#230 – What Is This Crazy Comic? Artistic Discipline, Making Money, Kaijus And Cowboys & Putting The Artwork First With Frankie B Washington

Frankie B Washington is an “eclectic artist” and illustrator, working on comics, trading cards, storyboards & co-creator of Kaijus & Cowboys and he speaks with Mike about working freelance in the various artistic industries, the new comic series and more!

In more detail, the podcast begins with Frankie talking about his time in the numerous different industries that utilised his illustration skills and how he turned that into a business, where his discipline came from including previous jobs & art school, what he learned from his mentors, his favourite artistic mediums, plus “nerdy” loves, the previous issues of Kaijus & Cowboys, what he & Matthew Blair have learned from the previous kickstarters, influences, anime and more – this is a conversation for entrepreneurs, comic nerds and everyone in-between!

Kaijus & Cowboys Issue 4 Kickstarter (starting Monday 15th April): https://kickstarter.com/projects/kaijusandcowboys/kaijus-and-cowboys-4

Frankie B Washington’s Links:

X & Instagram as @frankiebwash and on Facebook as /FrankieBWashington - YouTube: https://youtube.com/@FrankieBWashington

RedBubble Store: https://redbubble.com/people/fbwashington/shop - Frankie’s Freelance page: https://www.freelanced.com/frankiebwashington

Secret Lives Of Villains: https://www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/the-secret-lives-of-villains/list?title_no=8749

Frankie also previously worked on Robot God Akamatsu and mentioned the 3D artist Dope Pope and the manga Gon.

The previous GCC episode was the continuation of Clone Wars Conversations, with the second half of Season 2 (Episodes 12-22)! Dave, Maff & Mike discuss every episode of Clone Wars in this show, making it the perfect Clone Wars companion podcast! Prior to that was a Vegas conversation where Mike & Megan speak with Chris Phelps about his experiences, tips & tricks and more!

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