Alex Toth In Depth

Alex Toth's daughter, Dana Palmer joins the program to talk about growing up Toth, her view of her dad and his work from a distinct perspective, and reconnecting with him after a long estrangement - how she and her siblings intervened the last two years of his life, which she's chronicled in the insightful book, "My Father, My Faith: A Daughter's Inspiring True Story of Medical Advocacy and Love’s Ability to Heal." Copies are available, both print & digital - links below... +++ For a daily dose of Toth images, and updates on the program, Follow @alextothindepth on Instagram. +++ Alex Toth In Depth is hosted by Paul Fricke, cartoonist and comics instructor at the Minneapolis College of Art & Design since 2012. Email: paul@opaulo.com Links: • Alex Toth In Depth podcast • Alex Toth In Depth on Youtube • My Father, My Faith site • https://www.alexandertoth.com/ • Blood Orange comic - New Day Noir • Blood Orange instagram • opaulo comics, art & music Instagram • Prof Paul instagram • https://linktr.ee/opaulo +++ Show bumper music - “Silver Summer” from the album “Hungarian Jazz Rhapsody” used with permission from Mihaly Borbely Quartet +++ Audio & video edits by Rudy Brumm - Follow their instagram

Sean Murphy (Batman:White Knight; Plot Holes; Punk Rock Jesus, etc...) joins the program to talk Zorro, crowdfunding, career management, Toth's thinking, and the dream projects we'd give Alex were he still with us. Support Sean's Zorro: Man of the Dead graphic novel NOW on Kickstarter! More Links below. +++ For a daily dose of Toth images, and updates on the program, Follow @alextothindepth on Instagram. +++ Alex Toth In Depth is hosted by Paul Fricke, cartoonist and comics instructor at the Minneapolis College of Art & Design since 2012. Email: paul@opaulo.com Links: • Alex Toth In Depth podcast • Alex Toth In Depth on Youtube • Sean Murphy instagram • Blood Orange comic - New Day Noir • Blood Orange instagram • opaulo comics, art & music Instagram • Prof Paul instagram • https://linktr.ee/opaulo +++ Show bumper music - “Silver Summer” from the album “Hungarian Jazz Rhapsody” used with permission from Mihaly Borbely Quartet +++ Audio & video edits by Rudy Brumm - Follow their instagram

A short eyespot episode from episode 1: Why Is Toth Timeless? If you like this episode, listen to the full first episode of Alex Toth In Depth (or give it another listen you have already). +++ For a daily dose of Toth images, and updates on the program, Follow @alextothindepth on Instagram. +++ Alex Toth In Depth is hosted by Paul Fricke, cartoonist and comics instructor at the Minneapolis College of Art & Design since 2012. Email: paul@opaulo.com Links: • Alex Toth In Depth podcast • Alex Toth In Depth on Youtube • Episode 1: Why Is Toth Timeless? • Blood Orange comic - New Day Noir • Blood Orange instagram • opaulo comics, art & music Instagram • Prof Paul instagram • https://linktr.ee/opaulo +++ Show bumper music - “Silver Summer” from the album “Hungarian Jazz Rhapsody” used with permission from Mihaly Borbely Quartet +++ Audio & video edits by Rudy Brumm - Follow their instagram

I catch up with comics creator and Toth die-hard, Phil Hester - we talk over some of Phil’s Toth favorites like The Crushed Gardenia, the Batman tale, Death Flies the Haunted Sky, Rude Awakening, The Fox stories, and F-86 Saber Jet. We also discuss believable drawing, the benefits of personal standards and perils of creative stagnation, Alex's storytelling and the Magic of the Comics Medium. Links below. +++ For a daily dose of Toth images, and updates on the program, Follow @alextothindepth on Instagram. +++ Alex Toth In Depth is hosted by Paul Fricke, cartoonist and comics instructor at the Minneapolis College of Art & Design since 2012. Email: paul@opaulo.com Links: • Alex Toth In Depth podcast • Alex Toth In Depth on Youtube • @philhester on Twitter/X • Blood Orange comic - New Day Noir • Blood Orange instagram • opaulo comics, art & music Instagram • Prof Paul instagram • https://linktr.ee/opaulo +++ Show bumper music - “Silver Summer” from the album “Hungarian Jazz Rhapsody” used with permission from Mihaly Borbely Quartet +++ Audio & video edits by Rudy Brumm - Follow their instagram

