I was binge-watching the final season of Billions last week and a character said something that reminded me of a habit I’ve built and completely lapsed on for the last year and a half or so… Y’know, Billions as a show to analyze how people work on their mental stamina and ideas is probably at least a couple of posts, but that’s a separate one. :-) In one of the episodes, Kate Sacker - a character on the show - talks about how she realized something because when she was doing her weekly analysis of decisions, she recognized that something was off in the way she made one.

Today I thought it would be fun (and maybe informative) to look back at how I created my graphic novel series Bird & Squirrel. I’ll try and break down the entire process over the course of a few posts starting today with how I came up with the idea and what the initial outline looked like for the first book. THE IDEA: I came up with the idea for what would eventually be called Bird & Squirrel back in 2009/2010 after talking to my agent on the phone following the completion of my second book, Beep and Bah.

I’ve been listening to A LOT of T. Swift recently. But not for the reasons you might think.  Sure, it’s basically impossible NOT to come across Taylor’s music these days. Also, my wife is a big-time Swiftie, and has been for years, so I’m no stranger to her discography. But the reason I’ve been listening to Swift’s music is because, over the past few months, I’ve become increasingly obsessed with music theory.

Welcome! It’s time again for the Animation Obsessive newsletter. This is what we’re doing today: New here? It’s free to sign up for our Sunday issues. Get them in your inbox, weekly: Sign Up With that, we’re off! Two years ago, on Halloween 2020, the enigmatic rapper DOOM passed away. He’d staked out a career as a musical weirdo and lyrical wizard. His work influenced too many other, bigger artists to count — from Thom Yorke to Tyler, the Creator.

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