On this episode we caught up with Mike Essl: designer, artist, Mr. T memorabilia collector. We talk about Mike's personal story as a designer, Cooper Union, and yes, we chat comics.
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Show Notes:
2:30 - What are you working on right now?
5:00 - F'ing Sandman
- The Annotated Sandman Vol. 1
- The Annotated Sandman Vol. 2
- The Annotated Sandman Vol. 3
- DC Comics Action Figure Archive
8:00 - Essl shares his other projects
14:00 - How do you balance your time with all these projects?
22:00 - Why did you ignore everone's advice to not go to art school?
41:00 - Mike's dream work
1:06:00 - What are you taking back from San Francisco?
1:10:00 - What's the difference between design and art?