Alex Toth In Depth

Paul Fricke

Analysis and appreciation of Master Artist of Comics, Animation and Design, Alex Toth

28 Episodes

Ep. 028: Alex Toth Panel with The Art Students League of New York
8/6/2026
1:07:23
For this return episode of Alex Toth In Depth, I’m sharing a Toth panel, recorded in late April, 2026, a talk organized by Alex’s daughter, Dana, with the The Art Students League of New York, where Toth attended classes as a teen. This talk was moderated by Steven Walker, a comics instructor at the school, with the Panel of guests: Paul Fricke, Paul Rivoche, Mark Stanleigh, Mark Chiarello, and Rubén Procopio. The video of this talk was unfortunately lost, so I offered to present the audio via this program. +++For a daily dose of Toth images, and updates on the program, Follow @alextothindepth on Instagram.+++Alex Toth In Depth is hosted by Paul Fricke, cartoonist and comics instructor at the Minneapolis College of Art & Design since 2012. Email: [email protected]:• Alex Toth In Depth podcast• Alex Toth In Depth on Youtube• Blood Orange comic - New Day Noir• Blood Orange instagram• opaulo comics, art & music Instagram• Comix Crush instagram• https://linktr.ee/opaulo+++Show bumper music - “Silver Summer” from the album “Hungarian Jazz Rhapsody” used with permission from Mihaly Borbely Quartet+++Audio & video edits by Rudy Brumm - Follow their instagram
Ep. 027: In Discussion with Dana Toth Palmer
11/21/2023
1:08:11
Alex Toth's daughter, Dana Palmer joins the program to talk about growing up Toth, her view of her dad and his work from a distinct perspective, and reconnecting with him after a long estrangement - how she and her siblings intervened the last two years of his life, which she's chronicled in the insightful book, "My Father, My Faith: A Daughter's Inspiring True Story of Medical Advocacy and Love’s Ability to Heal."Copies are available, both print & digital - links below...+++For a daily dose of Toth images, and updates on the program, Follow @alextothindepth on Instagram.+++Alex Toth In Depth is hosted by Paul Fricke, cartoonist and comics instructor at the Minneapolis College of Art & Design since 2012. Email: [email protected]:• Alex Toth In Depth podcast• Alex Toth In Depth on Youtube• My Father, My Faith site• https://www.alexandertoth.com/• Blood Orange comic - New Day Noir• Blood Orange instagram• opaulo comics, art & music Instagram• Prof Paul instagram• https://linktr.ee/opaulo+++Show bumper music - “Silver Summer” from the album “Hungarian Jazz Rhapsody” used with permission from Mihaly Borbely Quartet+++Audio & video edits by Rudy Brumm - Follow their instagram
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Ep. 026: In Discussion with Sean Murphy
10/25/2023
1:01:00
Sean Murphy (Batman:White Knight; Plot Holes; Punk Rock Jesus, etc...) joins the program to talk Zorro, crowdfunding, career management, Toth's thinking, and the dream projects we'd choose for Alex were he still with us.Support Sean's Zorro: Man of the Dead graphic novel NOW on Kickstarter!More Links below.+++For a daily dose of Toth images, and updates on the program, Follow @alextothindepth on Instagram.+++Alex Toth In Depth is hosted by Paul Fricke, cartoonist and comics instructor at the Minneapolis College of Art & Design since 2012. Email: [email protected]:• Alex Toth In Depth podcast• Alex Toth In Depth on Youtube• Sean Murphy instagram• Blood Orange comic - New Day Noir• Blood Orange instagram• opaulo comics, art & music Instagram• Prof Paul instagram• https://linktr.ee/opaulo+++Show bumper music - “Silver Summer” from the album “Hungarian Jazz Rhapsody” used with permission from Mihaly Borbely Quartet+++Audio & video edits by Rudy Brumm - Follow their instagram
