Thunder Punch Daily
178 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsAudio essays by cartoonist Jerzy Drozd
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TPD 241 – What I Found, What I Learned
November 30, 2016 22:21 - 15.8 MBI close out my Art Soundoff 2016 entries with reflections on what I got out of this year’s challenge. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Lean Into Art on Patreon – Help us get to $800/month! Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire Mining for Trouble Boulder and Fleet on Tapastic The Boulder and Fleet Patreon campaign Music […]
TPD 240 – Parallel Progress
November 29, 2016 23:27 - 7.43 MBToday I talk about the non-linear way I find myself making graphic novels vs the more clear, chunked way I make short stories. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Lean Into Art on Patreon – Help us get to $800/month! Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire Mining for Trouble The Boulder and Fleet Patreon campaign Music for […]
TPD 239 – Who Cares?
November 29, 2016 03:52 - 12 MBThis time I riff on the Day 28 Art Soundoff prompt and verbally work out why anyone should care about my art. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Lean Into Art on Patreon – Help us get to $800/month! Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire Mining for Trouble The Boulder and Fleet Patreon campaign Music for this […]
TPD 238 – Baseline x2
November 27, 2016 21:27 - 9.04 MBToday I talk about setting an ambitious milestone for the week’s end. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Lean Into Art on Patreon – Help us get to $800/month! Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire Mining for Trouble The Boulder and Fleet Patreon campaign Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd. Audio hosting provided by Ka-Blam […]
TPD 237 – The Indignity of Eating
November 26, 2016 16:43 - 12.8 MBThis time I riff on the day 26 Art Soundoff prompt and talk about why I think food and the way we eat it is so darned funny. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Lean Into Art on Patreon – Help us get to $800/month! Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire Mining for Trouble The Boulder and […]
TPD 236 – Setting a Baseline
November 25, 2016 17:03 - 10.3 MBDuring the holiday weekend I talk about setting a pace for the Rockets comic’s production. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Lean Into Art on Patreon – Help us get to $800/month! Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd. Audio hosting provided by Ka-Blam Digital Printing and IndyPlanet Digital Voiceover […]
TPD 235 – Gratitude 2016
November 25, 2016 00:22 - 6.7 MBIt’s Thanksgiving in the United States again, so this Thunder Punch Daily is about things I’m thankful for. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Lean Into Art on Patreon – Help us get to $800/month! Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire The Boulder and Fleet Patreon campaign Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd. Audio hosting […]
TPD 234 – Just Make Lots of Comics
November 23, 2016 20:30 - 9.96 MBSome say the key to learning how to make comics is to “just make lots of comics.” Today I unbox that a bit and add an extra word to that advice. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Lean Into Art on Patreon – Help us get to $800/month! Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire The Boulder and […]
TPD 233 – Cheats vs Economy
November 22, 2016 21:24 - 8.22 MBToday I revisit the differences between cheating and economy in making comics. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Lean Into Art on Patreon – Help us get to $800/month! Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire Kirby, King of Comics The Front: Rebirth The Boulder and Fleet Patreon campaign Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd. Audio […]
TPD 232 – Right Tools
November 21, 2016 22:55 - 9.12 MBToday I reckon with the realization that I might like how my inks look with a brush and paper more than when done digitally. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Lean Into Art on Patreon – Help us get to $800/month! Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire Mining for Trouble The Boulder and Fleet Patreon campaign Music […]
TPD 231 – Our Relationship with the Work
November 20, 2016 18:45 - 6.71 MBDuring my weekly meeting I realized that there’s a holiday in the way of my productivity. I share a few thoughts about how younger me and older me encounters this tension. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Lean Into Art on Patreon – Help us get to $800/month! Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire Mining for Trouble […]
TPD 230 – Redesigning Characters
November 19, 2016 22:17 - 5.9 MBToday I take a quick break from grocery shopping to share some thoughts I’ve been thinking on character design. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Lean Into Art on Patreon – Help us get to $800/month! Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire The Boulder and Fleet Patreon campaign Science Comics Music for this show is by Eliott […]
TPD 229 – Moment Choices are Ajdectives
November 18, 2016 20:51 - 10.3 MBI’m off to teach a class, and today I share some thoughts on comics storytelling that I find challenging to communicate to my students. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Lean Into Art on Patreon – Help us get to $800/month! Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire The Boulder and Fleet Patreon campaign Music for this show […]
TPD 228 – Going for Walks
November 17, 2016 20:09 - 9.88 MBIt’s been a penciling day, surrounded by comfort media. Today I share some thoughts I’ve been thinking about giving my brain a break. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Lean Into Art on Patreon – Help us get to $800/month! Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire A Friendly Game The Boulder and Fleet Patreon campaign Music for […]
TPD 227 – Into Space We Go!
