Podcasts about american elf

This time we're blessed to have a cartoonist laureate on the show. Fom Burlington, Vermont best known for his daily autobiographical strips between 1998-2012 called American Elf. He also publishes the superhero frathouse comedy Super F*ckers which was adapted into a cartoon on the online channel Cartoon Hangover. He has also created Monkey vs. Robot and a number of other comic series for kids, including Dragon Puncher and the Johnny Boo series. He's also a darling of college radio fronting his own alternative punk band James Kochalka Superstar. Aaron caught up to him at The Toronto Cartoon Art Festival TCAF where he debuted the latest Johnny Boo, Johnny Boo and the Ice Cream Computer and Mechaboys - a NSFW comic featuring two teenage boys who plot to kill everyone in their school with a mechsuit.In an extremely candid interview, Kochalka reveals that as teens, he and his friends used to be those kids, fantasizing about killing everyone in the sleepy, dead-end town they grew up in. James also talks about how his childhood anxiety meant only rediscovering superhero comics in his 40s and throws down the gauntlet to any kid who thinks they can make up a better kids comic than he can. Plus, if Ben and Jerry are listening to this, we want to know which one of you gave James a hug.@the_kochalkaMechaboysJohnny Boo and the Ice Cream Computer:Jame's MusicYouTube Channel:James supports Zeno Mountain Farm - a summer camp for aspiring filmmakers with disabilities

Show Notes at: https://www.pencilkings.com/podcast-home/ The Pencil Kings podcast is sponsored by Freshbooks “Just put your stuff up on everything, because you don’t know where the next big thing is gonna be.” ~ Fran Krause. Want to know how to create a webcomic...that actually gets noticed?! In this week’s interview, we speak to Fran Krause, creator of the famous ‘Deep Dark Fears’ web comic. You’ll hear how he went from an established career as an animation artist to making his first web comics. And, he’ll reveal why angry reactions to one of his projects on YouTube made him reconsider which online platforms were the best home for his creations. So, if you’ve been thinking about creating your own webcomic for a while (but just haven’t gotten around to it yet), then check out this inspiring podcast interview. Because it’s crammed with great advice on what to - and what not to - do to get your project off the ground and noticed by people. Interview Chapters [00:37-03:16] Introduction and Overview Your host, Mitch Bowler, introduces today’s guest, webcomic creator, Fran Krause. In this chapter, he talks about how studying animation led to him pursuing a career in this industry before moving into teaching digital animation and, of course, creating Deep Dark Fears. [03:26-10:56] How did Deep Dark Fears Come About? Ironically, it was adverse reactions online to a project Fran was working on with American Elf creator, James Kochalka, that gave rise to Deep Dark Fears. The project, an adult-rated comic book series called ‘Super f**kers’, was intended as an irreverent take on superheroes and featured a bunch of rude, crude, slacker heroes who never actually did any of the things superheroes are supposed to do. However, the audience on YouTube didn’t quite get the humor. In fact, they hated it...and wasted no time in filling the comments section with all kinds of abuse. So Fran went back to the drawing board, had a good long think about whether YouTube was the right platform for his ideas...and eventually started producing short webcomics based on the irrational fears we all have. And, luckily, this project fared better with the online community... [11:28-21:34] Why did Fran Choose Tumblr to Showcase his Work? After doing some research into the best online platform for his creation, Fran eventually decided to start posting his webcomics regularly on Tumblr. But what made him choose this network above all the others...and how does he even have time to make a webcomic in between teaching and working on other projects? You’ll find out in this chapter. [23:05-25:10] Why is it Good to set Deadlines for Yourself? One of the ways Fran manages to be so productive is by setting deadlines for himself. So, for example, after he’s finished teaching for the day, he’ll sit down for a few hours and dedicate his time to working on Deep Dark Fears and his current book project, The Creeps. And, if you want to know how to create a webcomic and find time for your personal projects, you’ll find lots of great advice in this section. [25:30-27:23] Why is it so Important to Love What you do as an Artist? Some artists are unhappy doing the work they get paid to do, but you’ll be relieved to hear there is another way. And, in this chapter, Fran shares plenty of advice based on his own experiences with his students to help you create the art you really want to make...and hopefully find an audience who appreciates it. [27:39-29:55] Where can you Find out More About Fran’s Work? Want to find out more about Fran’s work and get your hands on a copy of his new book, The Creeps? All the info you need is in this chapter. [31:24-37:07] Want to Know how to Create a Webcomic? Here’s Fran’s Advice Want to know more about how to create a webcomic? Check out this chapter for some great advice from Fran about how to get your project off the ground, how to build up a following for your work online…and how to create something people can really relate to. [37:20-40:34] Conclusion Mitch wraps up today’s interview with Fran Krause, who offers up some final words of advice on how to make a webcomic people will remember.