Observing and unpacking the first two pages of Eternal, featuring the bullied Terwit on the clock tower ledge. Alex Toth flips the script on page one, playing with time, focus and sequence, and is all about POV on page 2. I include thoughts on the balance of the silly story (The Witching Hour # 1 • DC Comics • February, 1969). +++ For a daily dose of Toth images, and updates on the program, Follow @alextothindepth on Instagram. +++ Alex Toth In Depth is hosted by Paul Fricke, cartoonist and comics instructor at the Minneapolis College of Art & Design since 2012. Email: paul@opaulo.com Links: • Alex Toth In Depth podcast • Alex Toth In Depth on Youtube • Eternal Hour story link • Blood Orange comics site • Blood Orange comic instagram • opaulo comics, art & music Instagram • Prof Paul instagram • https://linktr.ee/opaulo +++ Show bumper music - “Silver Summer” from the album “Hungarian Jazz Rhapsody” used with permission from Mihaly Borbely Quartet +++ Audio an & Video edits by Rudy Brumm

Comics creator and illustrator, Paul Pope joins me to talk about his correspondence with Alex Toth, and what he learned from Toth and his work. We also cover artistic development, quality of line, international appeal, and some of his other influences, like Crepax, Pratt, Moebius, and more. AND - Pope shares news about his Battling Boy. Links below. +++ For a daily dose of Toth images, and updates on the program, Follow @alextothindepth on Instagram. +++ Alex Toth In Depth is hosted by Paul Fricke, cartoonist and comics instructor at the Minneapolis College of Art & Design since 2012. Email: paul@opaulo.com Links: • Alex Toth In Depth podcast • Alex Toth In Depth on Youtube • Paul Pope website • Paul Pope instagram • Blood Orange comic - New Day Noir • Blood Orange instagram • opaulo comics, art & music Instagram • Prof Paul instagram • https://linktr.ee/opaulo +++ Show bumper music - “Silver Summer” from the album “Hungarian Jazz Rhapsody” used with permission from Mihaly Borbely Quartet +++ Audio & video edits by Rudy Brumm

A short eyespot episode: I Go Igoo! - observations on Alex Toth's design of the rock ape, Igoo for the Hanna-Barbera cartoon, The Herculoids. +++ For a daily dose of Toth images, and updates on the program, Follow @alextothindepth on Instagram. +++ Alex Toth In Depth is hosted by Paul Fricke, cartoonist and comics instructor at the Minneapolis College of Art & Design since 2012. Email: paul@opaulo.com Links: • Alex Toth In Depth podcast • Alex Toth In Depth on Youtube • Blood Orange comic - New Day Noir • Blood Orange instagram • opaulo comics, art & music Instagram • Prof Paul instagram • https://linktr.ee/opaulo +++ Show bumper music - “Silver Summer” from the album “Hungarian Jazz Rhapsody” used with permission from Mihaly Borbely Quartet +++ Audio & video edits by Rudy Brumm

Toth Tidbits is a new episode format focusing on a single panel, this from "Rolling Stone," which appeared in CARTOONEWS 17 - 1977 +++ For a daily dose of Toth images, and updates on the program, Follow @alextothindepth on Instagram. +++ Alex Toth In Depth is hosted by Paul Fricke, cartoonist and comics instructor at the Minneapolis College of Art & Design since 2012. Email: paul@opaulo.com Links: • Alex Toth In Depth podcast • Alex Toth In Depth on Youtube • Rolling Stone • Blood Orange comic - New Day Noir • Blood Orange instagram • opaulo comics, art & music Instagram • Prof Paul instagram • https://linktr.ee/opaulo +++ Show bumper music - “Silver Summer” from the album “Hungarian Jazz Rhapsody” used with permission from Mihaly Borbely Quartet +++ Edits by Hershel-Mars Auberon - Follow on Instagram @marsabstract