November 16, 2016 19:49 - 5.85 MBToday I share some news about that graphic novel project I’ve been hinting at. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Lean Into Art on Patreon – Help us get to $800/month! Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire First Second’s Science Comics announcement The Boulder and Fleet Patreon campaign Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd. Audio […]
TPD 226 – Just Because You Wrote it Down…
November 15, 2016 23:36 - 8.72 MBTwo days into the week and I’ve already had to shift things around on the schedule. Writing it down is no protection from the future. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Lean Into Art on Patreon – Help us get to $800/month! Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire The Boulder and Fleet Patreon campaign Music for this […]
TPD 225 – The Ambiguity of Making Graphic Novels
November 15, 2016 03:46 - 5.44 MBToday I check in to share a few thoughts about navigating the fuzzy and iterative nature of making a graphic novel. I’m in the fuzzy part right now. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Lean Into Art on Patreon – Help us get to $800/month! Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire The Boulder and Fleet Patreon campaign […]
TPD 224 – Starting Late & Distracted
November 13, 2016 20:32 - 5.7 MBToday I overslept and found myself indulging in distractions when I should have been working. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Lean Into Art on Patreon – Help us get to $800/month! Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire The Boulder and Fleet Patreon campaign Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd. Audio hosting provided by Ka-Blam […]
TPD 223 – Tiny Rules of Thumb
November 12, 2016 16:40 - 8.28 MBToday I started thinking about the week ahead and was reminded of some little rules I make about the characters I write in Boulder and Fleet. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Lean Into Art on Patreon – Help us get to $800/month! Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire Mining for Trouble The Boulder and Fleet Patreon campaign […]
TPD 222 – Blindsided by Pride
November 11, 2016 20:54 - 4.97 MBToday I caught myself standing my ground on one workflow option out of pride. In this episode I try to sort out how I feel about that. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Lean Into Art on Patreon – Help us get to $800/month! Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire The Boulder and Fleet Patreon campaign Music […]
TPD 221 – No Space, Fill Space
November 10, 2016 20:02 - 5.83 MBToday I ran into a bandwidth constraint. I replied by adding more to my list. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Lean Into Art on Patreon – Help us get to $800/month! Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire Mining for Trouble The Boulder and Fleet Patreon campaign Headspace Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd. Audio […]
TPD 220 – Moving Forward
November 10, 2016 01:08 - 8.32 MBDuring my drive home from class I dwell on what I can do as a cartoonist after the 2016 presidential election. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire The Boulder and Fleet Patreon campaign Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd. Audio hosting provided by Ka-Blam Digital Printing and IndyPlanet Digital […]
TPD 219 – The Real Reason You Make Your Stuff
November 08, 2016 21:26 - 10.5 MBI was listening to an episode of Tyler James’ Comixlaunch podcast and was hit with an interesting prompt for an Art Soundoff entry: Proudly and enthusiastically naming the real reason you make what you make. I need some practice at this, so this episode is my first draft. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Lean Into Art […]
TPD 218 – Half the Time
November 07, 2016 20:06 - 7.96 MBWhile attending to some self care I rediscovered when enough is enough on a page. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Lean Into Art on Patreon – Help us get to $800/month! Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire Mining for Trouble The Boulder and Fleet Patreon campaign Unnatural Talent, by Jason Brubaker Galaxy of Super Adventure 16 – […]
TPD 217 – Planning Day
November 06, 2016 18:30 - 6.28 MBSunday is laundry day as well as weekly planning day, and this time I share some of my thoughts and approaches on how I plan each work week. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Lean Into Art on Patreon – Help us get to $800/month! Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire The Boulder and Fleet Patreon campaign […]
TPD 216 – Rewards & Unhappy Thoughts
