Edison Neo (Singapore comic artist, creator of Snake Claws and No Brainer) joins Nerdy Mewzings to discuss his journey from doodling in school to becoming a full-time comic creator, landing covers for IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Godzilla, and launching his new art book Ink Trooper One on Kickstarter. Edison shares how he discovered comics later in life, learned fundamentals through YouTube (Jim Lee streams, David Finch), and dove deep into martial arts action inspired by Jackie Chan, Jet Li, and Shaw Brothers films.
He talks about creating Snake Claws during the pandemic as a personal challenge, expanding into the anthology No Brainer with its mix of long-form stories and fun short pieces, and the emotional impact of Daniel Warren Johnson’s Murder Falcon. He also opens up about going full-time after a layoff, his tradigital workflow (digital pencils/roughs → traditional inking), and why he loves the freedom of creator-owned work while still enjoying mainstream gigs.
Ink Trooper One collects years of his hero and villain commissions (including many Big Two pieces) with commentary and is available to back on Kickstarter NOW: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/neocomicart/ink-trooper-vol-1
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Timestamps
0:00 - Intro & Edison Neo from Singapore
1:30 - Weather, Humidity & Daily Life in Singapore
5:00 - Early Doodling to Discovering Comics
9:00 - YouTube University: Jim Lee, David Finch & Learning Fundamentals
13:00 - Snake Claws: First Creator-Owned Project
17:00 - No Brainer Anthology & Mixing Long & Short Stories
22:00 - IDW Opportunities: TMNT & Godzilla Covers
27:00 - Daniel Warren Johnson Influence & Emotional Storytelling
32:00 - Trdigital Workflow: Digital Roughs + Traditional Inking
37:00 - Going Full-Time After Layoff
42:00 - Upcoming Art Book Ink Trooper One Kickstarter
47:00 - Advice for Aspiring Creators in Small Scenes
52:00 - Where to Follow Edison Neo
55:00 - Outro & Support Nerdy Mewzings
