{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Nathaniel Long: Comic Book Artist and Author","description":"Host Mike Rosado welcomes illustrator\/designer\/comic artist Nathaniel Long, a South Carolina-based creator from the Winston-Salem area whose early Spider-Man obsession and grandfather\u2019s drawings sparked a lifelong pull toward hand-drawn craft. Long talks about choosing traditional tools for their tactile reality, studying cinema production at Bob Jones University to sharpen visual storytelling, and working full time at BJU Press on motion-graphic illustration projects like an animated \u201cMask of the Red Death.\u201d The conversation digs into how comics are built\u2014outline first, then thumbnails, pencils, inks, and even physically cutting and gluing word balloons\u2014while reflecting on shifting convention culture and the value of process. The episode spotlights Long\u2019s  Kickstarter for \u201cMoon to Earth,\u201d a 24-page, retro-inspired space adventure one-shot he writes, illustrates, and traditionally inks, aiming to raise $3,000 by August 29, with tiers including a $15 comic and a $30 comic-plus-exclusive print.&amp;nbsp; If you\u2019re into comics, illustration, vintage sci-fi, or just seeing an artist take an idea all the way from their head to something you can actually hold in your hands, check it out\u2014and consider supporting the Kickstarter. \ud83c\udf99\ufe0f Listen to the new episode of The Pencil Pushers Podcast wherever you get your podcasts. \ud83d\ude80 By supporting \u201cMoon to Earth\u201d on Kickstarter today, you're helping another creator show what the hand-drawn arts can do. Follow us: Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thepencilpu... MRC Brand Design: https:\/\/mrcraleigh.com\/ Host: Mike Rosado (mrcraleigh.com) (instagram.com\/ekimodasor) Post Production: Max Trujillo (instagram.com\/trujillomedia) Sponsors: MRC (mrcraleigh.com) and Burny Wild\u2019s (burnywilds.com)&amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"The Pencil Pushers Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/pencilpusherspodcast.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/42414115\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/42414115"}