Comics creator, Cliff Chiang visits the program to talk Toth — Zorro, The Fox, Romance, Bravo For Adventure, and his animation/character design work. We discuss comics creative process, line, design, digital/traditional art, and Cliff’s approach to his work on Wonder Woman, Catwoman: Lonely City, and Paper Girls, now an Amazon Prime TV show (debuts July 29, 2022). Links below. +++ For a daily dose of Toth images, and updates on the program, Follow @alextothindepth on Instagram. +++ Alex Toth In Depth is hosted by Paul Fricke, cartoonist and comics instructor at the Minneapolis College of Art & Design since 2012. Email: paul@opaulo.com Links: • Alex Toth In Depth podcast • Alex Toth In Depth on Youtube • Cliff Chiang website • Blood Orange comic - New Day Noir • Blood Orange instagram • opaulo comics, art & music Instagram • Prof Paul instagram • https://linktr.ee/opaulo +++ Show bumper music - “Silver Summer” from the album “Hungarian Jazz Rhapsody” used with permission from Mihaly Borbely Quartet +++ Audio & video edits by Max Paulin - Follow on Instagram @mpaulin.art

Intensive analysis of perhaps one of Toth's best pages, featuring the ultimate Toth panel, and what sets him apart - from Double Edge (The Witching Hour #12, Dec 1970, DC Comics), drawn by Alex Toth, written by Steve Skeates. +++ For a daily dose of Toth images, and updates on the program, Follow @alextothindepth on Instagram. +++ Alex Toth In Depth is hosted by Paul Fricke, cartoonist and comics instructor at the Minneapolis College of Art & Design since 2012. Email: paul@opaulo.com Links: • Alex Toth In Depth podcast • Alex Toth In Depth on Youtube • Double Edge • Blood Orange comics site • Blood Orange comic instagram • opaulo comics, art & music Instagram • Prof Paul instagram • https://linktr.ee/opaulo +++ Show bumper music - “Silver Summer” from the album “Hungarian Jazz Rhapsody” used with permission from Mihaly Borbely Quartet +++ Audio an & Video edits by Max Paulin - Follow on Instagram @mpaulin.art

Exploring page layout and flow, composition, body language, Time and Movement, and more of the first two pages of Phantom of Pleasure Island (Creepy #75, Nov 1975, Warren Publishing), drawn by Alex Toth, written by Gerry Boudreau. +++ For a daily dose of Toth images, and updates on the program, Follow @alextothindepth on Instagram. +++ Alex Toth In Depth is hosted by Paul Fricke, cartoonist and comics instructor at the Minneapolis College of Art & Design since 2012. Email: paul@opaulo.com Links: • Alex Toth In Depth podcast • Alex Toth In Depth on Youtube • Phantom of Pleasure Island • Blood Orange comics site • Blood Orange comic instagram • opaulo comics, art & music Instagram • Prof Paul instagram • https://linktr.ee/opaulo +++ Show bumper music - “Silver Summer” from the album “Hungarian Jazz Rhapsody” used with permission from Mihaly Borbely Quartet +++ Audio an & Video edits by Max Paulin - Follow on Instagram @mpaulin.art

Writer, Illustrator and Comics Storyteller Howard Chaykin drops by the show to discuss Toth's early development, the influence of industrial design, Toth's attributes and weaknesses - and Howard's approach to comics storytelling and layout, his current Hey Kids Comics! and some of his past work. Links below. +++ For a daily dose of Toth images, and updates on the program, Follow @alextothindepth on Instagram. +++ Alex Toth In Depth is hosted by Paul Fricke, cartoonist and comics instructor at the Minneapolis College of Art & Design since 2012. Email: paul@opaulo.com Links: • Alex Toth In Depth podcast • Alex Toth In Depth on Youtube • Howard Chaykin website • Blood Orange comic - New Day Noir • Blood Orange instagram • opaulo comics, art & music Instagram • Prof Paul instagram • https://linktr.ee/opaulo +++ Show bumper music - “Silver Summer” from the album “Hungarian Jazz Rhapsody” used with permission from Mihaly Borbely Quartet +++ Audio edits by Hershel-Mars Auberon - Follow on Instagram @marsabstract Video edits by Max Paulin - Follow on Instagram @marsabstract