November 05, 2016 17:19 - 8.82 MBI’m making croissants today in celebration of hitting a milestone on a project, which leads to some thoughts on setting rewards for finishing projects. I close with a few thoughts on whether there’s room in journaling for dark thoughts. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Lean Into Art on Patreon – Help us get to $800/month! Boulder […]
TPD 215 – Minimum Viable Comic
November 04, 2016 17:01 - 7.37 MBI talk a little more about my Inktober 2016 experience and what it taught me about the absolute minimum comic I can ship. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Lean Into Art on Patreon – Help us get to $800/month! Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire Mining for Trouble The Boulder and Fleet Patreon campaign Music for […]
TPD 214 – Checking In
November 04, 2016 00:21 - 10.2 MBIt only took 3 days for me to encounter friction with scheduling an Art Soundoff entry, so this one is recorded on my walk to my car. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Lean Into Art on Patreon – Help us get to $800/month! Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire The Boulder and Fleet Patreon campaign Music […]
TPD 213 – Good on Paper
November 02, 2016 18:57 - 9.22 MBToday I share some thoughts on why spreadsheets are a useful organizational tool and how I have to resist the allure of how good schedules look on paper. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Lean Into Art on Patreon – Help us get to $800/month! Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire The Boulder and Fleet Patreon campaign […]
TPD 212 – Watching the Gagues
November 01, 2016 20:36 - 9.05 MBHere we are facing another Art Soundoff challenge! Thunder Punch Daily returns with some thoughts on watching one’s schedule and energy levels to find the best times for these reflections. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire The Boulder and Fleet Patreon campaign Lean Into Art on Patreon Music for this show […]
TPD 211 – What I Found, What I Learned
December 01, 2015 01:19 - 8.62 MBIn this final entry for Art Soundoff 2015 I share what I got out of the experience and what lies ahead for Thunder Punch Daily. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire The Boulder and Fleet Patreon campaign The Galaxy of Super Adventure #5 – Starting Music for this show is by Eliott […]
TPD 210 – A Lovable Shark
November 30, 2015 01:13 - 9.13 MBToday I share some thoughts about one of my favorite characters of all time, what makes him tick, and why that works on me. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire Transformers: RID – The Fish Test Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd. Audio hosting provided by Ka-Blam Digital Printing and IndyPlanet Digital […]
TPD 209 – The Truth of the Story
November 29, 2015 07:10 - 5.27 MBToday I riff on the day 28 prompt over on the Art Soundoff site and realize that I got dropped right in front of the Magic Mirror Gate. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire The Art of Dramatic Writing Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd. Audio hosting provided by Ka-Blam Digital […]
TPD 208 – Disengaging
November 27, 2015 22:53 - 6.32 MBToday I share some thoughts on why I need to disengage from human interaction from time to time and let my brain dump its cache. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire <–action item: share this page! Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd. Audio hosting provided by Ka-Blam Digital Printing and IndyPlanet Digital Voiceover […]
TPD 207 – Gratitude
November 27, 2015 06:26 - 5.72 MBIt’s Thanksgiving in the USA, so I share a few thoughts on things I’m grateful for and how something Skottie Young said to me on CAG is inspiring me to approach next year with a more grateful approach. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire Comics Are Great! 45: Balancing Act Comics […]
TPD 206 – An Embarrassment of Layers
November 25, 2015 23:30 - 9.38 MBManga Studio is on sale again for $15, so I thought I’d give a brief walkthrough on how I use it in the event you’re curious about getting the application. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire LIA Cast 111: What’s So Great About Manga Studio? LIA Cast 134: Manga Studio on […]
TPD 205 – Why I Love Speed Racer
November 25, 2015 04:54 - 7.7 MBThis time I share a few thoughts on why the 2008 Speed Racer film visually arrested me. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire Popeye: The Movie Speed Racer Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd. Audio hosting provided by Ka-Blam Digital Printing and IndyPlanet Digital Voiceover by Tara Platt Jerzy on Google+ Subscribe through […]
TPD 204 – Thinking About Spaces
November 24, 2015 05:02 - 4.66 MBToday I got lost in the weeds when thinking about my work spaces. I share a few thoughts on how this is a blind spot for me and how I’m thinking about taking this challenge on. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd. Audio hosting […]
