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In today’s episode of Man vs. Art I had the pleasure of speaking with the talented Ken Mora. He’s a screenwriter, artist, and independent animator who’s determination, warped sense of humor, and resourcefulness have gotten him literary representation, an award winning CG animated short, and plenty of attention. But I’m getting ahead of myself. Let’s begin at the beginning shall we? Ken Mora is one of life’s late bloomers.
Currently, Ken is adapting the Magnum Farce into a comic book for release at next year’s Alternative Press Expo. He is also laying down voice tracks for the Magnum Farce feature, tightening up the script, and planning the animatic with expert help from yours truly, the Man vs. Art. Ken will be previewing the “YouTube” edit of his CG animated short Magnum Farce on Jan 22nd at the “We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Badges” show at Geeks Comics in Whittier. For the latest, Ken invites you to check out his website http://www.magnumfarcemovie.com/

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In today’s show I give you a few helpful tips on making your drawings more expressive! A simple way to make your characters look more expressive is to pay attention to the eye direction. When you are doing a pin up of a cartoon character 9 out of 10 times you should have the character looking at us. It is much more powerful to have the figure make eye contact with the viewer. A lot of artists show their lack of confidence by having the character looking away. Not good! Unless the eye direction is dictated by the story in a panel or action you should have your cartoon making good eye contact with us.

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Today my guest is the Dark One, La Cosa Nosferatu, Geo Brawn IV creator of the sexy horror comic The Untold chronicles!We talk about Halloween, what it means to us, and we let you guys in on some horror movies that don’t suck! Geo reveals that the trick to telling a good scary story is to get your audience nice and comfortable. You know? Get them at ease and then POW! Knock them dead with something horrific and cool! Keep the reader on his or her toes and then scare the hell out of them.

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In today’s podcast I share my experience last weekend as a first time exhibitor at the 2010 APE Alternative Press Expo in the city by the bay San Francisco California.Let me start off by saying the APE was an absolute blast! I got to meet dozens of fellow Indy Comic and cartoon creators and got to check out some of the most unique and kick ass creations I’ve ever seen. The entire vibe of the event was of pure creativity. It was electric man! You could feel the creative energy throughout the exhibit hall!

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Grasiela Rodriguez just self published her first comic book Lunatic Fringe available at Indyplanet.com. Yours truly, the Man vs. Art shall be attending the 2010 APE this weekend! That’s Right the alternative press expo in San Francisco California! I’ll be sharing a table with Man Vs. Art Sub Commandante Segundo Kevin Cross!

I’ll be selling my just released DVD Intro to Animation! So take a stroll into my store and click the pic to order your swag! If you can’t make it to the APE then show your support for the Man vs. Art podcast studio store here!