Ep. 025: eyespot - Why Is Toth Timeless?
8/18/2023
2:02
A short eyespot episode from episode 1: Why Is Toth Timeless? If you like this episode, listen to the full first episode of Alex Toth In Depth (or give it another listen you have already).+++For a daily dose of Toth images, and updates on the program, Follow @alextothindepth on Instagram.+++Alex Toth In Depth is hosted by Paul Fricke, cartoonist and comics instructor at the Minneapolis College of Art & Design since 2012. Email: [email protected]:• Alex Toth In Depth podcast• Alex Toth In Depth on Youtube• Episode 1: Why Is Toth Timeless?• Blood Orange comic - New Day Noir• Blood Orange instagram• opaulo comics, art & music Instagram• Prof Paul instagram• https://linktr.ee/opaulo+++Show bumper music - “Silver Summer” from the album “Hungarian Jazz Rhapsody” used with permission from Mihaly Borbely Quartet+++Audio & video edits by Rudy Brumm - Follow their instagram
Ep. 024: In Discussion with Phil Hester
8/8/2023
1:38:01
I catch up with comics creator and Toth die-hard, Phil Hester - we talk over some of Phil’s Toth favorites like The Crushed Gardenia, the Batman tale, Death Flies the Haunted Sky, Rude Awakening, The Fox stories, and F-86 Saber Jet. We also discuss believable drawing, the benefits of personal standards and perils of creative stagnation, Alex's storytelling and the Magic of the Comics Medium. Links below.+++For a daily dose of Toth images, and updates on the program, Follow @alextothindepth on Instagram.+++Alex Toth In Depth is hosted by Paul Fricke, cartoonist and comics instructor at the Minneapolis College of Art & Design since 2012. Email: [email protected]:• Alex Toth In Depth podcast• Alex Toth In Depth on Youtube• @philhester on Twitter/X• Blood Orange comic - New Day Noir• Blood Orange instagram• opaulo comics, art & music Instagram• Prof Paul instagram• https://linktr.ee/opaulo+++Show bumper music - “Silver Summer” from the album “Hungarian Jazz Rhapsody” used with permission from Mihaly Borbely Quartet+++Audio & video edits by Rudy Brumm - Follow their instagram
Ep. 023: Anatomy of a Page - Eternal Hour
7/20/2023
10:02
Observing and unpacking the first two pages of Eternal, featuring the bullied Terwit on the clock tower ledge. Alex Toth flips the script on page one, playing with time, focus and sequence, and is all about POV on page 2. I include thoughts on the balance of the silly story (The Witching Hour # 1 • DC Comics • February, 1969).+++For a daily dose of Toth images, and updates on the program, Follow @alextothindepth on Instagram.+++Alex Toth In Depth is hosted by Paul Fricke, cartoonist and comics instructor at the Minneapolis College of Art & Design since 2012. Email: [email protected]:• Alex Toth In Depth podcast• Alex Toth In Depth on Youtube• Eternal Hour story link• Blood Orange comics site• Blood Orange comic instagram• opaulo comics, art & music Instagram• Prof Paul instagram• https://linktr.ee/opaulo+++Show bumper music - “Silver Summer” from the album “Hungarian Jazz Rhapsody” used with permission from Mihaly Borbely Quartet+++Audio an & Video edits by Rudy Brumm
Ep. 022: In Discussion with Paul Pope
4/17/2023
1:31:24
Comics creator and illustrator, Paul Pope joins me to talk about his correspondence with Alex Toth, and what he learned from Toth and his work. We also cover artistic development, quality of line, international appeal, and some of his other influences, like Crepax, Pratt, Moebius, and more. AND - Pope shares news about his Battling Boy.Links below.+++For a daily dose of Toth images, and updates on the program, Follow @alextothindepth on Instagram.+++Alex Toth In Depth is hosted by Paul Fricke, cartoonist and comics instructor at the Minneapolis College of Art & Design since 2012. Email: [email protected]:• Alex Toth In Depth podcast• Alex Toth In Depth on Youtube• Paul Pope website• Paul Pope instagram• Blood Orange comic - New Day Noir• Blood Orange instagram• opaulo comics, art & music Instagram• Prof Paul instagram• https://linktr.ee/opaulo+++Show bumper music - “Silver Summer” from the album “Hungarian Jazz Rhapsody” used with permission from Mihaly Borbely Quartet+++Audio & video edits by Rudy Brumm - Follow their instagram
