Daredevil was a comic I didn't read regularly, although I went through an issue of DD from time to time and had enough interest in the whole Marvel Universe to know his basic history quite well.
Of course, this once-obscure area of interest is now general knowledge, so we ...
Accents, dialects, and different languages in comics
HippieVan at 12:00AM, Jan. 15, 2016
Accents, patterns of speech and the like can be a useful tool in introducing characters. In a film or tv show, a character's accent can immediately reveal the character's nationality or social background. And of course, we've all been conditioned by Hollywood movies to identify the bad ...
VOTE NOW for Your Favorite 2015 Drunk Duck Awards Presenter!!
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Oct. 26, 2015
Niccea would like to remind everyone that she will be accepting 2015 Drunk Duck Awards Extras and Speeches until Halloween (Saturday, October 31st). There is also a ballot for readers to vote for their FAVORITE PRESENTER below:
Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1n_P-UD5c9BKblLW3A3n1CIWNTeDJ24hbCYn3aiNT0Vs/
The above link will take ...
Directing Action in Comic Scripts
HippieVan at 12:00AM, Sept. 11, 2015
I usually write comic scripts with a pretty specific idea of what each panel will look like when drawn: the setting, who’s doing what, facial expressions, and so on. What I almost never do is write any of that down. Except for specific actions that characters have to respond ...
Then and Now
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Sept. 7, 2015
“Save ALL your work. Never throw your old art in the trash!” was a repeated mantra from all my art teachers over the years. The reasoning behind this idea makes sense: Old art is like a time capsule for fresh ideas and it can be a great addition in a ...