Making Comics

Surprise!  Scott and Keith welcome Gary Hodges back to discuss Godzilla versus Kong and the three other Monsterverse movies ( Godzilla 2014 , Kong: Skull Island and Godzilla: King of the Monsters ) as a whole.  SPOILER WARNING!  Stay around for the post-credit conversation on 'live draw' models that's sure to win us a podcasting award.

Keith gives Scott props (1:50) and discusses a personal goal before the two discuss Scott catching up on comic work (4:25), dark versus the conveyance of dark in art (11:05), the influences watching over us during creation (20:30) and further discussion on what indie is (26:10).  Keith then makes a plea to the writers out there (39:05) to be mindful of cliches and dialogue tags, which leads t...

Keith gives a recap of his brief time in Denver (0:30) - hint, it involves beer - before Scott discussed his recent trip to Arizona (5:50).  The two talk Kickstarters (15:00) and how long production gaps create writing difficulties (25:00).  Bonus: the two return to the field (36:50) and review their purchases from another dig at Socal Comics San Diego. 

Scott and Keith catch up on recent reads (1:45), Scott's week and the perspective of convention organizers (10:10) before Keith reviews progress on his fourth novel draft (13:50) while remembering pivotal moments in earlier drafts (20:30).  The 'Gary Yap email trilogy' concludes with a lengthy discussion on influences (25:00) before Scott and Keith give their answers to another mailbag questi...

Scott and Keith talk beer (1:00) including a real-time tasting, then move in to Kickstarter talk (6:00) before Keith talks about Marvel horror comics in the 90s (14:55) and both discuss production lead times (24:45).  Keith then brings up two examples of rewriting-as-problem-solving (34:15) before the two discuss Keith's adult comic influences (46:15). 

After a connectivity misfire, Scott and Keith start for good (3:30) with Scott's friendly 'productivity competition' with a studiomate and some feedback he got from Jim Lee and other artists (6:30).  Keith discusses positive confirmations along the way (17:35), getting feedback and truly exposing yourself to critique (20:50), and Keith's primary fear as a creator (26:30).  The two then t...

In the same room for this episode, Scott and Keith begin with a discussion on Collaboration vs Work for hire (4:00), Scott's week and Keith's business preparation around Kickstarter launch (17:25).  The two then talk respective future plans for story (24:55). Beer and basketball talk starts at 38:00.

A mid-week Bonus Episode!  We wanted to do something a little different to celebrate the dual timing of our Kickstarters so we hit up a couple San Diego comic shops, drank a few beers and recorded all along.  Note: the episode was recorded in the field, so there are background conversations, wind noise and other elements not usually present. Kodoja Volume 3 Kickstarter:  https://www...

Scott mentions an interesting project (1:20) before both guys recap the work on their Kickstarters.  They touch on two adages: 'youth being wasted on the young' (19:45) and 'ten percent of something or 100 percent of nothing' as well as Gerard Way, Parrish Smith and Rob Liefeld.  A bonus pop cultre conversation follows with Gary Hodges, including Godzilla vs Kong (34:55), a SPOILER on cl...

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...