Photo: The Uncanny X-Men Volume 1, No. 285 “Portal’s End”
I stumbled upon a two page-spread that spanned the second and third pages, while flipping through an X-Men comic book from the nineties that I picked up from a local thrift. The comic doubled as a splash page listing ...
Spreading Out the Two-Page Layout
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Oct. 18, 2021Body doubling - how it can help you stay focused
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, Oct. 1, 2021
Over the past few months, I’ve been logging onto a drawing hangout where we share our screens as we draw. There is no camera or mic. Just a chat and our screens as we scribble away. At first, I wondered how productive this could be. I figured it would ...
Making a splash - Introducing new characters
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, Sept. 24, 2021
In comics, as in life, characters will come and go in your story. However, how does one go about introducing them in an organic way? Sticking the landing of character introductions can make or break how memorable they are. So here are three things to consider when introducing a new ...
Jubilee and Wolverine Team Up Again in X-Men Legends
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Sept. 20, 2021
Photo: Cover art for X-Men Legends #7 by Billy Tan
Marvel Comics is hitting comic book store bookshelves this Wednesday with its most recent issue of X-Men Legends (#7). The issue brings back fan favorites, Jubilation “Jubilee” Lee and James “Logan” Howlett (aka Wolverine), in an adventure that travels all ...
Things You Wish They Taught in School
Banes at 12:00AM, Sept. 9, 2021
I've had the conversation multiple times - maybe based on something I read in the past - that the
business of taking care of your money, your credit, taxes and expenses is something that was never touched on when I went to school.
Well, these have been proclamations rather than conversations ...
Mundane Activities
Banes at 12:00AM, Aug. 26, 2021
A conceit or gimmick on the series ‘24’ was that it took place in real time. One hour on the show was one hour of activities, and the 24-episode season covered the events of a single day.
As entertainment, I loved that show, and appreciated the gimmick of it with ...
CtW: Normalize the Strange
damehelsing at 12:00AM, Aug. 22, 2021
pst… CtW stands for Changing the World and has to do with my article here - also I really liked everyone's comments in that article, great stuff!
Before the last Sunday I discussed about how tough it is (for me personally) to combine the regular human world as we know ...
Staying Organized
damehelsing at 12:00AM, Aug. 15, 2021
It’s no secret that having a healthy work life revolving around your webcomic could be because of organization.
Staying organized can help you understand where your characters are, the path they’re taking and their part to play in the story, and that could eventually help you figure out ...
Interviewing Miranda of "Into the Swell"
damehelsing at 12:00AM, July 25, 2021
Hello ducklings! I’m back with another interview, and this time we’ve got our wonderful sea captain Miranda! So, Captain Miranda, please introduce yourself!!
Miranda: Hello ducklings! I'm Miranda! I'm a full time computer engineer and in my spare time I enjoy baking, doing puzzles, playing video ...
Reverse Engineering Conflict Part One
Banes at 12:00AM, July 22, 2021
Reverse-Engineering Conflict in a Story
part one
Conflict is the basic material of a scene, and of a story. I've talked a lot over the years about structure and genre, and how all that stuff can work.
Another way to create a new story, and new characters, is to ...