Ep. 021: I Go Igoo!
2/20/2023
1:36
A short eyespot episode: I Go Igoo! - observations on Alex Toth's design of the rock ape, Igoo for the Hanna-Barbera cartoon, The Herculoids.+++For a daily dose of Toth images, and updates on the program, Follow @alextothindepth on Instagram.+++Alex Toth In Depth is hosted by Paul Fricke, cartoonist and comics instructor at the Minneapolis College of Art & Design since 2012. Email: [email protected]:• Alex Toth In Depth podcast• Alex Toth In Depth on Youtube• Blood Orange comic - New Day Noir• Blood Orange instagram• opaulo comics, art & music Instagram• Prof Paul instagram• https://linktr.ee/opaulo+++Show bumper music - “Silver Summer” from the album “Hungarian Jazz Rhapsody” used with permission from Mihaly Borbely Quartet+++Audio & video edits by Rudy Brumm
Ep. 020: Toth Tidbits - Mail Call
10/4/2022
11:56
Toth Tidbits is a new episode format focusing on a single panel, this from "Rolling Stone," which appeared in CARTOONEWS 17 - 1977+++For a daily dose of Toth images, and updates on the program, Follow @alextothindepth on Instagram.+++Alex Toth In Depth is hosted by Paul Fricke, cartoonist and comics instructor at the Minneapolis College of Art & Design since 2012. Email: [email protected]:• Alex Toth In Depth podcast• Alex Toth In Depth on Youtube• Rolling Stone• Blood Orange comic - New Day Noir• Blood Orange instagram• opaulo comics, art & music Instagram• Prof Paul instagram• https://linktr.ee/opaulo+++Show bumper music - “Silver Summer” from the album “Hungarian Jazz Rhapsody” used with permission from Mihaly Borbely Quartet+++Edits by Hershel-Mars Auberon - Follow on Instagram @marsabstract
Ep. 019: In Discussion with Cliff Chiang
7/27/2022
1:33:22
Comics creator, Cliff Chiang visits the program to talk Toth — Zorro, The Fox, Romance, Bravo For Adventure, and his animation/character design work. We discuss comics creative process, line, design, digital/traditional art, and Cliff’s approach to his work on Wonder Woman, Catwoman: Lonely City, and Paper Girls, now an Amazon Prime TV show (debuts July 29, 2022). Links below.+++For a daily dose of Toth images, and updates on the program, Follow @alextothindepth on Instagram.+++Alex Toth In Depth is hosted by Paul Fricke, cartoonist and comics instructor at the Minneapolis College of Art & Design since 2012. Email: [email protected]:• Alex Toth In Depth podcast• Alex Toth In Depth on Youtube• Cliff Chiang website• Blood Orange comic - New Day Noir• Blood Orange instagram• opaulo comics, art & music Instagram• Prof Paul instagram• https://linktr.ee/opaulo+++Show bumper music - “Silver Summer” from the album “Hungarian Jazz Rhapsody” used with permission from Mihaly Borbely Quartet+++Audio & video edits by Max Paulin - Follow on Instagram @mpaulin.art

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Alex Toth In Depth

Paul Fricke

28 Episodes

Ep. 028: Alex Toth Panel with The Art Students League of New York

Ep. 027: In Discussion with Dana Toth Palmer

Ep. 026: In Discussion with Sean Murphy

Ep. 025: eyespot - Why Is Toth Timeless?

Ep. 024: In Discussion with Phil Hester

Ep. 023: Anatomy of a Page - Eternal Hour

Ep. 022: In Discussion with Paul Pope

Ep. 021: I Go Igoo!

Ep. 020: Toth Tidbits - Mail Call

Ep. 019: In Discussion with Cliff Chiang