Die Hard was a surprise smash hit back in the day, and became famous in some circles as a template for screenwriters to pitch their stories (“It's Die Hard on a bus”…or a boat, or a jet, or in a house).

It's also talked about as a ...

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This is when the writer leads you to think something big has happened in the story, like a character dying or falling in love or winning a ...

Photo: “Venus: Love and Beauty”. National Geographic Picture Atlas of Our Universe by Roy A. Gallant. (1980)

Love is the center of discussion in “The Speech of Pausanias” from Plato’s Symposium. Pausanias brings up the existence of two goddesses that both embodied love: an older deity, Urania, known as ...

Photo: “Origin #72: “Maybe I Can Change Your Mind”. (February 2023)

Davidxolukoga would like to announce the current crossover happening on the comic Origin that started at the beginning of this week:

“Don't miss the ORIGIN/THRUD crossover. Read the latest issue of ORIGIN to jump right in.”

Origin ...

With the ever expanding influence of Webtoons, more and more people are flocking to webcomic sites to read comics. I say read, but really it is “consume”. In this day and age where content is being inhaled at an unprecedented rate, creators are being pushed further to create more. Longer ...

Photo: “- Page 71”. Succubus created by Coydog and TheDeeMan. (January 2023)

Darryl Hughes aka “TheDeeMan” aka the writer behind the Succubus Comic has news to share:

“Hi,

Just wanted to let the DD fam know that “Succubus” celebrates it's one year anniversary on DD on Jan 17th.

Take care ...

Hello everyone, and welcome to Panel by Panel, a periodic exploration of comic panels around The Duck. This week we're talking about the comic called The Cherub Brothers. It is a comic by user Magor. The description of the comic from Magor reads: “The cherub brothers are maybe-kinda-sorta legitimate ...

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Talking about AI again but this time our subject is different: Does it have a negative influence on culture?
AI creative tools in the hands of an ...

Photo: “Origin and Thrud Goddess of Thunder Crossover.” Characters by Davidxolukoga and Takoyama. Drawn by Davidxolukoga. (January 2023)

David Abiola Olukoga (aka Davidxolukoga), creator of Origin, would like to make a community announcement for a crossover with original characters from Takoyama’s comics.

Here is what Davidxolukoga has to say ...

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The third and possibly final volume of the Guardians of the Galaxy films is coming out later this year. Or next year. Or whatever.

I liked the first two a lot, and in an interview snippet, James Gunn mentioned how the third ...