Fan Service in Comics

HippieVan at 12:00AM, June 26, 2015



This post was inspired ozoneocean's forum thread about sexism, as well as a recent update by JustNoPoint. (Quick note: none of my comments about fan service are directed at JNP's work! It was just his joking about fan service that had me thinking about it.)

“Fan service” can ...



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QUACKCAST 224 - Finding your own voice as a writer

Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, June 23, 2015

LISTEN!

- Art by Kevin Hayman.

Content:
For Quackcast 224 I've asked Kevin Hayman back again (KOTA's world, Mailbox Rocketship, Erant Apprentice), to regale us with his Owen Wilson stylings…
But seriously, the topic is “finding your own voice in writing”, i.e. learning not to imitate your hero ...





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2015 DD Awards - Submit your FYC pages and Trophy Designs!

HippieVan at 12:00AM, June 12, 2015



Niccea is now accepting For Your Consideration pages for the 2015 Drunk Duck Awards! Call Me Tom has prepared the first page, which you can see here.

Rules:
Keep the pages G-rated
Stick to the theme of hunting for/suggesting a venue
Pages must be submitted by the first week ...






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The Digital Dark Age Cometh!

kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Feb. 16, 2015


Does everyone remember floppy disks?

This morning, the top trending topic was the warning issued by Vint Cerf, vice-president of Google, that we must create tangible back-up copies of all our digital works or else we may lose everything, every memory in a “digital Dark Age”. So I read about ...


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The 2015 Drunk Duck Valentine's Day Card Exchange Extravaganza!!

kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Feb. 9, 2015


(click cover image for a printable version of all the cards)

Valentine's Day is this upcoming weekend and to commemorate this most lovely of holidays, a group of Drunk Ducks have come together to bring you the most unique set of Valentine's Day cards. This set is a ...


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FEATURED COMIC --> Onward

kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Feb. 4, 2015


What happens when a large anthropomorphic orange Rakasta (cat-tiger) rows up to the shore one day in a bowl-shaped boat? The only answer to that question is: An adventure! Spike is a fun-loving, easily pleased feline with a penchant for getting caught in gillnets. The minute he arrives in town ...

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FEATURED COMIC --> Journey Man

Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Dec. 17, 2014



Summary:
Will is very, very ordinary guy, stuck in a job he hate with a boss who's a real dick… well, his life is about to get just a little bit worse. There are inter-dimensional ghost aliens, gigantic cockroaches, and all sorts of horrible alien creatures on the prowl ...


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Deconstructing the Artist Alley Convention Booth

kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Nov. 10, 2014



Here's the Scene:
Palms are sweating, the convention doors are about to open. Every plush doll, button, glossy 12“x24” poster is hanging around the overpriced booth that was paid for with a year's worth of savings. Welcome to the Artist Alley, where it is always a game ...


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FRIDAY NEWPOST - "FanService" and Sexy Ladies in Comics

HippieVan at 12:00AM, Sept. 12, 2014



There's been a bit of a kerfuffle recently over an almost ridiculously sexy Spider-Woman cover drawn by Milo Manara. I was quite surprised by the uproar, actually - voluptuous ladies in skin-tight outfits is definitely not new to comics. For whatever reason, this particular drawing seems to have crossed a ...

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FRIDAY NEWSPOST - Happy Easter!

HippieVan at 12:00AM, April 18, 2014



Happy Easter, DrunkDuckers!

In celebration of The Holiday with the Best Chocolate, I've put together a mini easter egg hunt for you all. I've hidden three easter eggs somewhere in the forums - first person to find each one and send me the joke below it via PQ gets ...



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