TPD 203 – In an Effort to Bypass Anxiety
November 23, 2015 01:42 - 14.2 MBAs I get ready for another work week I share some ways I’m planning on doing an end run around “finished project” anxiety. Links mentioned: The Galaxy of Super Adventure Art Soundoff Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire Robo Force Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd. Audio hosting provided by Ka-Blam Digital Printing and IndyPlanet Digital […]
TPD 202 – Fear is Natural
November 21, 2015 21:15 - 6.96 MBToday I share some thoughts about stepping outside of my comfort zone and making something just for the fun of it. Links mentioned: The Galaxy of Super Adventure Art Soundoff Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire Rob Stenzinger Zack Giallongo Ben Hatke Mr. Bill Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd. Audio hosting provided by Ka-Blam […]
TPD 201 – Learn Balance
November 20, 2015 21:59 - 7.56 MBToday I share some challenges I faced when penciling the next Robo Force story: how to find the minimum amount of visual material to communicate the idea. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire Ninja High School Robo Force Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd. Audio hosting provided by Ka-Blam Digital Printing and […]
TPD 200 – Pressing On
November 19, 2015 20:16 - 16.7 MBInstead of doing a big special event for episode 200 I opted to press on with a regular reflection/essay episode (and circumstances demanded that I do so). Today I share some thoughts on winning the trust of an audience. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire The Neutral Zone GameStart LIA Cast […]
TPD 199 – The Penultimate TPD
November 19, 2015 04:20 - 7.15 MBIn the final episode before #200, I ruminate about celebrating with rites of passage or just plowing on and making the thing. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd. Audio hosting provided by Ka-Blam Digital Printing and IndyPlanet Digital Voiceover by Tara Platt Jerzy on Google+ Subscribe through […]
TPD 198 – Intentional and Unintentional
November 17, 2015 20:16 - 8.13 MBToday I share some thoughts on not being sure whether or not you meant to add something that works in your story and walking the balance between intentionality and the inadvertent. I also talk a little bit about naps. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire Music for this show is by Eliott […]
TPD 197 – Cast Your Vote!
November 16, 2015 22:32 - 6.9 MBToday I share some thoughts on catching up, moving projects on the calendar, and an invitation to vote on the next mini-comic I make. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire Fish Don’t Have Teeth TPD 195 – Loosen Up The Galaxy of Super Adventure Cap’n Cat: Former Shark Hunter Pickles and […]
TPD 196 – My First Characters
November 15, 2015 17:27 - 11.8 MBToday I share some stories about my very first “original” characters. We learn about classics such as Snaketooth, Claw, Fastfoot, Jailbreaker, and Silver (the last of which became the main character in one of my earliest comics, which you can read here). Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire Silver and the Periodic […]
TPD 195 – Loosen Up
November 14, 2015 21:49 - 6.12 MBToday I share an old complaint–my finished pencils are always less energetic than my thumbnails. I wonder aloud about loosening up my pencils on my next project. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire Fish Don’t Have Teeth Nightmare Pro Wrestling The Pentel Stylo Minicomics Day Music for this show is by Eliott […]
TPD 194 – Planning for Interruptions
November 13, 2015 20:51 - 7.19 MBToday I share how my use of the ETP and Trello doesn’t protect me from unforeseen distractions or delays, nor should it. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire Trello The Emergent Task Planner LIA 141 – The Emergent Topic Episode Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd. Audio hosting provided by Ka-Blam […]
TPD 193 – Friction in Learning
November 12, 2015 19:39 - 6.67 MBToday I share a few thoughts about hitting that friction point when learning new skills and how sometimes it’s simply a matter of drilling and practice. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire Boulder and Fleet on Instagram Boulder and Fleet on Twitter The new Boulder and Fleet desktop TPD 189 – […]
TPD 192 – Eating Scenes
November 11, 2015 18:30 - 7.9 MBToday I share some thoughts on how I think about eating scenes in stories and why I default to using them in the Boulder and Fleet webcomic. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire The DC Comics Guide to Inking Comics Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd. Audio hosting provided by Ka-Blam […]