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——–Little Bigger and Encephalitis—————-
This is the story of a couple of ladies that live in a big deer that is presumably made of wood. one day a talking turd comes to their house for some reason. and because of their desire to punch something everyday they kick his ass ...

Hello, everyone, and welcome to Panel by Panel, a periodic exploration of comic panels around The Duck.

This week I wanted to look at a comic that was brought up in the comments of my previous post when discussing framing of panels. It's always a fun opportunity to write ...

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——–Captain Hello Squirrel—————-
I don't know why so many stories start with the protagonist waking up and then proceed on to several pages of their morning routine. This one is nicely broken by the appearance of a freaking squirrel wearing a pair of pants as a hat and peeing ...

A fun type of character is the Comedy Villain. This is not a comic relief character in a more serious story; this is the Villain in a Comedic story or series. Actually, they MIGHT be the funniest character - but we'll get to that in a bit.

The legendary comedy ...

Photo: “I Love to Singa”. Owl Jolson. Merrie Melodies directed by Tex Avery. (1936)

“I Love to Singa”, a 1936 vintage episode of Merrie Melodies, follows a story of a young owlet under the moniker Owl Jolson that enters a radio show contest under the radar of his parents.

The ...

Hello, everyone, and welcome to Panel by Panel, a periodic exploration of comic panels around The Duck.

It's always a treat when I see something done in comics I haven't really seen before. It's not exactly a rare thing, but when you have read as many comics ...

Photo: “2023 Album Cover: Relaxation and Reflection”. Personalized cover created by YouTubeMusic based on music preferences. (December 2023)

It is New Year’s Eve, a couple of hours before 2024 and I am perusing my college store catalogue searching for any new merchandise showcasing the school’s logo. A few ...

I've only read three books in my life.

Okay, that's not true - over the years I've read nearly a dozen.

But the first art-instruction book I used (at least, the earliest one I can remember) was this book
about using basic shapes to draw animals.

It was ...

Something strange is happening in the city, there have been a couple of weird, unexplainable murders: a skeleton with all the flesh exploded off of it, a mugger shot by his own gun when the bullet flew through it backwards… This is tied to the story of a mysterious government ...

Time doesn't really exist in comics. Someone can blast through multiple pages in seconds, or linger on one panel for years. Well, that would be rare. But you see what I'm saying.

What if you want to make your readers slow down? To give your pages the pace ...