No matter what the genre, plot and general tone of your comic, death always is absolute.
Or alternatively, death is used as a very efficient comedy device (if anyone remembers the numerous ways Dirk dies in Dragon’s Layer). Unsurprisingly so, I think, since real comedy is based on tragedy ...
When Death Comes…
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Nov. 12, 2016What is it that needs to be original? (No, it’s not the story)
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Nov. 5, 2016
The old frenetic push to any creator to be ‘original’- especially, though not limited, in literature, in comics and the arts in general is nothing new. It pretty much is the first question anyone has when trying to assess a work of art: is it original?
Often, for the answer ...
Swearing in Comics
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Oct. 22, 2016
art by Hergé, of course
Hello, hello!
Before I begin my ramblings, may I remind you that the DD Awards are currently being served?
What's that you say? I just did?
Awesome!
F*cking awesome!
How did my “awesome!” change for you with the swear word, if at all ...
Do Kiki and Bouba Have a Say in Your Comics?
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Oct. 15, 2016
Hello, hello! As of today, I am in charge of the Saturday newspost- and you have Ozoneocean to thank (or blame) for that! If you want to get to know me better, I am a regular in the Quackcast where you can hear me be a Greek Person, and you ...
Summer (or Winter) 2015 Blockbusters
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, May 25, 2015
-Breathtaking original art by El Cid
While the end of this season of television ending this month, many shows will begin Summer programming this week. The beauty of Summer (or Winter) is that less time can be spent indoors and the movie theatres will be a refuge to cool off ...
FRIDAY NEWSPOST - Comic Book Idols
HippieVan at 12:00AM, Aug. 29, 2014
Yesterday, August 28th, was the anniversary of Jack Kirby's birthday. This has prompted some people to talk about how his work affected them, and made me think a bit about comic book influences and artists we look up to. Although I wasn't actively a huge fan of Kirby ...
FRIDAY NEWSPOST – Niccea is missing?! And join us for the live call-in Quackcast TOMORROW!
HippieVan at 12:00AM, May 30, 2014LIVE PHONE-IN QUACKCAST
Ozoneocean and Banes are recording an extra special Quackcast tomorrow! They're going to be taking questions from people over Skype, as well as Twitter and Google+, starting at 11am Eastern Time.
Check out the forum thread for more details: http://theduckwebcomics.com/forum/topic/176150/
DD ...
QUACKCAST 157 - A very modern Modest Medusa
Ozoneocean at 7:00AM, March 11, 2014 LISTEN!
Content:
Banes returns to the Quackcast to join me on another interview with Jake Richmond of the very popular Modest Medusa! This time we get to find out more about Jake's comic making technique, his writing style, character creation, colour technique, drawing materials, programs and his whole work ...
QUACKCAST 155 - A Moment with Modest Medusa
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Feb. 25, 2014 LISTEN!
Content:
After a terrible bathroom flooding incident Modest Medusa was born. That's sort of the beginning of the story of Modest Medusa, but also how the comic began too! In this Quackcast I interview Jake Richmond, the creator of the very successful and popular Modest Medusa: a pretty ...
QUACKCAST Episode 78 - MoniqueM, art expert part 2
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, May 22, 2012LISTEN!
Summary:
This is the second and final part of our interview with our art expert Monique MacNaughton (AKA Coydog), Canadian comic artist extraordinaire! Here I interrogate her thoroughly, ferreting out every artistic secret, tip, trick, and tadpole that she keeps up the voluminous sleeves of her artist's smock ...