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Travis Hymel discusses his journey in comics and graphic design, including his Kickstarter project Start Your Engines.

Travis Hymel (creator/writer/artist of Start Your Engines) joins Nerdy Mewzings to discuss his journey from childhood comics obsession to graphic design, anthologies, licensed gigs (TMNT, Trailer Park Boys), and launching his creator-owned Kickstarter! Travis shares how his mom fostered his love of comics at grocery store spinner racks, his path through art school and graphic design, and learning the hard way through early anthology work. He breaks down influences like Phil Hester, Alex Toth, and Mike Parobeck, why he’s going all-in on his own book, and the challenges of wearing every hat (writing, penciling, inking, coloring) on a creator-owned project. Start Your Engines is a fun, Saturday-morning-cartoon-style prestige format with two complete stories (racing action + dinosaur adventure) in one book — no waiting for the next issue! Share with a friend, leave a 5 STAR REVIEW, & Keep it Nerdy! Back the Kickstarter Live July 14th: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1218790823/start-your-engines-1-a-48-page-action-adventure Prestige format, exclusive variants, original art tiers, early bird deals Follow Travis Hymel: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/travis_hymel X AKA…

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