Storyteller and illustrator Tommy Lee Edwards joins the program to talk Toth favorites, creative process, comics storytelling, and his longtime friendship and creative partnership with the late John Paul Leon.  Find Edwards's website & instagram links just below. +++ For a daily dose of Toth images, and updates on the program, Follow @alextothindepth on Instagram. +++ Alex Toth In Depth is hosted by Paul Fricke, cartoonist and comics instructor at the Minneapolis College of Art & Design since 2012. Email: paul@opaulo.com Links: • Alex Toth In Depth podcast • Alex Toth In Depth on Youtube • Tommy Lee Edwards website • Tommy Lee Edwards Instagram • opaulo comics, art & music Instagram • Prof Paul instagram • https://linktr.ee/opaulo +++ Show bumper music - “Silver Summer” from the album “Hungarian Jazz Rhapsody” used with permission from Mihaly Borbely Quartet +++ Audio an & video editing by Hershel-Mars Auberon - Follow on Instagram @marsabstract

DRAW & JAW: ALEX TOTH IN DEPTH Episode 014 - To Each Their Own Toth Toth followers have their favorites - and sometimes there's disagreement on what elements, periods and pieces are the best. But one thing we can all agree on: Toth is Tops. +++ For a daily dose of Toth images, and updates on the program, Follow @alextothindepth on Instagram. +++ Alex Toth In Depth is hosted by Paul Fricke, cartoonist and comics instructor at the Minneapolis College of Art & Design since 2012. Email: paul@opaulo.com Paul's Links: • Alex Toth In Depth podcast • Alex Toth In Depth on Youtube • Blood Orange comics site • Blood Orange comic instagram • opaulo comics, art & music Instagram • Prof Paul instagram • https://linktr.ee/opaulo +++ Assistants Links: • Max Paulin Instagram • Hershel-Mars Auberon Instagram • Logan Beecher Instagram • Elijah Bailey Instagram +++ Show bumper music - “Silver Summer” from the album “Hungarian Jazz Rhapsody” used with permission from Mihaly Borbely Quartet +++ Audio an & video editing fro this episode by Max Paulin - Follow on Instagram @maxpaulinart

Panel-by-panel analysis from a variety of angles of a great page from one of the best comics short stories ever, by Enrique Abuli and Alex Toth, the first of two Torpedo 1936 stories on which Toth worked. +++ For a daily dose of Toth images, and updates on the program, Follow @alextothindepth on Instagram. +++ Alex Toth In Depth is hosted by Paul Fricke, cartoonist and comics instructor at the Minneapolis College of Art & Design since 2012. Email: paul@opaulo.com Links: • Alex Toth In Depth podcast • Alex Toth In Depth on Youtube • Torpedo, 1936 first story • Blood Orange comics site • Blood Orange comic instagram • opaulo comics, art & music Instagram • Prof Paul instagram • https://linktr.ee/opaulo +++ Show bumper music - “Silver Summer” from the album “Hungarian Jazz Rhapsody” used with permission from Mihaly Borbely Quartet +++ Audio an & video editing by Logan Beecher - Follow on Instagram @hotmecha

Comics creator, Micheal Avon Oeming joins the program to talk Toth, Kevin Nowlan's Man-Bat, cubism, artistic development, blackspotting, digital comics, career and industry, and advice he received from Toth in correspondence. Check out his website & instagram links below. +++ For a daily dose of Toth images, and updates on the program, Follow @alextothindepth on Instagram. +++ Alex Toth In Depth is hosted by Paul Fricke, cartoonist and comics instructor at the Minneapolis College of Art & Design since 2012. Email: paul@opaulo.com Links: • Alex Toth In Depth podcast • Alex Toth In Depth on Youtube • Micheal Avon Oeming website • Micheal Avon Oeming Instagram • Kevin Nowlan's "Secret Origin of Man-Bat" comic • opaulo comics, art & music Instagram • Prof Paul instagram • https://linktr.ee/opaulo +++ Show bumper music - “Silver Summer” from the album “Hungarian Jazz Rhapsody” used with permission from Mihaly Borbely Quartet +++ Audio an & video editing by Logan Beecher - Follow on Instagram @hotmecha

