The 2014 Spring Comic Convention season is here and in full swing. I have read about virtual conventions for webcomics, but nothing beats the thrill of traveling to a con, spending money on an entrance ticket, waiting in long lines next to strangers in cosplay, and taking photos with famous ...

FRIDAY NEWSPOST - When Comics Jump the Shark
HippieVan at 12:00AM, April 11, 2014
Earlier this week, one of my sisters sent me some upsetting news: Archie Andrews is going to be killed off in an upcoming issue of Life With Archie.
I was an avid Archie fan when I was young. My sisters and I had a truly massive collection which we kept ...
Webcomic Creators Have Creative Minds, Right?
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, April 7, 2014I would like to think that webcomic creators have a different way to see the world. A fresh perspective through rose coloured glasses can soften the realities of the day-to-day. Maybe an artistic touch is all we need to stay content.
This week I created an original inkblot in the ...
FRIDAY NEWSPOST - Contribute to the sci fi Quackcast!
HippieVan at 12:00AM, April 4, 2014
For Quackcast 161, Banes and Ozoneocean are looking for your input!
What are you favourite science fiction books, movies, or shows?
What concepts appeal to you? Which ones don't?
What “type” of sci fi do you like, and why?
Do you write a sci fi comic or work on ...
Underdogs, Underserved, and Underrated Comics: An Interview with Locoma of Anti Featured!
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, March 31, 2014
Last week I was able to chat with lifetime DrunkDuck member Locoma about his process in selecting comics for his Anti-Featured comic. As a fellow featured comic reviewer and fan of underdog comics, I had a lot of curiosity going into the interview about the underground feature reviewer. Plenty of ...
FRIDAY NEWSPOST - Lost Webcomics Detective II
HippieVan at 12:00AM, March 28, 2014
In which I sit behind a desk in a shadowy room, objectify my secretary and seek out missing webcomics and their creators.
This time I went searching for the comic Hellfire, suggested by shastab24 and Abt_Nihil
This comic was apparently deleted by its creator MafiaMonkey, aka Tom Rainford, although his ...
Drawing Music and Its Impact on Webcomic Art
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, March 24, 2014
The world is a noisy place. It makes little difference whether noise is coming from a construction site outside the window, loud neighbors in a crowded apartment, or the supposedly “quiet” times in the middle of the night when the sounds of the crickets outside are amplified ten fold. I ...
FRIDAY NEWSPOST - Chevalier Donation Drive
HippieVan at 12:00AM, March 21, 2014
TheDeeMan and Coydog are running a donation drive to self-publish their fantastic comic Chevalier! Chevalier won last year's Drunk Duck Award for Best All Ages Comic.
Donations will go towards printing and shipping their current book “Chevalier the Queen's Mouseketeer: The Hither and Yon” as well as the ...