Episode 165 - Mecha Madness!

Today Banes and I have a little talk about weaponry and mecha in webcomic- how do you come up with it? How much research do you do? Should it actually work? Is coolness the only factor to consider? How detailed do you go when you design it? how far away from reality and cartoony is appropriate?
We consider most of those questions and a few more, there's a LOT to get into on a topic like this and we really only just barely scratch the surface! In my own webcomic Pinky TA I've done a LOT of research and design work to get my mecha and weaponry looking right, so this is a subject dear to me. But we all have our own opinions on this, not just in webcomics but in games, movies, anime, and manga. I would love it if people could contribute their ideas in the comments here or on the DD forum here: http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/forum/topic/176137/

Topics and Show Notes:

Featured comic:
Drake the Cool Vampire - http://theduckwebcomics.com/Drake_the_Cool_Vampire

Referenced in this Quackcast:
Ghost Operators by Joel CQB - http://theduckwebcomics.com/Ghost_Operators/
Ghost in the Shell - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_in_the_Shell
The making of ED-209 for Robocop - http://robocoparchive.com/info/making1-ed209.htm
Pinky TA - http://www.pinkyTA.com

Special thanks to:
My Co-host Banes - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/Banes/
Amazing musical tracks by by Gunwallace - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/Gunwallace/

I would love it if people could contribute their ideas in the comments here or on the DD forum here:
- http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/forum/topic/176137/