HIGHLIGHTS of episode 236 with former Rockstar Game lead artist Stephen Bliss

The full-length episode is out now! Stephen Bliss returns to discuss his creativity and his artistic endeavours since moving on from his iconic role as lead artist at Rockstar Games, including Fear City, and 'Thumper' his new comic by Scout Comics. We first talked a few years ago when Stephen was in the midst of his superb 'I, Frankenstein' series of artworks. (https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/ep-70-stephen-bliss-on-his-iconic-grand-theft-auto/id1038442077?i=1000385250009) Since then, Stephen has been busy bringing his new world 'Fear City' to life, first through NFT releases, and now via 'Thumper', a comic led by a rather macabre rabbit creation. We get into sense of self, conscious expression, comparison, and world-building among many other topics. 'Thumper' is out now on Scout Comics: https://www.scoutcomics.com/collections/fear-city-thumper https://www.stephenbliss.com/ Sponsored as ever by https://illustrationx.com who have a superb new quarterly illustration trends report here: https://www.illustrationx.com/uk/news/5992/trendx_-_april_2024 and the Ukrainian Institute https://ui.org.ua Hosted by Ben Tallon https://bentallon.com https://bentallonwriter.com/shop for The Creative Condition book https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-tallon-a822a725/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s28rwnz18j4