Last time we talked about motivation in people, and its relationship to behavior. And I must say you all had great comments I feel deserve to be addressed, so instead of a four-part tour to the world of what makes people tick, I will add a fifth part where I ...
Motivation, Ideology, Action 2
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Nov. 16, 2019Writing an Alternate Universe
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Nov. 2, 2019
An alternate universe (AU) is, in case anyone isn't aware, a story taking place in a fantastical, alternate historical timeline that usually kicks off from a specific event in actual history that takes a different turn from the one that it did in reality.
Alternate universes are fascinating. From ...
Controversial Comic Seized in Malaysia
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Oct. 28, 2019
A comic book in Malaysia titled “Road and Belt Initiative for Win-Winism” by Hew Kuan Yau has been banned by the Malaysian government last week under the Printing Presses and Publication Act. It is being seized after being accused of potentially spreading communist and socialist ideals and it could be ...
Genejoke Created a Proposal to Reboot the Drunk Duck Anthology!
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Oct. 14, 2019
Back in June, ozoneocean brought our attention back to getting fixes and a redesign for the site.
https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/forum/topic/178185/
Some of these changes included: better page organisation for creators, likes, threaded comments and comment notifications for a better social experience (we have SOME of that ...
Gender Bending
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Oct. 12, 2019
So on occasion, there's a lot of controversy over gender bending characters- that is, to change the character's sex from male to female or vice versa.
I'm not going to talk about my take on this controversy. At least not in this article.
What I want to ...
Too Hot For TV
Banes at 12:00AM, Sept. 5, 2019
Game of (Sticks and) Stones
I heard about the new Dave Chappelle special, Sticks and Stones, and couldn't wait to finish the long work day to get home and watch it.
A lot of it was hysterical and I was laughing loudly, sounding like some kind of sick donkey ...
What you love and what you hate about comics
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, Aug. 16, 2019
Creating a webcomic is a multi-faceted endeavour. There are many moving parts from writing to drawing to managing social media accounts and everything in between. For me, there are some parts of the process I like and some which I really struggle to find motivation to do, particularly when life ...
The Weather as Prop
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Aug. 10, 2019
So the weather is very important. We all know that from our real life routine alone.
There is often a tendency, however, not to use it when it comes to the visual narrative that webcomics are. More often than not, the weather is basically perpetually clear. Daylight or moonlight are ...
Finding Creative Inspiration in Quiet Places
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Aug. 5, 2019
I am half way complete with my journey across the United States and I have spent the last week in the small town of Eau Claire, Wisconsin. This is an area of the world that many great creative artists, musicians, and writers that I greatly admire have lived and found ...