Last week, we looked at killing off characters. So it seems only fitting to follow it up by talking about introducing new characters into your story! This is your quick cheat sheet to helping ease your readers into getting to know the new players in your world.
Try to introduce ...
Enter stage left - Introducing new characters
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, Aug. 24, 2018Quackast 388 - Coding for Men and women
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Aug. 21, 2018 LISTEN!
In this Quackcast we discuss the artistic coding used to represent males and females in comic art in a simple, minimal way. Pitface joins us, along with Banes and Tantz Aerine!
Much like an expert physicist is able to simplify enormously complex equations into something seemingly simple like E ...
Fair Market Price
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Aug. 20, 2018
We are creators and as creative types, we sometimes reach a level with our skills that people are willing to spend money to own an original piece of work by us. If you are anything like me, then clientele is limited to family and friends and monetary charges are thrown ...
Audience Commentary - Does it change your story?
Banes at 12:00AM, Aug. 16, 2018
There are lots of fantastic things about making webcomics. Many nice things it has over traditional printing and publishing.
The speed of publishing and presenting your work to the world, the lack of a barrier to entry so anybody with an internet connection can make and publish comics…
…and if ...
Quackast 387 - History and Pastiche
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Aug. 14, 2018 LISTEN!
In this Quackcast Tantz and I chat about the differences between working with historical settings and the different approaches we take. Tantz's comics (Without Moonlight and Brave Resistance), are both set in a real period of history: Nazi occupied Greece during WW2. Pinky TA is set in the ...
Announcing the 2018 Drunk Duck Award Finalists!!
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Aug. 13, 2018
The nominees have been announced and current volunteers have been given assignments.
We still need more volunteers. There are 12 unclaimed presentations and 25 judging slots still left over.
2018 Finalists: Genre/Style Awards
My Life as An American Hero 2
Kitty Kitty Bang Bang
Mindfold
Steel & Manitou
Jay’s ...
Where DO you need Planning for your Plot?
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Aug. 11, 2018
So there's a lot of talk and discussion on how to approach the creation of your webcomic (or novel, or short story) regarding planning out your plot, the degrees of planning out, and the option of flying by the seat of your pants.
I have done both, both in ...
Imprinting on Characters
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, Aug. 10, 2018
The other day, I was discussing my creative process to a poor, unsuspecting soul, who, to their credit, seemed content to put up with a bit of a ramble. They had mentioned that they enjoyed the facial expressions of the characters in our comics, (I did mention they were super ...