For this week I decided to take a break from the usual topic of comic promotion and, instead, talk about something more personal. Every now and then I get asked how I got into webcomics and, as an inevitable follow up, where should they start. If you’ll indulge me ...
The Origin Stories of Webcomics | Part 1
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, Jan. 19, 2018Figuring Out Dating as an Introspective Comic Nerd
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Dec. 4, 2017
(I drew this in my comic ten years ago.)
I am going to broach a subject that we do not openly discuss in the forums, or at least is lacking an open channel for discussion: Dating.
The first time I ever saw an effort to blend nerd culture with dating ...
Talking is Action Too
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Oct. 28, 2017
Often in making webcomics, creators may try to have more action than discourse, as it tends to make the comic more visually interesting and give opportunities to avoid ‘talking head’ scenes.
However, I think that sort of conundrum is a potential trap that might prevent creators from truly making use ...
WRITING A SCENE
Banes at 12:00AM, Aug. 3, 2017WRITING A SCENE
Here are some thoughts on writing that smallest unit of a story: the scene.
First off, what is a scene? What defines that little mug?
It's Change.
Something changes between the beginning and end of a scene.
Here's a way to write one if you ...
Sword of Kings Reaches 50 pages and Mafia is Back in the Forums
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, July 24, 2017Quackcast 329 - Character Archetypes, the Jung ones!
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, June 27, 2017 LISTEN!
Art from Wikipedia
Welcome to the the yungle
Characters make or break a story. In this quackcast Tantz Aerine brings all her skills as a head-shrink to bear and gives us the low-down on Jungian character archetypes! Jung was a clever Swiss bloke, a contemporary of that strange fellow ...
Gimme Five
Banes at 12:00AM, June 22, 2017Gimme Five - Senses in comics
Comics are a one-sense medium. Or web comics are, at least. I suppose print comics have a physical touch sensation, as my ink-stained and paper-cutted fingers can attest.
But I'm talking about In-Story sensation. Sight is the only sense automatically being engaged in a ...
The Comedy Plot, Toolbox Edition (part four)
Banes at 12:00AM, June 1, 2017THE LAST PART!
Part One:
http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/news/2017/may/10/the-comedy-plot-toolbox-edition-part-one/
Part Two:
http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/news/2017/may/17/the-comedy-plot-toolbox-edition-part-two/
Part Three:
http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/news/2017/may/17/the-comedy-plot-toolbox-edition-part-three/
This is it! Part Four of the “Comic Toolbox” approach to comedic story structure ...
Retro Rewind: Comix Zone (1995)
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, May 1, 2017
A few weeks ago, I bought a collection of old school video games released for the Sega Genesis. Buried within the game titles was Comix Zone, a game where the comic creator is one of the most important characters in the game because it is responsible for creating the settings ...
Traveling Back to the Beginning
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, April 10, 2017
Paris Street; Rainy Day, Gustave Caillebotte, The Art Institute of Chicago
In less than twenty-four hours I am going to board a plane and end up in the city of my childhood. I am returning to the Windy City because it is Spring Break and because I yearn to have ...