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Inspired by Emma Clare's Friday newspost about supporting characters, today we're discussing sidekicks! Sidekicks are a useful character type that are used in so many ...
QUACKCAST 426 - Sidekicking
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, May 14, 2019FEATURED COMIC --> Customer Service
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, May 8, 2019
Customer Service is a very relatable comic for anyone who has ever had experience working from behind a cash register. There are familiar occurrences like the onslaught of a mixed variety of customers that ask a bunch of questions to the overbearing boss that believes the customer is always right ...
Making Heads Of Thumbnails
Amelius at 12:04PM, April 28, 2019
Here on DD, your thumbnail is your first impression and as such you should take care with your thumbnail, as it is your first chance to make an impression with a reader. Full disclosure, I don't really like our thumbnails here on DD. These stamp style thumbnails are too ...
Earning Your Twists
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Sept. 8, 2018
There's nothing more intense than subverting the audience's expectations: The righteous character that always says the truth says a lie. The character that values all life ends up murdering someone. The bad sort, the punk that's always terrible ends up saving the day or doing something decent ...
This Way to the Egress
Banes at 12:00AM, May 3, 2018
PT Barnum was a fascinating character, running “freak shows”, museums, and concert tours, and operating as an author and legislator/politician.
Apparently the phrase attached to him, “There's a sucker born every minute” is not necessarily something he
ever said.
As shocking as it is to modern sensibilities, Barnum ...
The Journey Home
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Nov. 21, 2016
I found myself at a crossroads two weeks ago where I felt that my mind and my heart were in two separate places. I would carry on the same routine for months, following the motions of getting to work, performing a mundane task, and then driving home with heavy eyelids ...
A Comic Idea Is Born
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Sept. 12, 2016
It is sometimes unclear to recollect the exact moment that a comic idea comes to fruition. Sometimes a comic emerges out of ton of quickly drawn doodles over a span of time before any of the characters have names or the story has a title.
I can recall the exact ...
The Trouble with Colours
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, July 25, 2016
-Art by Mark Rothko, Red Orange Orange on Red, 1962
The first thing on my mind before I get out of bed in the morning is whether my base wardrobe is going to reflect white, black, and greys, or warm neutrals of tan, taupe, and cream. Five years ago, I ...