There was a recent article in the Guardian about how playing Dungeons and Dragons had helped siblings bond and cope with the death of their father. It got me thinking about the role that role-playing has played (now there's a phrase) in my own life.

For me role-playing began ...

Photo: “A Page of the Tuesday Funnies Used to Wrap a Mason Jar at the Thrift Store”. The San Diego Union-Tribune. (February 2025)

Gleaning for vintage supplies at the local thrift store, I made out with an assortment of cream coloured typewriter papers weathered by age from card stock cotton ...

In designing a good villain character there's a wide range of paths one can follow. From the grandiose villains that want to take over the world and live in volcano islands, waiting for the hero to fall into their elaborate death trap to humanized villains with complex backstories that ...

Photo: “-Spring- Ch.6: Page 66”. Imago, Nebraska story and art created by InkyMoondrop. (March 2025)

InkyMoondrop writes:

“Hi!


I know the 400th page just got announced, but Chapter 6 of Imago, Nebraska is also coming to a sexually heated up finale, with its last pages publishing on the 11th ...

Photo: “-Spring- Ch.6: Page 51”. Imago Nebraska created by InkyMoondrop. (March 2025)

MILESTONE
Imago, Nebraska Turns Four Hundred Pages Today.

Congratulations on the milestone, InkyMoondrop!

Synopsis

Theo Holloway's life falls apart when a hurricane lays waste to the city of Marlwell, taking his home and loved ones from ...

Photo: “More Than A Psychological Test”. Ink on White Paper, found objects, rubber roller, ink blotter. Created by kawaiidaigakusei. Westwood, Los Angeles, California. (February 2025)

Last Saturday afternoon was spent at an Art Lab in a museum in Los Angeles, California, that was open to participants of all ages.

The ...

Diamond Comic Distributors has gone bankrupt. As someone who once worked in a comic book shop, back in the 80s and 90s, it was something of a shock. I came over all nostalgic for their blue logo. I still have a number of cardboard boxes crammed with comics that have ...

Photo: “#1 Getting Off On The Wrong Foot!”. Grenadine and THE LUNCHERS created by Arspitzer. (February 2025)

Arspitzer writes:

“Hi,



I'd like to announce that my new webcomic Grenadine and THE LUNCHERS that the first strip is now on The Duck!



Here's a link to it:

https://www ...

I was tempted to write about something easy and non-controversial this week, but then decided I would just keep being me. At least this post has something to do with comics, and current news. I'm genuinely interested in what people have to say on this topic, as it it ...

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Do you have a big ego? Do you know someone who has? This Quackcast is about utilising egos for comic characters for comedic purposes, to humanise character, or to make villains more unlikeable and or funny. Big ...