I went to a café Sunday afternoon and spent my time doing something I have not been able to do in months–sat down and sketched. The last time I felt like drawing in a public space involved my oversized sketchbook, a few reference magazines, drafting mechanical pencils, and rubber ...
Digital Sketching in a Café with a Tablet in My Hand
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, June 2, 2014FRIDAY NEWSPOST - Heroes Alliance!
HippieVan at 12:00AM, May 9, 2014
Abt_Nihil was the winner of my Easter contest, so here is his well-earned plug for Heroes Alliance!
From Abt_Nihil:
"Heroes Alliance, dd's long-running superhero crossover community project, started its 9th chapter yesterday! In this new chapter, the Alliance has to stop a Zombie outbreak in Darwin, Australia, and meets ...
FRIDAY NEWSPOST - Lost Webcomics Detective II
HippieVan at 12:00AM, March 28, 2014
In which I sit behind a desk in a shadowy room, objectify my secretary and seek out missing webcomics and their creators.
This time I went searching for the comic Hellfire, suggested by shastab24 and Abt_Nihil
This comic was apparently deleted by its creator MafiaMonkey, aka Tom Rainford, although his ...
QUACKCAST 159 - Shades of DAJB
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, March 25, 2014 LISTEN!
Content:
In this Drunk Duck webcomics podcast Banes and I interview DAJB, a long time Drunk Duck regular! We talk to him about his work on the long running webcomic “Shades”. This is especially interesting since DAJB approached this comic as a professional work; as the writer but also ...
Drawing Music and Its Impact on Webcomic Art
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, March 24, 2014
The world is a noisy place. It makes little difference whether noise is coming from a construction site outside the window, loud neighbors in a crowded apartment, or the supposedly “quiet” times in the middle of the night when the sounds of the crickets outside are amplified ten fold. I ...
FEATURED COMIC --> Scratch Proof
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, March 19, 2014
Nikolan, Axe, and Eight VIII, also known as the Hunters of Wintercut, are three hip, technologically savvy, combat-boot wearing heroes who battle against monsters during an ancient, forgotten time. Niko and Axe spend their morning bickering while on a stakeout until the dreaded Dinosaurus Rex joins the party. Now it ...
Creator Interview with Flinto of Restaurante Macoatl!
kawaiidaigakusei at 6:00AM, March 10, 2014Today I have a very special newspost featuring the muy interesante webcomic creator of Macoatl. Updating from Mexico, this interview highlights his influences, drawing techniques, historical inspirations, and translating his story from Spanish into English. So sit back, relax, and learn a little about Flinto!
Who are your greatest art ...
FRIDAY NEWSPOST - Hippie Van: Lost Webcomics Detective
HippieVan at 12:00AM, March 7, 2014
In which I put on my Nancy Drew outfit and search out deleted webcomics and their creators!
Locoma (of Anti Featured) recently suggested that I do a newspost about those mysterious webcomics whose archives are deleted and which disappear forever. I couldn't think of very many on my own ...
Marvel, Pop Culture, & Phase 3
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Feb. 27, 2014
(Guest Editorial)
The work that Marvel has done in turning its signature characters into international sensations in the last several years is remarkable. The most recognizable triumph is of course the budding Avengers film franchise. But the truth is, in bringing its most iconic characters to the world of film ...
QUACKCAST 155 - A Moment with Modest Medusa
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Feb. 25, 2014 LISTEN!
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After a terrible bathroom flooding incident Modest Medusa was born. That's sort of the beginning of the story of Modest Medusa, but also how the comic began too! In this Quackcast I interview Jake Richmond, the creator of the very successful and popular Modest Medusa: a pretty ...