Archive - JD’s Substack

Do you want to write Tenchi Muyo's hot cousin El Hazard, sure :D

What did I get myself into :)

Aug 26 •

Of Tenchi and Phantoms.

Unfinished business.

Aug 18 •

April 2025

Angels, Devils and Etch A Sketches

Hello my friends,

Apr 1 •

January 2025

Is the pitch the whole thing, sometimes, but not always.

This past Sunday I held my Sunday night podcast on YouTube, Indy Comics Explained, (https://www.youtube.com/@JDCalderon) where I discuss the business of…

Jan 30 •

How easy is it to quit.

It’s been a while since I wrote one of these, things got busy, work, campaigns, writing (which I’m actually not doing enough of these days) publishing…

Jan 25 •

November 2024

How Crooked was that man :D

Liking stuff just because I like it :)

Nov 1, 2024 •

October 2024

Who woke up and told you, you were the boss?

Or how do we give creative latitude to other creators working in our space?

Oct 3, 2024 •

September 2024

To go digital or not to go digital?

Being of an older generation some suspect that digital is off the table for me and many of my contemporaries.

Sep 26, 2024 •

At what point do we separate the art from the artist?

Growing up I didn’t know how to reach my heroes.

Sep 20, 2024 •

Bill to the right of me, Bill to the left of me…

Before I begin this, Dream Weavers#1 is down to a few days to go check out this awesome 48pg full color romp, filled with wild adventure, mad demons…

Sep 12, 2024 •

Unfinished tales

Hello my friends,

Sep 5, 2024 •

August 2024

Reliving a dream.

Hello everyone,

Aug 23, 2024 •

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