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Spoiler- we don't actually talk much about Yu-Gi-Oh! But I feel it's a good example of a pretty bad story- a so-bad-it's-good story, but ...
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QUACKCAST 583 - Why is it bad?
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, May 17, 2022Time for the Start of the Next Chapter of Succubus
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, May 16, 2022
Photo: “How Do You Spell Pulitzer?” Succubus by Coydog and TheDeeMan. Chapter one. Page 36. 2022.
The collaborative duo behind comic works such as GAAK: Groovy Ass Alien Kreatures, The Continentals, Chevalier, HitGirlz and Sky Commander have an announcement. Coydog, the artist, has been creating the beautiful illustrations, and TheDeeMan ...
Language
Andreas_Helixfinger at 12:00AM, May 8, 2022
As a compulsive - and rather obsessive – writer I often find myself tinkering around with language. And I’ve always found the creativity and imagination that can go into the language within a fictional world to be similar to that of an illustrator. When done well it can bring color and ...
The Art That Made Us
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, May 7, 2022
A million things have already been said and talked about regarding an artist's inspiration. A million more will be. From debates on what constitutes inspiration vs. poaching or plagiarism to what makes an artist inspired by other artists' work.
But what I want to talk about is not exactly ...
A Bit of a Stretch
Banes at 12:00AM, May 5, 2022
On a recent episode of Better Call Saul there was a plot element that caused some discussion/criticism.
Mild spoilers for Better Call Saul ahead.
There's a character on this show, Lalo, who was set up to be almost - almost - more than human. This is not a superhero show ...
QUACKCAST 581 - David's always right
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, May 3, 2022 LISTEN on our new player!
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David's always right - Introducing Hpkomic! Hpkomic has been with DD since the earliest days, he's a comic artist, writer, English teacher, and podcaster. He even ...
Inspiration/Plagiarism
Andreas_Helixfinger at 12:00AM, May 1, 2022
I’m taking a pause from the Fantastic Bestiary this week as I haven’t been my best healthwise lately. Also lately I’ve been distracted by something that has left me with this question poppin’ into my mind, And so this sunday I'm posting this question that perhaps ...
The Unicorn
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, April 30, 2022
No, this article isn't about the mythological beings. I wouldn't want to steal any single one from Andreas Helixfinger's awesome Sunday article series.
What I want to talk about is the metaphorical unicorn: a character that is too good to be true, too unlikely to be found ...
The Villain Combo Platter
Banes at 12:00AM, April 21, 2022
Back when the Deep Space Nine series was developing into a more serialized kind of story, the writers wanted to define the major threat from the distant Gamma Quadrant. Who was going to be the big villain for the series?
The stakes were pretty high, here - what if the villains ...
A Matter of Perspective
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, April 16, 2022
Consider this typical fantasy story:
There was once a young handsome man who was good with the sword, excellent with everyone in the village he lived with, and loved and cherished by all. However, he was unhappy because the one girl he fell in love with did not love him ...