Artist & Writer DJ Wiedrich on Glitch Issue 2 Kickstarter & Self-Taught Comics

DJ Wiedrich (djw32art) joins Nerdy Mewzings on the day the Glitch Issue 2 Kickstarter launches. He breaks down the near-future sci-fi story of an android developing a personality after a manufacturing error—more introspective Ex Machina than Terminator—and why the Issue 1 cliffhanger was intentional.

He shares the character’s origin (created with his brother years ago), how the full three-issue outline hit him on an assembly-line shift, and the practical side of running his first creator-owned Kickstarter (pencils and letters done, funds mainly for colorist Dan Kemp).

DJ also talks traditional pencils versus digital inks, studying Capullo, Finch, Sean Gordon Murphy and others, and what backers can expect on the new campaign, including original art, graded options, and digital copies.

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Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/djw32art

Back Glitch on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/djwiedrich32/glitch-issue-2

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Timestamps

0:00 - Daniel Warren Johnson mix-up & welcome

2:30 - Glitch Issue 1 cliffhanger & first Kickstarter

7:00 - Process with Dan Kemp & pre-launch lessons

9:00 - Glitch premise (AI android, Ex Machina vibe)

12:30 - Character origin with his brother & assembly-line story download

17:00 - Art beginnings, college pivot & full-time leap

23:00 - Learning sequential storytelling & studying artists

27:00 - Capullo, Turner, Finch, Sean Gordon Murphy & others

35:00 - Traditional pencils vs digital inks

40:30 - Issue 2 Kickstarter tiers, original art & stretch goals

44:00 - Future plans (trade, Image pitch, more stories)

53:00 - Where to back Glitch & follow DJ

55:00 - Outro