Comics Are Great! 83 - Drawing Dynamic with Tony Cliff
Channel: Jerzy Drozd
Date: 2013-11-07

Character Design! Delilah Dirk! Tony Cliff, and more!

Comics may be a static medium, but the best cartoonist create an illusion of movement so convincing we'll often forget that we, the readers, are creating the movement in our minds. How do they do they pull off this trick? And what's the "secret" to writing engaging and interesting casts? Is there one? Or is it a simple matter of doing one's research and writing characters with contrast?

Tony Cliff of the recently released Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant stops by the show to share the secrets of creating dynamic and interesting characters, reference strategies for your story's location, and "The Importance of Being Important."

We're joined at the end by Rachel Moir of the Ann Arbor District Library for another round of book recommendations!

Show notes with links to sites mentioned can be found at http://comicsaregreat.com/cag83

Recorded live at the Ann Arbor District Library: http://comics.aadl.org