Making Comics

It's time for our first guest!  Gary Hodges (writer/artist of D vs M 1997 ) joins Scott and Keith this week, beginning with a conversation about the script-crafting process for the next two issues of D vs M (3:45), then moving to panel layouts and the conflict between Art Gary vs Script Gary (26:30).  The three discuss long-form and short-form stories (34:00) and Kickstarters, from Keith...

Keith discusses his week which leads to a discussion lettering and consistency (7:00) and finding the right script balance to make your artists succeed (13:00). Scott recaps his week, starting with a discussion on references and spending money (15:35) before the two discuss Kickstarter preparation (25:00).  Post-outro basketball talk at 42:30.

A brief review of the week starts with Scott discussing dutch angles into his work (2:40) before Keith recaps a few actions on the comic 'Animals' (6:00), including the value of throwing work away when necessary.  The two then discuss Kickstarters (13:50) with Keith asking Scott specific questions on prepping, launching and promoting them.  Post-episode riffing at 49:50.

Keith reviews his week starting with a creative conundrum (2:15) and status on two other projects.  in Scott's recap, her discusses the best person to do art for (13:20) before both guys talk about the necessary positive attitude through the creative process (23:00).  The two then move on to live music, creativity and personality after Keith decides to be a holier-than-thou indie music j...

Scott begins his review of the week (1:00) with an update on Issue #10 of the Second Shift, SLAC method (12:20) for attacking an issue's worth of pages.  Keith then reviews his 'CEO week' (14:00) with his comics and writing music to them (18:40).  The two then share three comics (each) we've recently enjoyed (22:30).  Bonus stuff (49:00) includes a fast food discussion and basketbal...

Keith starts the episode discussing his 'Animals' project (2:35) and the new art process he's working on (and is a part of) for the book.  The two discuss mid-stram artistic changes on books (10:30) and the differing roles in art and writing for comics (18:10). Scott reviews his week (24:45) and both fine-tuning and finishing touches on and upcoming issue of Second Shift.  Lost material...

Scott talks dialogue revisions and dialogue tweaking (1:00) before moving to the new coloring process he's experimenting with (9:30).  Keith reviews his week (17:10) and character writing before we answer some listener questions on writing workshops, video resources for artists and comic scripts (32:05). As promised in the discussion, here is the link for comic page examples:   https://k...

Keith starts his week with a status of his three comics projects in their various completion states, which leads to a discussion on trilogies (15:27).  Keith then talks about gathering all his projects (17:35) in one place.  Scott reviews his week (23:10) before Keith mentions a decade-old sociological learning between East and West coasts (31:30).  The two close the episode around...

Scott starts the episode discussing his week learning lettering techniques (1:05) before the two talk dialogue authenticity (9:20).  Keith mentions his early returns outsourcing lettering (20:35) before the two compare writing comics scripts (26:40) and conceptualizing scenes for both dialogue and music.  Prince enters the conversation (38:50) before Scott and Keith riff on collecting (4...

Keith starts with his weekly recap (1:49) involving logistics around the 215 Ink book 'Gory Books #1' before the two talk single issues vs trades in today's environment (11:55).  Scott then reviews his week (21:35) with highlights on flatting and lettering.

The two begin talking Inktober (1:00) before Scott gets to his own work as a part of Drawtober (5:19).  Keith discusses his work on the comic Three Protectors (22:15) and its five-plus year journey from inception to completion.  Scott mentions a similar journey for Wanderers of Melissanda before the two discuss nuances of self-publishing and how they relate to the Wu-Tang Clan (30:13).

This episode, Keith talks about what he did over the last few weeks (0:43) then Scott discusses how he spent his time (11:50) before the two discuss revisions and Star Wars (18:05), closing out Kickstarters (23:13) and other topics before discussing NBA free agency (34:20). 

Welcome to Making Comics, a podcast where indie comics creators Scott Lost (Wanderers of Melissanda, The Second Shift) and Keith Foster (Kodoja, Three Protectors) discuss the world of independent comics from both artist and writer perspectives. Like any good zero issue, this episode is the origin.  Scott and Keith share what got them into comics (0:55), what led both of them to their current...