by Joel | Nov 25, 2011 | blog
Thanks to some friendly folks from the FrogPants community and The Morning Stream chat (jdhore, Malynor, & Kevin) and of course Thinstack.net, I have a new chat room! Previously, I had been using the default Ustream chat room. Lately I have been really frustrated...
by Joel | Nov 21, 2011 | podcasts
On Thursday last week I launched a new podcast! The Citadel Cafe is a show where I get together with two of my best friends, Chad Merlin and Paton Francis, and we chat about the things that we’re into. To give the show some subtext we say, “pop culture,...
by Joel | Nov 18, 2011 | blog
I am really excited to share my first Starcrossed Fan Art Friday post! Not only is this the very first time that I have received fan art for Starcrossed, but it was sent by the incredibly tallented James Anderson of Ellie On Planet X! I interviewed James on Episode...
by Joel | Nov 11, 2011 | press, publication
Here are some details on what you can expect at Hal-Con 2011 this weekend. If you’re in Halifax this weekend (Nov 13th & 14th) swing on by the table in the first floor vendor area and say hi. Prints Starcrossed Comic Prints You can also order a print of your...
by Joel | Nov 8, 2011 | Comics Coast to Coast
Join me, Matthew DuCharme, our host Brian Dunaway and guest Katie Cook, the artist behind Gronk on Episode 131 of Comics Coast to Coast! Katie Cook is a comic book artist and illustrator. She has worked on licenses ranging from Star Wars to Marvel Comics to Lord of...
by Joel | Nov 2, 2011 | Inspiration
I find myself drawn to artists that have a lot of energy in their sketches. Francisco Herrera is one of those artists. You can find a smattering of his work over at Herrera’s Blog In A Box but heads up, some images contain (cartoon) anatomy and nudity....
by Joel | Oct 28, 2011 | Inspiration
I’m sure anyone who is an avid webcomics reader knows about Dave Geurtin and Greg Baldwin over at CreatureBox.com. Every now and then they put together time lapse videos of their work in SketchBook Pro and it absolutely amazes me. As a creator, I totally geek...
by Joel | Oct 14, 2011 | press, publication
Local Halifax blogger Patricia Arab contacted me a few weeks ago about writing a piece about Starcrossed. Through our email conversations I came to find out that she had developed a little crush on Charlie. I thought it was a unique (and flattering) take on the...
by Joel | Oct 12, 2011 | books, Inspiration
I was hanging with fellow independent artist Paton Francis over the weekend and he loaned me this book. The Art of Animal Character Design by David Coleman. I was already familiar with Coleman’s work, but not aware of it. I had only seen it in compilation and...
by Joel | Oct 12, 2011 | Comics Coast to Coast, podcasts
Join me, Matthew DuCharme, our host Brian Dunaway and guest Adrian Ropp, the artist and author of Chim Chum And The Portly Samurai on Episode 128 of Comics Coast to Coast! Chim Chum and the Portly Samurai is a daily (Monday through Friday) all-ages comic strip written...
by Joel | Oct 11, 2011 | podcasts
The new episode of The Dating Digital Podcast is up on the show blog. We tackled wedding season on Laura’s first episode as official co-host. My sister Andrea joined us as well. DDP episode 25 marks the first episode in our new show schedule of once a month. We...
by Joel | Sep 30, 2011 | blog, Inspiration
It’s time for Insertion Wednesday! … On Friday. Shut up. Just watch. If you like snappy designs and snappy timing. Thanks to Murray Bain for the Facebook...
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