On Artistic Influences: How are artists influenced by Toth? By whom was Toth influenced? How does he stack up, and how do artists find their own way? I ruminate while I draw Toth, my Comics Dad. +++ For a daily dose of Toth images, and for updates on the show Follow @alextothindepth on Instagram. +++ Alex Toth In Depth is hosted by Paul Fricke, cartoonist and comics instructor at the Minneapolis College of Art & Design since 2012. Email: paul@opaulo.com Links: • Alex Toth In Depth podcast • Alex Toth In Depth on Youtube • Roy Crane • Robert Fawcett • Albert Dorne • Milt Caniff • Noel Sickles • Frank Robbins • Ludwig Hohlwein • opaulo art & music Instagram • Prof Paul instagram • https://linktr.ee/opaulo +++ Show bumper music - “Silver Summer” from the album “Hungarian Jazz Rhapsody” used with permission from Mihaly Borbely Quartet +++ Audio an & video editing by Logan Beecher - Follow on Instagram @hotmecha

Fine artist and cartoonist, and comics essayist and author, James Romberger joins the program in a discussion of Toth's development, excellence, notable work and occasional stumbles, and lasting legacy. We also discuss James's work and approach. Check out his website, books and articles, links below. +++ For a daily dose of Toth images, and for updates on the show Follow @alextothindepth on Instagram. +++ Alex Toth In Depth is hosted by Paul Fricke, cartoonist and comics instructor at the Minneapolis College of Art & Design since 2012. Email: paul@opaulo.com Links: • Alex Toth In Depth podcast • Alex Toth In Depth on Youtube • James Romberger website • James Romberger Instagram • Kevin Nowlan's "Secret Origin of Man-Bat" comic • opaulo comics, art & music Instagram • Prof Paul instagram • https://linktr.ee/opaulo +++ Show bumper music - “Silver Summer” from the album “Hungarian Jazz Rhapsody” used with permission from Mihaly Borbely Quartet +++ Audio an & video editing by Logan Beecher - Follow on Instagram @hotmecha

On Artists' Criticism and Self-Criticism: Toth could be a tough critic, but tougher even more so on himself. It can be difficult for artists to hear criticism, but it's one way we can grow if we can take it, and apply it. Being too rough on yourself can stop creative flow and productivity, not hard enough and we don't improve. Achieving that balance, Toth's critique of Rude's Johnny Quest comics pencils, and more is covered here. +++ For a daily dose of Toth images, and for updates on the show Follow @alextothindepth on Instagram. +++ Alex Toth In Depth is hosted by Paul Fricke, cartoonist and comics instructor at the Minneapolis College of Art & Design since 2012. Email: paul@opaulo.com Links: • Alex Toth In Depth podcast • Alex Toth In Depth on Youtube • Annotated Toth • Paul Pope on Toth & Rude • opaulo art & music Instagram • Prof Paul instagram • https://linktr.ee/opaulo +++ Show bumper music - “Silver Summer” from the album “Hungarian Jazz Rhapsody” used with permission from Mihaly Borbely Quartet +++ Audio an & video editing by Logan Beecher - Follow on Instagram @hotmecha

8 Essentials of Character Design - Alex Toth In Depth Episode 008 +++ One can learn a lot from studying the character designs of Alex Toth, and comparing his to other types of design. Covered here are 8 essentials of Toth's designs, including: Shape, Silhouette, Structure, Personality, Pattern, Verisimilitude/Credibility, Variation/Originality, and Simplicity. +++ For a daily dose of Toth images, and for updates on the show Follow @alextothindepth on Instagram. +++ Alex Toth In Depth is hosted by Paul Fricke, cartoonist and comics instructor at the Minneapolis College of Art & Design since 2012. Email: paul@opaulo.com Links: • Alex Toth In Depth podcast • Alex Toth In Depth on Youtube • opaulo comics, art & music Instagram • Prof Paul instagram • https://linktr.ee/opaulo +++ Show bumper music - “Silver Summer” from the album “Hungarian Jazz Rhapsody” used with permission from Mihaly Borbely Quartet +++ Audio an & video editing, and some file prep by Logan Beecher - Follow on Instagram @hotmecha