When do you bail on a series, movie or story?
We had a pretty fine conversation on the Quackcast last week that wandered into the category of “endings” and when they're set up well vs badly and such. I had a similar convo today with someone about various series ...
Bailing
Banes at 12:00AM, June 6, 2019Sword of Kings Returns with New Format
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, June 3, 2019
Bravo is known around here for his photo comics featuring detailed set designs and customized character figures, he is about bring back his comic while trying a hand at hand-sketching!! We are living in exciting times.
bravo1102 writes:
Hi, I'm ending the “indefinite hiatus ” of the comic Sword of ...
The Oversimplification of a Child Hero's World
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, June 1, 2019
Happy June 1st everyone!
I have been youtube-crawling today around the cinema pop-culture side. And as I was watching assorted comments and commentary on a whole lot of YA (i.e. Young Adult) and children's books and TV/film/animation series, from Harry Potter to The Last Airbender to ...
Character voice
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, May 31, 2019
If you want to design a memorable character it doesn’t just stop at their looks. How they speak, write and use body language is integral to who they are as a person as well as how other character’s may react to them. When you read a comic or ...
Passive Characters
Banes at 12:00AM, May 30, 2019
Didn't Do Nothin'
During the making of the movie Cast Away, Tom Hanks and the screenwriter were developing the story, and
it was going well - other than the ending. In the end, the character was rescued.
Robert Zemeckis, the eventual director of the movie told them that the character ...
Subverting expectations ≠ good storytelling
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, May 17, 2019
When creating a story you begin leading the reader down a path. You know where you’re going, or at least can pretend to know, but the reader does not. But, with some well laid out clues and foreshadowing, they can begin to piece the map together. Now here comes ...
The Drunk Duck Pageant is in Full Swing and the KAMics Has a Milestone!
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, May 13, 2019
Hello Contestant and/or Drunk Duck Member:
In January 2018 we began the promotion for #Pageant 2, and on this day in May 2019, we are ready to start the voting for our three categories.
Please go to this page for rules for Voting:
https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Pageant/5598693 ...