While the idea of making a big trip to San Diego Comic Con has always been intriguing to me, so far my experience of conventions has been limited to the local con that happens in my city every October.
Nerd culture must be experiencing a boom in Canada, because I ...

FRIDAY NEWSPOST - Local Comic Cons
HippieVan at 12:00AM, Nov. 7, 2014Halloween 2014 Masquerade Mash: An Original Comic Character and Costume Challenge (Answers Revealed)
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Nov. 3, 2014
The October season has come and gone. Candy is on sale, pumpkins are discounted, it is daylight savings time (Fall back) across most of North America, and I hear it already started to snow in some places. To say the last few days have been exhausting would be a gross ...
Día de los Muertos
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Oct. 27, 2014
Living in Southern California makes me no stranger to to the Mexican holiday of Día de Muertos, otherwise known as Day of the Dead. However, I had never experienced one before and lucky for me, when the opportunity arose this weekend I jumped at the chance.
I decided to dress ...
Could Dr. House Have Been Inspired By Dr. Black Jack?
drunkducknews at 12:00AM, Oct. 26, 2014
Television lovers will certainly have heard of the hugely popular House television series that was run between 2004 and 2012 over on Fox, with Hugh Laurie being the lead actor with his character Dr. House. The medical genius, who uses rather unique and unconventional methods at treating his patients and ...
FRIDAY NEWSPOST - Used Books Patreon
HippieVan at 12:00AM, Oct. 3, 2014
Vickie Boutwell has started a Patreon for her comic Used Books!
For those of you who are unfamiliar with the site, Patreon allows people to become “patrons” of creators by pledging small amounts of money for work produced.
Pledging larger amounts also comes with perks on top of that good ...
Quackcast 186 - X-men of the galaxy wintersoldier
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Sept. 30, 2014 LISTEN!
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No more pre-recorded Quackcasts… Ozoneocean is BACK from Europe! For this Quackcast Banes and Ozone chat about 3 superhero films… well, more like two because BANES bloody didn't see Guardians of the Galaxy! The bastard. Anyway, Ozone and Banes have a bit of a talk ...
Get Ready for the Big Ones!!
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Sept. 29, 2014
No, this not “The Big One” earthquake that is supposed to wreak havoc on Los Angeles one day. Today's newspost is to shine a spotlight on the winners of the three coveted DD Awards spots that Niccea likes to call “The Big Ones”. The last day for awards announcements ...
Drawing One-Point Perspective for Comic Backgrounds
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Sept. 1, 2014
I may not be the authority on drawing backgrounds in comics. However, I did spend about two years taking several classes centered around perspective drawing so I do know a little bit more than the average bear. The idea that I have is this, as comic makers, we enjoy telling ...
FRIDAY NEWSPOST - Comic Book Idols
HippieVan at 12:00AM, Aug. 29, 2014
Yesterday, August 28th, was the anniversary of Jack Kirby's birthday. This has prompted some people to talk about how his work affected them, and made me think a bit about comic book influences and artists we look up to. Although I wasn't actively a huge fan of Kirby ...