There was a recent article in the Guardian about how playing Dungeons and Dragons had helped siblings bond and cope with the death of their father. It got me thinking about the role that role-playing has played (now there's a phrase) in my own life.

For me role-playing began ...

Photo: “-Spring- Ch.6: Page 51”. Imago Nebraska created by InkyMoondrop. (March 2025)

MILESTONE
Imago, Nebraska Turns Four Hundred Pages Today.

Congratulations on the milestone, InkyMoondrop!

Synopsis

Theo Holloway's life falls apart when a hurricane lays waste to the city of Marlwell, taking his home and loved ones from ...

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Do you have a big ego? Do you know someone who has? This Quackcast is about utilising egos for comic characters for comedic purposes, to humanise character, or to make villains more unlikeable and or funny. Big ...

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We're talking about how technology and design changes so much over the years and how that can change things with plot in story and it can also help pinpoint the date of something sometimes better than ...

Photo: “SOSRadio Issue 8: A Solitary Waltz”. SOSRadio by sosradio. (September 2024)

SOSRadio, the creator, is offering a half-page advertisement slot to be printed in a physical copy of SOSRadio Issue 8: A Solitary Waltz in exchange for a recreation of the Issue 8 Cover of the comic book. There ...

Today’s Character Deep Dive is on an antagonist!

We’re looking at Raidon Yamamura from Used Books by the amazingly proliferate Vickie Boutwell!

Used Books is a crime-noir thriller involving the story of Kaida, an ex-assassin from a highly dangerous network of organized crime and the different people surrounding ...

Photo: “Sometimes, You See Clearer in the Dark”. Psychoborg created by MK_Wizard. (March 2024)

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MK_Wizard writes:

“Hello, friends! I have some big news for you. I have been looking forward to this moment for a long time and since we're at Chapter ...

Why hello fellow comic creators! Ever stopped and wondered what is it about each webcomic that makes them feel like a unique journey into an artist's imagination? Well today, I’m spilling the ink on why drawing styles matter so much in the magical world of webcomics and why ...

The forest hides and very dangerous secret… a great black wall, behind which is said to lurk and ancient race of snake people. But maybe that's just a silly folk tale? That's what Shera and Johnathan think anyway, as they hike through the sun dappled shade from the ...

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Our topic this week is making your characters individual, distinct and setting them apart through physical traits. In many mainstream superhero comics or manga the only difference between most characters is their outfit, hair, and skin tone ...