Social Issues in Fantasy (Part 2)

Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Feb. 10, 2024



Last time I'd talked about rather superficial and/or inappropriate attempts to weave commentary on real world social issues into a fantasy or scifi world. The discussion in the comments was FANTASTIC! I urge everyone to have a look if you haven't already.

The general consensus was that ...



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Creator and Creation

Banes at 12:00AM, Feb. 8, 2024




The Quackcast this week was about the idea of defining or understanding the artist by looking at the creation. It's a fascinating topic, and I had a few thoughts that were left on the cutting room floor.

The cutting room floor, in this case, is my emptyish brain wot ...




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Quackcast 673 - By their deeds you shall know them

Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Feb. 6, 2024

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Art Vs the Artist part 2
Here we're fulfilling the promise of Quackcast 671 and examining what the art can tell us about the artist! Can certain themes, an art style, choice of imagery, jokes, humour ...



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Social Issues in Fantasy (Part 1)

Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Feb. 3, 2024



During times of censorship, or times where exploring issues in the real world might be tricky, using fantasy or science fiction to do it is a real and viable solution. Dressing up the thing you want to explore into something cute and fuzzy might be just the way to go ...

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Descent into the Crater

kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Jan. 29, 2024


Photo: “Inside the Crater at Haleakalā”. Maui, Hawaii. Photograph taken by kawaiidaigakusei. (January 2024)

I reached the crater of the volcano after taking the winding road to the peak. My single sweater was not enough protection to go against the elements and I longed for the second sweater I left ...


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Creator Interview: Inky Moondrop

Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Jan. 27, 2024



Welcome to the first interview of the Creator Interviews! Today, we're asking the awesome Inky Moondrop questions about her, her DD award winning comics, her art, and her creative process.

I'm not using the royal ‘we’ by the way. While some questions come from me, most are from ...



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Poetry Time 59: The Clash

Andreas_Helixfinger at 12:00AM, Jan. 21, 2024



Blushing clouds crushing the pale skyvault
One the Behemoth, another the Bulwark
Flashing stars clashing the null sunbelt
One the reciever, another the repeat
Psyching dreams striking the lone mindspace
One the believer, another the braindeath


NaaN (Now, always and Never)

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Creator Interviews, Spam Hunters, and Other Awesome Things

Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Jan. 20, 2024



Hello hello! Today I have a bunch of announcements and discussions to share with you in my constant quest to showcase as many DDers as possible without starting something and then letting it peter out (like the Twitter features, which let's face it, I'm not keen on doing ...

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BIONICLES

lothar at 7:19AM, Jan. 19, 2024


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——–Captain Hello Squirrel—————-
I don't know why so many stories start with the protagonist waking up and then proceed on to several pages of their morning routine. This one is nicely broken by the appearance of a freaking squirrel wearing a pair of pants as a hat and peeing ...



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The Comedy Villain

Banes at 12:00AM, Jan. 18, 2024



A fun type of character is the Comedy Villain. This is not a comic relief character in a more serious story; this is the Villain in a Comedic story or series. Actually, they MIGHT be the funniest character - but we'll get to that in a bit.

The legendary comedy ...



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