I first heard the phrase “an itch to scratch” from the creators/writers of Better Call Saul. When they were expanding and deepening the “Saul” character from Breaking Bad, they needed to change a comedic side character into a fully rounded lead character. And Vince Giligan said that an early ...

An Itch to Scratch
Banes at 12:00AM, May 9, 2024Creator Interview: Marcorossi
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, April 27, 2024
It's time for another interview, with Marcorossi, one of DD's most active and proliferate webcomic artists, who also has FINISHED WEBCOMICS.
But enough intro on my part! Let's let Marco talk, here we go!
1. Let’s start! Tell us a bit about yourself.
Hi! I’m ...
Fooled Ya!
Banes at 12:00AM, April 4, 2024
Here we are - Thursday again! I tells ya, the weeks and months just FLY by.
It was April Fool's Day the other day, and I was thinking about stories, and how sometimes books, TV shows, movies, or whatever will try and FOOL us. Like, the entire story is a ...
Quackcast 680 - Intelligence in Fiction
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, March 26, 2024 LISTEN on our player!
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Today we're talking about the depiction of “intelligence” in fiction! There are a lot of ways this shows up: the genius detective who can understand any clue and uncover any lie, the amazing doctor who can ...
Quackcast 678 - Panel order!
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, March 12, 2024 LISTEN on our player!
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Banes did a really interesting newspost about panel order and how we read comics- not just left to right or right to left but which panel flows to what and how you get the reader to go ...
The Power Couple
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Feb. 24, 2024
I haven't seen Disney's Wish because, I'll be honest, it didn't look appealing to me. I have though listened to a lot of critiques by people that have. Beyond the general ‘it isn’t what it could have been' consensus, one thing I saw as a ...
The Comedy Villain
Banes at 12:00AM, Jan. 18, 2024
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 ...
A Different Kind of Story Structure
Banes at 12:00AM, Dec. 28, 2023
I have a lot of interest in story structure. Understanding what it is, how it works, and using it to write better stories. Stories that will keep people more interested, and deliver a satisfying experience…that's what we try to do when we're making comics and writing stories ...
Quackcast 661 - Steaks... stakes
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Nov. 14, 2023 LISTEN on our player!
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Stakes are a part of a story. What does a character want? What means the most to the character? What are they after, what do they care about? Stakes can be really subjective like that and they ...