Today’s Character Deep Dive is on the intriguing Molly Lusc from the comic Molly Lusc by Andreas Helixfinger!
Molly Lusc is a straight up noir comic complete with an origin story… sort of… of the main character and primary detective Molly Lusc. It has a lot of the noir ...
Character Deep Dive: Molly Lusc
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, April 20, 2024The Understudy Hero
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, April 18, 2024
There's nothing more shocking than when the hero dies …at the beginning.
Don't worry, Banes isn't dead! I'm just standing in for him this week, he will return! This is only about fictional main characters that didn't get the memo they should reserve their death ...
Hurt and Comfort
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, April 13, 2024
There's few moments more dramatic than when the hero gets hurt. The more serious the injury (or illness or poisoning or other type of affliction) the higher the drama.
And from that drama (the hurt) comes the period of treatment, convalescence, and recovery (the comfort). This is a plot ...
Of flaws and foibles - creating characters with rough edges
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, April 6, 2024
Hello hello Quackateers! Today, let's chat about the secret sauce that makes webcomics, hell comics in general, pop – crafting a character with flaws so relatable, they spark lengthy reddit discussions!
Think about it. What makes your favourite characters stick with you long after you've closed the comic tab ...
Defying Death
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, March 30, 2024
For a huge chuck of Christians around the world, today is Resurrection Day (or Good Saturday), which is easily one of the most important days in the Christian calendar, no matter when you observe it. For those that do, therefore, I hope you have the happiest one yet, and since ...
Quackcast 679 - Correlation doesn't equal causation
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, March 19, 2024 LISTEN on our player!
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The phrase “Correlation doesn't equal causation” is something associated with science and statistics but it really applies to EVERYTHING and that's important to understand. But was does it mean? If a bunch of things happened ...
Quackcast 677 - You can't spell "Fail" without "AI"
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, March 5, 2024 LISTEN on our player!
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I remembered that a promised Quackcast was AI: slavery for artists and creators.
This is an important subject to cover especially from this angle.
It's slavery because it uses our creative products as fuel for it ...
Creator Interview: Spooky Kitsune
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Feb. 17, 2024
Today's Creator Interview is all about the fantastic Spooky Kitsune! They are a recent addition to the DD family and a prolific one, with two webcomics hosted here already!
But you don't want me to tell you about it all! Let's hear it from Spooky Kitsune themselves ...
Top Five Sci Fi Romantic Couples
Banes at 12:00AM, Feb. 15, 2024
It's Valentine's Day as I write this, and the day after (or many days after) when you're reading this.
Anyway, I thought I'd run down (or run up) my top five science fiction romantic couples. I don't think I've done this topic before, but ...
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 ...