I promise, this is not going to be another opportunity for me to take a shot at Game of Thrones.
In fact, this time I'm seeking to use the example to illustrate another way to approach suspense and intensify the engagement of your audience with the story and the ...
Cliffhanger With a View
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Sept. 21, 2019Duchamp and Dadaism: A Passion that Never Fades
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, July 29, 2019
I have come across many awe-inspiring sights Along my Summer travels across the Eastern Coast of the United States. I have walked inside grand mansions decorated with Victorian-era Second Empire, French Rococo Revival, and Aesthetic movements on Newport, Rhode Island; I touched a replica of the Caves of Lascaux in ...
Getting Inspiration
Tantz_Aerine at 2:14AM, July 13, 2019
Inspiration is a flighty and whimsical thing. We don't know when we'll get it and sometimes we never do when we need it. Even others, we get it when we least need it, or when we can't use it. Or when we're sleeping, and lose it ...
Heavy Metal
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, July 7, 2019
Metal Hurlant: The Craziest Comic Book Series You Probably Never Heard About.
Comic books and graphic novels are considered by many an inherently American form of publication. They became popular in the English-speaking parts of the world (the US and the UK) in the 1930s and conquered the world in ...
The Thing With Clichés
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, June 8, 2019
There is a general idea that cliches, when they surface in the narrative of a story, be it movie, tv or webcomics or anything else, is a sign of bad writing.
There is of course a good basis for this presumption, because usually a cliche is a plot device, or ...
The Oversimplification of a Child Hero's World
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, June 1, 2019
Happy June 1st everyone!
I have been youtube-crawling today around the cinema pop-culture side. And as I was watching assorted comments and commentary on a whole lot of YA (i.e. Young Adult) and children's books and TV/film/animation series, from Harry Potter to The Last Airbender to ...
The Drunk Duck Pageant is in Full Swing and the KAMics Has a Milestone!
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, May 13, 2019
Hello Contestant and/or Drunk Duck Member:
In January 2018 we began the promotion for #Pageant 2, and on this day in May 2019, we are ready to start the voting for our three categories.
Please go to this page for rules for Voting:
https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Pageant/5598693 ...
Translating Your Webcomic
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, March 16, 2019
There's a reason why any literature professor worth their salt will urge you to reach a novel or enjoy any piece of literature in the language it was originally written, if you are lucky enough to speak that language: because the author intended every word that you read to ...