Inspired Ink Ep 2 - Dominick & Lydia Monette - Life On Saturn Productions

Inspired Ink - The Comix Well Spring Podcast

Lydia and Dominick Mieses-Monette are the comic team behind the comic series Fennec. We talk about what it's like going from fine art studies to comics, working together and balancing their relationship, where they draw their inspiration to create unique lettering. All this and so much more in today's Inspired Ink!
TIMESTAMPS
00:35 Intro to making art
04:30 Diving into Lettering
08:38 Current Comic Reading
10:10 Manga Influence
11:05 From Fine Art to Comics
13:30 Creating Stories Together
16:35 Musical Background
18:25 Balancing Various Creative Endeavors
22:10 Promoting Art
26:30 Long Term Goals
28:30 Comic Work
32:00 Challenges of Crafting a Children’s Story
35:00 Having a Finished Book
39:30 Challenges as a Series Goes On
42:00 Thoughts on AI
Find Lydia and Dominick online:
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Brandon Bloxdorf is the creator of the publishing imprint and podcast Apollo City Comics and an indie comic book creator of titles including Teenage Babylon, Fake Your Death, various anthologies and more!
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Episode edited by Alex Batts, chief operations officer and co-host of the publishing imprint and podcast Apollo City Comics.
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Chapter

1. Inspired Ink Ep 2 - Dominick & Lydia Monette - Life On Saturn Productions (00:00:00)

2. Intro to making art (00:00:35)

3. Diving into Lettering (00:04:30)

4. Current Comic Reading (00:08:38)

5. Manga Influence (00:10:10)

6. From Fine Art to Comics (00:11:05)

7. Creating Stories Together (00:13:30)

8. Musical Background (00:16:35)

9. Balancing Various Creative Endeavors (00:18:25)

10. Promoting Art (00:22:10)

11. Long Term Goals (00:26:30)

12. Comic Work (00:28:30)

13. Challenges of Crafting a Children’s Story (00:32:00)

14. Having a Finished Book (00:35:00)

15. Challenges as a Series Goes On (00:39:30)

16. Thoughts on AI (00:42:00)