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QUACKCAST 442 - Death comes to all

Ozoneocean at Sept. 3, 2019, midnight

tags: Banes, comics community, Death comes to all, Drunk duck, featured comic, featured music, Gunwallace, kawaiidaigakusei, Ozoneocean, podcast, Quackcast 442, Tantz Aerine, The Shootin', Webcomics hosting, Xyth era

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How about having it so anyone in your story can die?
Let me explain: It's fake. NOT just anyone can die OK? Your main character will still survive until the end and …

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance is Here to Enlighten the Next Generation of Children

kawaiidaigakusei at Sept. 2, 2019, midnight

The original story of the Dark Crystal was released in 1982 by the Jim Henson company. It was a viewing staple for many children who are now adults with a dark, yet hopeful storyline. It was a story about balance with the mystic Urus contrasted against the devious Skesis. There …

When Anyone Can Die

Tantz_Aerine at Aug. 31, 2019, midnight

tags: character death, character design, narrative, tantz_aerine, webcomics

In a story when any character is plausibly eligible to die, the stakes are high. We worry for everyone, even main characters than in other stories wouldn't be on the chopping board at all. It's a great premise to have for your story setup, because it makes the audience be …

Minor characters are people too

Emma_Clare at Aug. 30, 2019, midnight

tags: creation, DrunkDuck, narrative, stories, webcomic

When my writing partner and I were penning the beginnings of issue 0 of The Constellation Chronicle we designed two characters Marcel and Wainwright. We wanted to introduce the looming threat that was barreling towards the main cast and the most convenient way to do that was through these two …

Point of view 2 - Unreliable Narrators

Banes at Aug. 29, 2019, midnight

tags: banes, pov, thursday

Unreliable

Last week we talked a little pov basics.

This time, how about we talk the fascinating device called the Unreliable Narrator. For anyone who doesn't know, this type of narration (usually first person in prose, but not necessarily) tells the story in question…but is not necessarily giving an accurate …

FEATURED COMIC --> The Shootin

kawaiidaigakusei at Aug. 28, 2019, midnight

tags: arborcides, by, COMIC, E, FEATURED, Shootin, The

Prospector and babysitter, Isaac Alden, know all about the great tragedy that happened in Grand Lake, Colorado, on July 4, 1883. On that day, Bob Plummer was shot to death by Wilson Waldren, who was also a county commissioner. This shooting shows the lack of impulse control of some of …

QUACKCAST 441 - Cooperation = cool

Ozoneocean at Aug. 27, 2019, midnight

tags: Banes Gunwallace, Cooperation = cool, Drunk Duck, featured comic, featured theme tune, Moonscapers, Ozoneocean, Pitface, podcast, QUACKCAST 441, Tantz Aerine, The Adventures Of Kevin Kid, Webcomics community

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Cooperation Vs Competition. For decades the mantra was competition is good: it produces progress and makes things better… Well that's actually false. Competition is what you're forced into as a response to …

Demons in the Darkness Kickstarter Help

kawaiidaigakusei at Aug. 26, 2019, midnight

Hello,

Starting in September, I am running a Kickstarter to fund a print run of my comic Demons in the Darkness.

Demons in the Darkness is a horror story inspired by my time in High School being bullied.

I am looking for anyone willing to donate any art or digital …

Cooperation vs. Competition in Comics

Tantz_Aerine at Aug. 24, 2019, midnight

tags: community, competition, cooperation, tantz_aerine, webcomics

Ozoneocean suggested this topic, and I am intrigued to explore it.

I've made a good few posts about assorted drama in the comic world, especially between different factions and concerning different approaches to the art. Often that is addressed from a strictly ideological point of view. But today I want …

Characters falling flat

Emma_Clare at Aug. 23, 2019, midnight

tags: creation, DrunkDuck, narrative, stories, webcomic

The lifeblood of your comic is the characters in it. They offer a way for the audience to be invested in the world and contextualise any conflicts that will inevitably occur. So it is important that the characters don’t come across as flat. A flat character is one dimensional. They …

Point of View

Banes at Aug. 22, 2019, midnight

tags: banes, pov, thursday

Points of View - part one

In literature, we know there are several points of view that can be used by the author. First person (everything is 'I did this, I did that'), Third person limited (he does this, she does this, we can see the thoughts of only one …

FEATURED COMIC --> The Adventures of Kevin Kid

Ozoneocean at Aug. 21, 2019, midnight

tags: FEATURED COMIC, The Adventures of Kevin Kid

In the middle of nowhere a strange little bald boy appears in the forest. He can't speak a word and there's something very strange about him… but the workers on a little farm take him in and do what they can to make him comfortable and welcome. There more to …

QUACKCAST 440 - Character tropes VS characterisation

Ozoneocean at Aug. 20, 2019, midnight

tags: Banes, Character tropes VS characterisation, comics community, Drunk duck, featured comic, featured music, Gunwallace, Ice Massacre, kawaiidaigakusei, Ozoneocean, Pitface, podcast, Quackcast 440, Tantz Aerine, The Mystic from Wanzerbe, Webcomics hosting

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Today we compare and contrast two ways of making characters: starting with a pure archetype and building it with tropes, or creating a character organically through circumstance and interaction with other characters. …

The Unsettling Message of Green Eggs and Ham

kawaiidaigakusei at Aug. 19, 2019, midnight

Years ago while living abroad, I heard an expat mom explain to her kids that it was good to try new foods just like in Green Eggs and Ham by Dr Seuss!

For anyone unfamiliar with the red covered book filled with rhymes, Green Eggs and Ham is a story …

Comic Book Heroes Are Taking Over the Online Casino World

Ozoneocean at Aug. 18, 2019, midnight

tags: newspost, Sunday

Comic Book Heroes Are Taking Over the Online Casino World

The comic book fan base is increasing in numbers every single day. Nowadays, it is a bit hard to find someone who has not enjoyed reading a nicely illustrated story about popular characters either on a quest to discover a …