Photo: “Chips”. The KAMics. Story and art by KAM. Digital line art and digital paint. (2022)
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A round of applause goes out to KAM, whose comic: “The KAMics”, will be celebrating its Birthday on The Duck this week. The KAMics has most recently received a comic award in a ...
Covering cover art
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, Aug. 27, 2022
Last week, over on the ole Twittersphere, we were asking the #quackchatters about creating cover art for their comics. It was an interesting discussion to go back and read as there were responses there that surprised me.
The first question of the QuackChat hour asked if creators draw some pages ...
Webcomic Soundtracks
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, April 11, 2022
Several hot summers ago, while enrolled in a video production class, the instructor said a movie must be watched at least three times in order to appreciate different aspects of the film.
First watch: Watch the film in its entirety to get the general storyline.
Second watch: Mute the film ...
On Toxic Fans (for 2020)
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Jan. 4, 2020
So the third and final installment in the new Disney Star Wars trilogy is out. Personally, I haven't seen it yet, mainly because the mild curiosity I have can wait until the movie hits the streaming services.
Initially, it seemed like this final installment would be met with average ...
Cliffhanger With a View
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Sept. 21, 2019
I promise, this is not going to be another opportunity for me to take a shot at Game of Thrones.
In fact, this time I'm seeking to use the example to illustrate another way to approach suspense and intensify the engagement of your audience with the story and the ...
Writing Mental Illness (Part 2)
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Jan. 19, 2019
How to Pick, Research and Implement Mental Disorder in a Character
So last time I talked in general about some basic concepts and principles about what constitutes mental illness, or, more accurately, mental disorder. The important thing to remember and keep from all of that is this set of truths ...
Earning Your Twists
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Sept. 8, 2018
There's nothing more intense than subverting the audience's expectations: The righteous character that always says the truth says a lie. The character that values all life ends up murdering someone. The bad sort, the punk that's always terrible ends up saving the day or doing something decent ...
Quackcast 365 - Fashion forum fantastic
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, March 13, 2018 LISTEN!
Today we interview Princess January, supported by her ever dependable VinoMas! Princess January kicked off the interview in full patriotic fashion as she melded perfectly in commander in chief, wearing looks inspired by George Washington, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson, and looked very fashionable doing it. The reason for ...
The Unexpected Fascination with Internet Celebrity
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Aug. 14, 2017
Tomorrow is the first day of school in my district and in honor of this occasion, I would like to talk about a topic that is very pertinent to the younger generation and that is: Internet Celebrity.
In the last ten years, being famous on the Internet has skyrocketed to ...