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#361: Dan Gorman (Illustrator and Comic Artist) (pt. 1 of 2)
Arts Entrepreneurship Podcast: Making Art Work
Chapters
0:18
Welcome And Dan’s Background
2:06
Choosing Medical Illustration
4:21
Breaking In Through Cons And Sketch Cards
6:33
Why Comics Is So Competitive
9:44
Business Mindset And Networking
12:21
Diversifying Skills To Survive Droughts
15:07
Income Mix And Saying No
18:02
Competing, Community, And Reliability
21:44
Stance On Generative AI
24:24
Licensing And Portfolio Approvals
26:16
Awards, Recognition, And Reality
28:06
Medical Legal And Patent Illustration
31:35
Precision, Communication, And Crossover Skills
36:05
In The OR: Drawing Surgery
39:20
Closing And Subscribe
Arts Entrepreneurship Podcast: Making Art Work
#361: Dan Gorman (Illustrator and Comic Artist) (pt. 1 of 2)
Jan 12, 2026
Nick Petrella and Andy Heise
This week on the podcast is part one of our interview with Dan Gorman. He’s a Co-Founder of Route 8 Studios, a collaborative graphic design and illustration studio featuring comic book artists and designers. He’s worked on over 150 Licensed Trading Card sets with dozens of well-known brands such as Marvel, Star Wars, the Game of Thrones, AMC's The Walking Dead and more. As a comic book penciler, his works have been published in numerous publications.
Dan is a member in good standing of the National Cartoonists Society and runs and promotes several local comicons and Pop Culture Cons. Make sure to visit his website to see samples of his illustrations! www.dangormanart.com and https://www.route8studios.org/
