Following the release of Disney’s latest streaming device, I have had the opportunity to watch the newest live action movie of Lady and the Tramp based on the 1955 animated version of the same name. I would be remiss not to to say that I started my subscription mainly ...
Reimagining Ethnic Stereotypes
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Dec. 16, 2019The Slow Burn
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Dec. 14, 2019
Generally nowadays, perhaps because of the nature of today's media and ways of consuming stories, a fast-paced, rapid-fire approach is favored for telling stories. It's with good reason. With so many options available to a finite audience, there is a high competition for grabbing the audience's attention ...
"How we made the typeface Comic Sans"
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, Dec. 13, 2019
In my research for a larger article about comics and typography, I stumbled upon an article that talked about how and why the font “Comic Sans” came into existence. Published via The Guardian, Vincent Connare, Comic Sans’ typographer commented,
”One program was called Microsoft Bob, which was designed to make ...
QUACKCAST 455 - Religion in fiction
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Dec. 3, 2019 LISTEN on our new player!
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We're talking about how religion is portrayed in fiction and a bit about WHY. This was a surprisingly fascinating topic. I came up with the idea ...
So I Finally Saw the Joker...
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Nov. 23, 2019
It so happens that as I write these lines, I have a terrible headache. So I can't gather my thoughts enough for the third installment of my discussion of motivations and ideologies and actions, but I think I'm good to write what I'd promised- my review of ...
The Devil Inside
Banes at 12:00AM, Nov. 21, 2019
Nowhere to Hyde
Last time we talked about characters who are not what they seem. Folks who are introduced one way but are revealed to have a secret nature, or hidden depths, or a hidden agenda.
Another type of “hidden side” I enjoy is a little less universal, but can ...
Motivation, Ideology, Action 2
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Nov. 16, 2019
Last time we talked about motivation in people, and its relationship to behavior. And I must say you all had great comments I feel deserve to be addressed, so instead of a four-part tour to the world of what makes people tick, I will add a fifth part where I ...
Demographics
Banes at 12:00AM, Nov. 7, 2019Who's it for?
In writing instructional books, there used to be this bit about deciding who your story/screenplay/series is FOR. This is a notion used in the industry (so I've read) to figure out who the audience is going to be for a given project. In ...
QUACKCAST 451 - Fans who criticise are are good fans
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Nov. 5, 2019 LISTEN on our new player!
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“Toxic fans” is a bit of a catch cry now and that has seemed to turn into the idea that any fan who is critical of something ...
Lurker or commenter?
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, Sept. 20, 2019
One of the aspects of creating comics we get excited about is the comments. We want to know if our story is resonating with our fans or, more to the point, if our fans are actually there at all. But in the age of Internet feuds and downvoting, it can ...