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Going Backwards

Amelius at Feb. 17, 2019, 11 a.m.
tags: readers, spoilers, writing


I read webcomics backwards, and maybe you should too. You might be aghast about spoilers, but trust me– almost every reader who happens upon your comic does this too.

I should specify–I don't read the entire archive backwards. It depends on the comic but typically I read back about 10 …

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Look at all this progress!

Emma_Clare at Feb. 15, 2019, midnight

Prepare for a long ass post cause we're here to celebrate all the progress our community of artists have made in 10 years! A couple of weeks back I wrote about the 10 year art challenge, asking for peeps to show off their progress from 2009 and then 2019 and …

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Cupid is as Cupid Does - Romance

Banes at Feb. 14, 2019, midnight
tags: banes, love, romance, thursdays, valentines



Romance

I don't know much about the Romance Genre. I've never read a romance novel. Not that I recall, anyway.

Of course, I've seen a fair number of romance-focussed movies, and have consumed HUNDREDS of stories with a love subplot. Love is still the most common subplot, and probably always …

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QUACKCAST 413 - Breaking structure

Ozoneocean at Feb. 12, 2019, midnight
tags: Banes, Breaking structure, EscapeVelocity, featured comic, featured theme, Gunwallace, Ozoneocean, podcast, Quackcast 413, Scarred Eden, Webcomics community

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It's just Ozoneocean and bouncy Banes today. This time we're chatting about breaking and subverting structures, formulas and conventions in webcomics. Commercial creative projects need to use formulas and familiar structures because …

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Polar: From Webcomic to Film

kawaiidaigakusei at Feb. 11, 2019, midnight



It was a Saturday night and I did not want to watched any movies in the theaters, so I decided to stream the latest release of Polar on Netflix. After the first ten minutes of gratuitous nudity, cyberpunk dressed young assassins, gorgeously dressed seasoned assassin played by Hannibal’s Mads Mikkelsen, …

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Writing Mental Illness: A Good Example (Part 3)

Tantz_Aerine at Feb. 9, 2019, midnight



Having discussed a general approach to writing characters with mental disorders (with a lot of thoughtful comments by you further enriching what I had to say!) it's only right that we wrap up this very quick analysis with an example of a story that properly portrays them.

I chose to …

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Juggling balls

Emma_Clare at Feb. 8, 2019, midnight



So, I’m still experiencing internet issues and have to do a lot of things on my phone, so the 10-year flashback article has been shifted to next week. Want to join the fun though? We’ve had so many amazing posts from people showing off their progress and next week I …

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Character through dialogue

Banes at Feb. 7, 2019, midnight
tags: banes, dialogue, writing



Dialogue is a vital part of a comic, book or movie.

Well - usually it is. There are surely some comics out there who have none. There's prose, such as many children's stories or fables that are all or mostly action and description - and since the rise of sound …

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FEATURED COMIC --> Scarred Eden

Ozoneocean at Feb. 6, 2019, midnight
tags: FEATURED COMIC, Scarred Eden



Beatrice has been experiencing the same disturbing dream for the last 8 years. Sometimes she can barely wake from them. She always sees a woman with yellow eyes. THIS time the woman spoke to her… "Let me out". What does it mean? Is it more than just a dream? Is …

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QUACKCAST 412 - Hiatusssss D:

Ozoneocean at Feb. 5, 2019, midnight
tags: Banes, featured comic, featured theme, Gunwallace, Hiatusssss D:, kawaiidaigakusei, Mediocrity Simulator, Ozoneocean, Pitface, podcast, QUACKCAST 412, Space Repair Garage the Comic, Webcomics community

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Listen on Stitcher ​​- https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/drunkduck-quackcast
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A huge thank you to the fantastic Amelius, creator of Charby the Vampirate! We mined her great newspost on the topic of the comic hiatus for this Quackcast. When you're reading a …

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The Future Generation of Webcomic Creators

kawaiidaigakusei at Feb. 4, 2019, midnight



With fewer art programs in schools these days on average, the next generation of budding artists looks bright.

In elementary school, students take a piece of paper, place it on top of a personal tablet and trace an image using a technique that is similar to using an animation light …

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Don't Sweat The Details

Amelius at Feb. 3, 2019, 9:27 a.m.
tags: characters, profiles, writing



What is a character? A miserable little pile of traits! Except no, there is more to a character than a collection of likes and dislikes. There are varying opinions on the importance of character versus plot, with some authors viewing all characters as a mere tool to drive plot forward …

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