Frank Page – Episode 25

Jason Loves Life Podcast - Helping Your WebComic Live Long and Prosper

Today on the show we have

Frank Page

• Bob the Squirrel
• Squirrelosophy
• Webcomic Alliance

Frank Page has been a cartoonist his entire adult life.

Frank currently works for his local newspaper doing graphics, layout, or whatever else needs to be done that day. On his very limited free time, he is able to create a daily comic called Bob the Squirrel (over 12 years running). To add to his crazy schedule, he also creates a comic called squirrelosophy.

Things mentioned in this episode

• Bob the Squirrel on Go Comics
  GoComics is home to many of the most popular comics and cartoons in the world. They have the web’s largest catalog of syndicated newspaper strips and web comics, offering new, fresh and free content every day.
• Comics Sherpa
  The Comics Sherpa lets cartoonists post their webcomics. It is connected with GoComics, so it helps build exposure and more opportunity for feedback.
• Garry Trudeau
  Creator of Doonesbury.
• Comic Press
  ComicPress is a WordPress theme designed for webcomics.
• Comic Easel
  Comic Easel is a WordPress Plugin for webcomics
• Dan Thompson
  Creator of Lost Sheep and Rip Haywire
• Jet Pens
  An amazing pen, pencil, and markers online store.
• Vermont College of Fine Art
  Where Frank Page earned his MFA.

Frank Page on How to Create a Strip

1. Go out and do something.
2. Record ideas in notebook while doing things.
3. Take the scenario and write dialogue for that event.
4. Make sure the writing is good.
5. Draw on bristol board with blue pencil.
6. Ink and letter by hand.
7. Scan in.
8. Small touch-ups.