I've just started watching the first series of the sitcom “A Good Place”. The premise: Set in “heaven”, exclusively the best of the best people are sent there, but “Eleanor” is sent by mistake. She's not a nice person.
So far so good. Not a particularly original idea ...
Having a chat - Planning good dialogue
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, Oct. 19, 2018
If there is one thing about your comic you will want to nail it is the manner in which the character’s speak to one another. When it comes to creating good and effective conversation you have to keep in mind two things.
1) Does the dialogue progress the story ...
A Few Banksy's Short of a Sotheby's
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Oct. 8, 2018
Over the last twenty-four hours, the latest story about UK street artist, Banksy, has shown up on my social media newsfeed, in passing conversations, and in text messages. My friends immersed in the art world are talking about as well as my best friend since childhood and my own sister ...
After the End
Banes at 12:00AM, Oct. 4, 2018
After the End …and the Duck is on Patreon!
All stories must come to an end somewhere - whether it's a “just another day” ending, an “everybody dies” denouement, or the always wonderful “it was all a dream”. Or maybe it's just the end of this adventure, with another ...
White Swan, Black Swan
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Sept. 29, 2018
In Swan Lake, the black swan Odile is transformed by her warlock father into the white swan, Odette, and posing as Odette she tricks the prince into breaking his oath to the white swan- because clearly making life-binding oaths to a woman you know so little you can mistake her ...
Quackast 393 - Set the scene!
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Sept. 25, 2018 LISTEN!
In THIS Quackcast we chat about shots! The kind you get from a camera… Long short, bird's eye view, worm's eye view, high angle, low angle, wide angle, fish eye, close up, ultra close up… You can use them to set the pace of the narrative, increase ...
The Benefit of Trauma
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Sept. 22, 2018
Trauma is such a delicious thing in writing- it gives characters their backstories, their motivation, their special slant in a narrative wrok, from novels to webcomics.
However, it's usually considered in the context of how it has made a character ‘damaged goods’. Why they are grim, why they're ...
FEATURED COMIC --> One Sixth Stories
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Sept. 19, 2018
This story centres around a group of highly fashionable ladies. They like to meet, compete and compare their stylish looks with each other but all that is about to change! Vicious animals are on the loose! Tigers, carnivorous giraffes, horses with tattoos! Whatever is the world comic to? Grab your ...
A Few Announcements and Heads Up!
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Sept. 15, 2018
Today I got a list of stuff I want to talk to you about and remind you!
First off- USED BOOKS NEEDS OUR HELP
She has a pretty high vet bill to pay for saving the lives of her awesome rats. So please help her out whichever way you can ...