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The Doctor Baer video game I’ve been working on with friend and game designer Rob Stenzinger has a name, and a Steam page where you can wishlist it! So Rob and I reunite in audio to give some context to how we arrived at the name, and how we’re thinking about designing the game. Learn more about The Inscrutable Doctor Baer and the Case of the Two-Faced Statue Suggest a topic for TPD here TPD theme music by Eliott Drozd Intro VO by Tara Platt Subscribe to the podcast

It’s an anniversary episode! It’s also the 15th year I’ve been checking in with this journal microcast. And it’s somewhere around my 30th year making comics. So this episode I look at who Drozd was when he started TPD and how things have changed. Comments are off on my site, but you can share your reactions over on the Doctor Baer Discord. Learn more about The Inscrutable Doctor Baer and the Case of the Two-Faced Statue Suggest a topic for TPD here TPD theme music by Eliott Drozd Intro VO by Tara Platt Subscribe to the podcast

Answering another Thought/Question/Wondering from the form: I love the real world treasures that exist as physical charms that connect us to Dr. Baer! Extra points for cool glowy effects. Were these artifacts created before, after, or in tandem with the story? In response I share my thoughts on how everything changed for me the moment I let go of the title cartoonist and embraced the word artist. That was the moment I became a lot more aware of what I call the Curiosity Loop. Links mentioned in this episode: My month-long journey to creating a story of a train full of mummies Exploring Doctor Baer in-world artifacts Doctor Baer talks about the cat talismans in The Case of the Mummy Express Find talismans in the Doctor Baer store Learn more about The Inscrutable Doctor Baer and the Case of the Two-Faced Statue Suggest a topic for TPD here TPD theme music by Eliott Drozd Intro VO by Tara Platt Subscribe to the podcast

A kind person shared this question on the TPD AMA: What are some of your favourite stories (movies/comics/shows/games, etc.) that have stuck with you– the ones you still find yourself thinking about randomly from time to time, even years later? So I share five stories (films, cartoons, comic books, prose) that have moved me over the years, and why. Links mentioned: My Transformers podcast where I go on and on about The Burden Hardest to Bear A Christmas Carol on Libravox Scrooge The Wizard of Speed and Time Dinner in America Justice League of America #58 One Cut of the Dead Learn more about The Inscrutable Doctor Baer and the Case of the Two-Faced Statue Suggest a topic for TPD here TPD theme music by Eliott Drozd Intro VO by Tara Platt Subscribe to the podcast

It’s been a while since I’ve answered a Thought/Question/Wondering–but here I am with a response to this prompt: How do you feel the modern expectation of artists being entertainers (YT, TikTok, Reels, Twitch, etc.) has affected your comics? My hot take is, I’m not thinking being an entertainer, but I am thinking about offering presence. And I offer some important context to my perspective. Links mentioned: Tony Cliff’s Delilah Dirk webcomic Learn more about The Inscrutable Doctor Baer and the Case of the Two-Faced Statue Suggest a topic for TPD here TPD theme music by Eliott Drozd Intro VO by Tara Platt Subscribe to the podcast