Making & Launching Comics at 7 Years Old with Owen Claytor

ComixLaunch welcomes its youngest guest ever, 7 year old Owen Claytor, creator of Honk: A comics story about bullying, which successfully launched on Kickstarter with a little help from his father and fellow comic creator Ryan Claytor.

Highlights of This Session Include:

Owen’s creative process and why HONK was a story he had to tell.
How Owen felt on the eve of the launch of his first comic.
How Ryan Claytor handles the balance of want to encourage his son’s creativity while also protecting him from the wild online world.
Plus: Two lessons Tyler had to (re)learn from dealing with a website hack.

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Today’s Featured Guest:

Owen Claytor is a 7 year old comic creator from Holt, Michigan.

His father Ryan Claytor is a comics professor leading comic book & graphic novel curriculum at Michigan State University, and director of the MSU Comics Forum, a mutli-day annual event for scholars, creators and fans. An awardwinning comic creator himself, his work can be found online at http://elephanteater.com/ and he’s the Producer & Host of the MSU Comics Art and Graphic Novel Podcast.

Links Mentioned in Today’s Show:

Honk: A comics story about bullying by a 7-year-old creator: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ryanclaytor/honk-a-comics-story-about-bullying-by-a-7-year-old-creator

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