TikTok, Reels, Twitch, etc.) has affected your comics? My hot take is, I’m not thinking being an entertainer, but I am thinking about offering presence. And I offer some important context t...

The Inscrutable Doctor Baer and the Case of the Two-Faced Statue is finally available for purchase! To celebrate I’m joined by my friend, beta reader, and advisor Marisa Szpytman. It was through conversations with friends like Marisa that I discovered my book was becoming a meditation on topics surrounding object and cultural repatriation. In the earliest days of the book’s creation, s...

While making The Inscrutable Doctor Baer and the Case of the Two-Faced Statue I recorded a bunch of reflections on why and how I was making the book. These microcasts were shared exclusively with people who supported me on Patreon (I’m sharing the entire process of making the next Doctor Baer story there right now!). To count down to the book’s release, I’m putting some of those...

While making The Inscrutable Doctor Baer and the Case of the Two-Faced Statue I recorded a bunch of reflections on why and how I was making the book. These microcasts were shared exclusively with people who supported me on Patreon (I’m sharing the entire process of making the next Doctor Baer story there right now!). To count down to the book’s release, I’m putting some of those...

While making The Inscrutable Doctor Baer and the Case of the Two-Faced Statue I recorded a bunch of reflections on why and how I was making the book. These microcasts were shared exclusively with people who supported me on Patreon (I’m sharing the entire process of making the next Doctor Baer story there right now!). To count down to the book’s release, I’m putting some of those...

While making The Inscrutable Doctor Baer and the Case of the Two-Faced Statue I recorded a bunch of reflections on why and how I was making the book. These microcasts were shared exclusively with people who supported me on Patreon (I’m sharing the entire process of making the next Doctor Baer story there right now!). To count down to the book’s release, I’m putting some of those...

While making The Inscrutable Doctor Baer and the Case of the Two-Faced Statue I recorded a bunch of reflections on why and how I was making the book. These microcasts were shared exclusively with people who supported me on Patreon (I’m sharing the entire process of making the next Doctor Baer story there right now!). To count down to the book’s release, I’m putting some of those...