Today I explain my thinking process behind the design of He-Man in that big Masters of the Universe pitch I recently put together, and use it as a modeling exercise to highlight the various elements of communication in character design. If, as Dan Mishkin once said, everything in a comic is unreal, making everything real, then everything you use in your design is an opportunity to express something about your characters, their world, and the story’s worldview.
Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd.
Voiceover by Tara Platt

Thunder Punch Daily 149 – Why He-Man has that Mysterious Smile

For the 150th episode I break format and answer an email rather than come in with a formulated essay on comic-making. But I think there’s an essay in there somewhere as I give a report on what tools I use to make comics as of September 2013.

Show notes with links here: http://comicsaregreat.com/tpd150

Thunder Punch Daily 150 - What Tools Should You Use?

So what if I told you there’s a cartoon where Alf, Garfield, the Smurfs, Bugs Bunny, the Muppet Babies, Michaelangelo of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and more all teamed up to save the day?
Yup, I’m talking about the 1990 anti-drug special, Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue!
And I’m joined by a roundtable of all-stars to help me pick this one apart. Dave Roman (http://yaytime.com), Raina Telgemeier (http://goraina.com), Matt Hawkins (http://fort90.com), and Shawn Robare (http://brandedinthe80s.com) all join forces to celebrate this crazy mix of fan service and propaganda.

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