If you live in Ohio and know young people who love making comics, I have some exciting news for you. I’m leading a week-long minicomic camp in Wooster, OH for the Buckeye Book Fair starting July 21: If you’re around
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Everything I’ve been up to!
Pickles is Ready for Promo
https://www.youtube.com/@madebykokoro A piece I worked on during my trip to San Diego for the American Library Association Annual Conference. It was a fun trip where I got to promote Doctor Baer to librarians, reconnect with friends, and check out the
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TPD 344 – Characters: Pickles
It’s time to talk about the most cheerful adventurer in The Inscrutable Doctor Baer and the Case of the Two-Faced Statue. But is her joyful presence performative, and is there more to her than laughs? Here are the first drawings
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TPD 343 – Characters: Doctor Baer
I’ve always been fascinated by sage heroes, but my relationship with them has changed from childhood to adulthood. In this Thunder Punch Daily I explore how these characters influenced the character of Doctor Baer himself. Links mentioned: http://jdrozd.com/wp-content/audio/TPD343.mp3Podcast: Play in
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TPD 342 – What’s Doctor Baer About?
Here’s an introduction to the general concept of The Inscrutable Doctor Baer and the Case of the Two-Faced Statue, along with a brief history of its development and some of the influences behind the book. One of his earliest appearances
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Fire Skeleton Charms, v1
Besides ramping up development on the next Doctor Baer book, I’m also ramping up experimentation and creation of new in-world Doctor Baer ceramic objects. This time I’m playing around with developing some kind of charm or amulet of the fire
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Walking up to the Abbey
As the school year came to a close, and my full-time residencies ended, I excitedly began ramping up development for the next Doctor Baer story. Here’s our monk leading us to the abbey (formerly a church) hiding a dangerous secret.
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TPD 341 – What if Doctor Baer’s Success Exceeds My Grip?
I was given the gift of a thought experiment via the Doctor Baer AMA form: Indiana Jones grew much larger than its creator. How do you think you’d feel about being an artist and about Dr. Baer if it found
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An Unofficial Lean Into Art Reunion!
My friend and co-host of the Lean Into Art Cast joined me to stream live and talk about two projects we’re wrapping up: The Inscrutable Doctor Baer and the Case of the Two-Faced Statue, and Rob’s new video game, Word
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Farewell, Students! Hello, Summer!
May 31st marked the end of my first year where I led in-school comics residencies full-time. I’ve been a teaching artist since 2007, but it’s never been more than a part-time gig until the 2023-24 school year. It’s been a
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