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: “More Than A Psychological Test”. Ink on White Paper, found objects, rubber roller, ink blotter. Created by kawaiidaigakusei. Westwood, Los Angeles, California. (February 2025)

Last Saturday afternoon was spent at an Art Lab in a museum in Los Angeles, California, that was open to participants of all ages.

The ...

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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 ...

always someone breakinnn' into twooooo…

AN important part of a story is the good old “Break into Act 2”.

It's not the easiest story structure moment to recognize, but it's one of the early ones I thought about and tried to notice in movies I watched.

Many people ...

Photo: “Genejoke’s Gift Art for HawkandFloAdventures”. Secret Santa 2023 Gift Art Exchange. (December 2023)

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There are less than three weeks until the time of gift-giving. The last day to sign-up for this year’s Secret Santa ...

The end of the year is fast approaching. Per tradition these past few years, I have done an article focusing on setting comic goals or habits for the upcoming year. Last year, for instance, I had a whole bunch of goals to achieve, habits to establish and projects I wanted ...

Photo: “Usedbook’s Gift Art for Davidxolukoga”. Secret Santa 2023 Gift Art Exchange. (December 2023)


There are less than four weeks until the time of gift-giving. The time to begin planning for this year’s Secret Santa Gift Art Exchange has arrived.

What is the Drunk Duck Secret Santa?

Secret ...

Photo: “Craters Edge by Jason Moon Review Page One”. Craters Edge review illustrated by ZeroHour. Lite Bites created by Genejoke. (October 2024)

Genejoke writes:

“All the comics submitted for review are either done or well in hand so I'm opening up for more volunteers to have their comics reviewed ...

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We have a space opening up here on Fridays. And though I'll miss hpkomics' Panel by Panel feature, with this spot available we thought we'd try something new.

But what to do? In this new world of exponentially expanding technology, including visual arts and animation, AI and ...

Photo: “My Life As An American Hero 3 Cover”. My Life As An American Hero 3 created by Agentny003. (January 2024)

MY LIFE AS AN AMERICAN HERO 3 BEGINS

Agentny003 writes:

“Hey guys.

So after months of rest and relaxation, The girls and I are finally back. My Life as ...