It’s catch up time with cartoonist/musician/general purpose raconteur James Kochalka. It’s been a few years since the both of us we’re in the same room at the same time — even one the size of New York City’s 69th Regiment Armory — so there’s plenty to discuss with the Johnny Boo author. In fact, if I'm not mistaken, the last time I saw the guy was immortalized in his American Elf strip. Seated on a pair of folding chairs just outside the army recruiting office during the weekend of the MoCCA alternative comics, start things off by discussing why Kochalka really doesn’t leave the house all that much these days. Things immediately take an unexpected turn to a conversation about his childrens’ shared love of Archie’s Sonic the Hedgehog comic, which is not only still a going concern in 2014, which the cartoonist contends is “one of the most complicated works of literature ever created,” so take that Leo Tolstoy. Also on the list of topics: the star-studded Superf*ckers animated web series, the ups and downs of working on kids comics and we get a peek into the epic masterpiece that is his unrealized film script. Seriously, let's make a Kickstarter and get that thing made.

Jay Tomio instigates our first live-Tweeted episode! Before Watchmen Rorschach #1 by Brian Azzarello and Lee Bermejo (with Umberto Lenzi, Cannibal Ferox, Babylon Blue, and more), Justice League of America #183-185, 192, 193, 200, and more (Dick Dillin, Jim Starlin, George Perez, New Gods, Darkseid, Gerry Conway, Red Tornado, Rich Buckler and Joe Sinnott, Giant-Size Fantastic Four #4 and Madrox, Joe Kubert, Pat Broderick, Carmine Infantino, the Ultra-Humanite, and more), Fantastic Four: The Rise of the Silver Surfer, starting Judge Dredd, Skottie Young, Ryan Stegman, Tim Seeley, Chris Burnham, Wally Wood, John Byrne, Steve Gerber and Howard the Duck and Man-Thing, Dr. Manhattan #1 by J. Michael Straczynski and Adam Hughes, Jeff Smith's RASL, Comedian #3 by Brian Azzarello and J. G. Jones, Silk Spectre #3 by Darwyn Cooke and Amanda Conner, Rick Veitch, Josh Simmons and Happy #1-4 from Top Shelf, Chris Ware's Building Stories (briefly), James Kochalka and American Elf, Matt Feazell, Prison Pit, Dash Shaw, IDW's Popeye, Nite Owl #3 by J. Michael Straczynski, Andy Kubert, Joe Kubert, and Bill Sienkiewicz, Hulk #181, Green Lantern #40, Giant Size X-Men #1, Encyclopedia Deadpoolica, L'Association's massive Comix 2000, Green Lantern/Green Arrow #85, Glory by Joe Keatinge and Ross Campbell, Double Barrel #5, Stumptown, Doctor Who, Adrian Tomine's New York Drawings, and a whole mess more!

League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Century 1910/1969/2009 and Black Dossier by Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill from Top Shelf, Chew by John Layman and Rob Guillory from Image, Warren Ellis and Gary Erskine's Jack Cross out of DC, IDW's KISS #1 by Chris Ryall and Jamal Igle,  Godzilla, Baltimore: The Curse Bells by Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden, and Ben Stenbeck from Dark Horse, Batman Incorporated #2 and Chris Burnham, a trio from MonkeyBrain: Bandette #1 from Paul Tobin and Colleen Coover, Edison Rex from Chris Roberson and Dennis Culver, and Amelia Cole and the Unknown World by Adam P. Knave, D. J. Kirkbride, and Nik Brokenshire, James Kochalka's massive American Elf digital collections from Top Shelf, Frankenstein Alive, Alive! by Steve Niles and Bernie Wrightson from IDW, Steve Gerber and Kevin Nowlan's Infernal Man-Thing #1, Tim Seeley and Mike Norton's Revival #1 from Image, and a whole mess more!