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Ron Chan joins Brian Dunaway, Joel Duggan and Matthew Ducharme to talk about his work on The Dark Horse comic series Plants vs Zombies.
About the Comic: |
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| Plants vs. Zombies: Lawnmageddon | |
| The confusing-yet-brilliant inventor known only as Crazy Dave helps his niece, Patrice, and young adventurer Nate Timely fend off a “fun-dead” neighborhood invasion in Plants vs. Zombies: Lawnmageddon! Winner of over thirty “Game of the Year” awards, Plants vs. Zombies is now determined to shuffle onto all-ages bookshelves to tickle funny bones and thrill . . . brains. | |
| 80 pages. 6 x 9. | |
| (Also, the 2nd and 3rd PvZ story arcs: Timepocalypse, and Bully for You) | |
About Artist: |
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| https://www.ronchan.net | Website |
| https://www.ronchan.net/wordpress/?page_id=2 | About Page |
| Ron Chan is a comic book and storyboard artist from Portland, OR. In comics, he has worked for Dark Horse, Marvel, DC, and Image comics, and as a storyboard artist, he has drawn for video game cinematics, advertising, and user experience design. Most recently, he is known for drawing the Plants vs Zombies comic for Dark Horse Comics. He loves Mass Effect, Kamala Khan, and The Last of Us, watches a good bit of anime, and occasionally takes jiu jitsu classes, where he gets choked out for fun. | |
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Show Notes! |
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| Hey Ron Chan, can you tell us a little bit about yourself and what projects you are currently working on? | Brian |
| You graduated from the Savannah College of Art and Design in 2005. Do you know our friend and fellow cartoonist Chris Schweizer? | Joel |
| (Follow Up) | |
| (If yes.) Since Chris isn’t here to say otherwise, do you have any fun or embarrassing stories to share? | Joel |
| What drew (pun) you to SCAD? Portland, Oregon is a fair clip from Savannah, Georgia! Can you tell us a little bit about your experiences at SCAD? | Brian |
| Can you tell us a little bit about Periscope Studio? | Brian |
| Can our give any advice to aspiring artists about the Periscope Studio mentoring program? | Brian |
| How did you start working with (PopCap?) on Plants Vs. Zombies? Was it an open call? | Joel |
| Was it intimidating working on such a hugely popular IP? | Joel |
| Was it difficult to translate Plants vs. Zombies – a hit mobile game – into comics? | Joel |
| How much “research” did you have to do for the PvZ comics? Fan first? | Brian |
| Do you know where you Wacom Stylus is right now? | Brian |
| https://twitter.com/RonDanChan/status/646861208650252288 | |
| Speaking of being profane – Comics Code Authority: Could it ever come back? I mean even Archie comics was on board until 2010… | Brian |
| What if Wertham Was Right? | |
| https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/cbldf-liberty-annual-2013 | |
| Speaking of 2010. Do you rememeber when you did that Podcast back in 2010 for your webcomic Roy’s Boys? Any plans to revive Roy’s Boys or possibly a new webcomic in the future? | Brian |
| You have some ewxcellent Street Fighter V redesigns on your Tumblr. Are you excited for the game? Any design critiques on what’s been revealed so far? | Joel |
| (Not random. You have a SFV personal project on the go yes?) | Joel |
| You recently returned from Rose City Comicon? Can you tell us more about “Portland’s premier Pop-Culture event.”? | Brian |
| https://rosecitycomiccon.com/ | |
| You posted a few of your commissions from Rose City ComicCon. What is your favorite commission request? | Joel |
| Do you care to talk about the Hero Initiative? How about The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund? | Brian |
| You have worked for a lot of comic studios over the years. Do you have any amazeball stories of epic proportions? Like that one time in the elevator with Stan Lee and a meatball sub? | Brian |
| Black and Chrome Mad Maxx! How bad ass is that?…UPDATE: The video is no longer available | Brian |
| https://blackandchrome.wordpress.com/ | |
| You have a range of digital and traditional work online. What’s your favorite to experiment with Wacom or watercolor? | Joel |
| “Bengus” | |
| https://kotaku.com/5855495/bengus-fighting-game-art-will-knock-your-teeth-out/ | |
| The Wuzzles | |
| https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wuzzles |
