This trope might come in several different packages, but it always involves the same stages: a presence (a character, an apparition, an item, a painting, etc) appears to be perfect, gorgeous, stunningly beautiful, angelic in every way relevant. Then suddenly or gradually, this beauty dissolves into nightmarish horror: the character ...

Horror within beauty
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Jan. 8, 2022Back and Fore
Banes at 12:00AM, Jan. 6, 2022
Characters and Backgrounds … and Compositing Different Styles
when I started putting my webcomic out I'd been drawing for most of my life already, and knew the characters and setting really well. The stories I would figure out as I went…and still do.
As far as the art goes ...
Wereravens and Owl Bears, Oh My!
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Jan. 3, 2022
I wandered into one of those gaming shops that specialized in acrylic hobby paint, paintbrushes, and miniature figurine kits while locally window shopping for the holiday. The interaction went like this:
Me: “Hello, do you know of any fantasy table-top role playing games happening in the area?”
Clerk: I am ...
The Power of Comments
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Dec. 11, 2021
It's common knowledge that whoever has gone into making webcomics is doing it primarily because they like telling stories, they like drawing characters, and sequential art is just fun, approachable, and inclusive for many audiences.
It's also common knowledge that making webcomics can be a pretty tough ride ...
To Magic and Not To Magic
Banes at 12:00AM, Dec. 9, 2021
One common story formula involves a character receiving a magical gift…or magical ‘curse’…and being forced to deal with the chaos that the magic causes.
In Liar Liar, the slick, dishonest attorney is compelled to only speak the truth.
In Groundhog Day, the main character repeats the same day ...
The Problem With Kid Dialogue
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Dec. 4, 2021
Often when there are children in a cast of characters, especially in sitcoms or certain types of movies, audiences groan because they tend to be immensely annoying. They are a very special type of uncanny valley in the way they are written to talk and react. Usually, we get one ...
A Time to be Thankful
damehelsing at 12:00AM, Nov. 21, 2021
so I have nothing planned, what else is new? :D
but what I do know and can plan, is my thank you to this community.
Seriously.
I am so happy to have found this community of amazing and gorgeous writers, artists, creators and readers alike. I am thankful for each ...
QUACKCAST 557 - Fetishes in comics
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Nov. 16, 2021 LISTEN on our new player!
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Fallopiancrusader joined us as a very special guest to chat about fetishes in comics! It's really interesting and he brings his expertise with adult comics and ...
QUACKCAST 556 - That's What She Said!
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Nov. 9, 2021 LISTEN on our new player!
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The other day Tantz Aerine wrote a newspost about an article critical of Squid Game. The crux of things was that the Squid Game creator had said ...
ZOINKS! 13 Ghosts??
damehelsing at 12:00AM, Oct. 31, 2021
So, ladies and gents, friends and furries, yes, 13 Ghosts is the movie that haunted me as a child and to a point, still haunts me. I’ll never look at bathtubs the same.
BUT BEFORE I GET INTO THE MOVIE REVIEW, if you are reading this, and I kind ...