The idea of genre is somewhat obvious, and somewhat murky. It can be rigid for some fans, and irrelevant to others.
I was reading some thoughts from readers of various niches that were very particular about what belongs in them and what doesn't. There were some complaints there about ...

Webcomics and Genre
Banes at 12:00AM, April 2, 2020QUACKCAST 470 - What stirred your creative juices?
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, March 17, 2020 LISTEN on our new player!
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For this cast I'd thought we'd go through with our promise of last week and talk about things that have made us have a reaction ...
QUACKCAST 469 - The cartoons that date us and Discord
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, March 10, 2020 LISTEN on our new player!
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We're talking about the cartoons that made us! This was inspired by kawaiidaigakusei's newspost from last week about Daria. Daria was a really cool cartoon ...
The Cartoons that Raised Us: Daria (1997-2002)
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, March 2, 2020
In the late nineties, mTV answered the call for the need of a high school student that was not centered around the cheerleading squad or the football jocks with Daria. Luckily, I was in junior high, living in the Southern California suburbs around the debut of the series, which meant ...
Showing Music in Comics
Banes at 12:00AM, Dec. 19, 2019
Obviously, comics don't have sound. And that includes most webcomics.
But if you want to show music playing, or being performed, how do you indicate it on a comic page?
The first method that comes to mind is just writing the lyrics in a dialogue balloon, and maybe peppering ...
"How we made the typeface Comic Sans"
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, Dec. 13, 2019
In my research for a larger article about comics and typography, I stumbled upon an article that talked about how and why the font “Comic Sans” came into existence. Published via The Guardian, Vincent Connare, Comic Sans’ typographer commented,
”One program was called Microsoft Bob, which was designed to make ...
The KAMics Reaches its 1,875 Page Milestone!
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Oct. 21, 2019
MILESTONE
http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/The_KAMics/
On Friday, October 18, The KAMics reached page 1,875 pages.
*Excellent work, KAM, and keep up the good level of production!*
The KAmics are random cartoons and a series from the mind of Keith Alan Morgan. Updates when real life gives him enough ...
Sticking the Landing
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Sept. 14, 2019
As it has been seen very painfully lately in TV, the best story, with the most excellent buildup and most powerful cast of characters will just collapse if the ending isn't good enough.
A technically happy ending that isn't good enough is not going to cut it- again ...