Episode 41 - Too Cliché or Not Cliché Enough? (With Clayton Barton, Ric Bulow & Ed Foychuk)

How To Draw Comics

In this episode of the How to Draw Comics Podcast, Ed Foychuk, Ric Bulow and Clayton Barton team up once more to talk about originality, vs relatabilty when it comes to creating compelling comic books. Cliché's, Stereotypes, Tropes and Archetypes often get a bad wrap for being overdone and boring. But are they really all that bad? The answer is yes, and no. They can be bad, but often times are fantastic for creating an instant connection with your audience. In fact, the only way a cliché can become a cliché in the first place is when an idea is struck upon that's so great, it's repeated over and over again throughout the established genre's people either love, or love to hate. This episode we attempt to determine where the line in the sand needs to be drawn when it comes to a unique idea, vs a captivating idea that allows the audience to become entranced in your stories. And try to nail down a strategy one might use to get a satisfactory balance of the two to make their idea that much more powerful. We hope you enjoy this episode of the HTDC Podcast. Thanks so much for listening, and if you'd like more comic art tips, tricks and tutorials be sure to visit www.howtodrawcomics.net. -Clayton The Art of Ed Foychuk: https://www.facebook.com/JuggerthaArt/ The Art of Clayton Barton: https://www.claytonbartonartist.com/