This is a world where people have powers, become registered and work as superheroes. But what happens if you don't make the cut? If you have power, but not quite enough, or the right temperament to join the ranks of the heroes? You become useless, like poor Bonnie… she ...
Incomprehensible Notes to Yourself
HippieVan at 12:00AM, Oct. 7, 2016
I think we all do this – you leave a quick note to yourself with some great idea you’ve had, or something you need to remember to do later on. Days, weeks, or months later you re-discover the note and you have no idea what your past self was thinking ...
Surprise and Suspense courtesy of the Master
Banes at 12:00AM, Sept. 29, 2016—
Sorry for the lack of picture! Computer is not cooperating. I'll add one today if I can!
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You may already know of Alfred Hitchcock's take on surprise and suspense. Here it is:
“There is a distinct difference between “suspense” and “surprise,” and yet many pictures continually confuse the ...
The Webcomic Artist Manifesto
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Sept. 26, 2016
(From the desk of kawaiidaigakusei)
Here is a little treat to celebrate the first week of Autumn. I wrote this version of “The Webcomic Artist Manifesto” in the Fall quarter for an art history class on Dada. A Manifesto is a public declaration used to incite or inspire a group ...
Lackadaisical Nonsense
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Sept. 5, 2016
“If you want to get through the work week, then you need to allow some time in your schedule to do something completely mindless.”
“How about playing board games like this one? Scrabble is pretty fun.”
“No.”
“What about yoga?”
“No, that still does not count. In yoga, you are ...
QUACKCAST 286 - Offence, walking on eggshells
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Aug. 30, 2016 LISTEN!
Art by Ozoneocean
- Do you worry about offending specific people with your writing? Where's your line between honest expression and regard for other people's feelings? This was Bane's brilliant idea for a Quackcast. We touch a little on the idea of a “culture of offence”, where ...
Tales of a Pokemon GO! Trainer
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Aug. 22, 2016
It was a blisteringly hot Thursday morning when my nine-year-old pupil pulled out a cell phone and opened an app saying, “There is a Ponyta in the area!” Having grown up in a Pokemon World, and knowing a good chunk of the original 151 pokemon, I said, “Wait, don't ...