Summary: <br> This week we wrap up both Tim’s visit to Heliscope Studio in Portland, and the whole three-month string of episodes from Tim’s trip around the US this past summer.<br> We’ll hear from <a href="http://fredchao.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Fred Chao</a> about the double-edged sword of living in New York and how it informed his book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BFQIWAI/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00BFQIWAI&linkCode=as2&tag=globalcomicsn-20&linkId=0c1d5a8dcde682b5822aacdc691b52a7" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Johnny Hiro: Half Asian, All Hero</a>; how his approach to photos is really old-school; and his Kickstarted childrens’ book <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2144748693/alison-and-her-rainy-day-robot" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Alison and Her Rainy Day Robot</a>.<br> Then, veteran comics artist <a href="http://ronrandall.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ron Randall</a> on the right and wrong ways to use photo reference, his experience pencilling from an Alan Moore Swamp Thing script; his creator-owned project from the ‘80s, <a href="http://trekkercomic.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trekker</a>, and why he’s reviving it now; attending the nerd Mardi Gras; and why we’re living in a golden age of comics!<br>
