Clattertron Mirror Universe
MP3April 12, 2017
Daniel J. Hogan was our first guest ever and he came back! In a format change we’re now a home improvement podcast as the webcomic creator tells us about roof rakes, loot crates for artists and comic mirror universes. He also shares a secret about promoting your stuff online.
- Our guest won the 2015 Space Prize in the Webcomic category for clattertron.com.
- Dan explains his middle initial to our listeners as he did on the 2nd Brain Collective podcast.
- Homeownership in Michigan means you might need a roof rake.
- Daniel J. Hogan’s cats are adjusting to their new house.
- He was inspired to do a serial by others like BONE, Strangers in Paradise and more.
- Our guest started doing Foxes & Boxes in September of 2016 after creating Clattertron for 4 years.
- The Star Trek Mirror universe.
- Foxes’ buddy, HB.
- Foxes & Boxes logo was designed by Remind Creative. The designer also runs The Lost Highway.
- Recent upgrades, Dan has started using Blambot fonts and Moo cards.
- “Loot Crate for art supplies?” It’s called Art Snack.
- Dan draws his comics with pencil, scans it in and uses Clip Studio Paint to re-draw and ink his comic.
- We talk Microsoft Surface Pro tablets. Chris got advice to look at refurbished ones.
- When you make a weekly comic, you have to be on your file management game.
- Dan also decided to try a social media diet.
- Dan is on Patreon and at the time of the recording he was paying it forward.
- Groo the Wanderer.
In another format change, in the next episode we’ll be talking exclusively ice fishing with Dan. Or not. Thanks for listening. Be sure to check out Foxes and Boxes and you can find Dan on Twitter and danieljhogan.com. Find us on Twitter, Facebook or Patreon.