Photo: Attack of the Killer Tomatoes TV Series (1990)
A click of the remote would tune into mutant turtles riding a pizza shooter while commercials for Nickelodeon Gak and Floam consumed the screen. It was a real zany time to grow up in the early nineties thanks to the creative ...

The Early Nineties Obsession with Radioactive TV Shows
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, July 19, 2021Do Higher Resolution Graphics Translate into a Better Story?
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, July 12, 2021
A few new generation consoles were released at the end of last year, yet the need to replace or update any gaming systems currently plugged into the television never came up. Chalk it up to old fashioned, old school preferences. However, a dusty box stacked with several original Playstation and ...
FEATURED COMIC --> Quantum Festival
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, July 7, 2021
All the forms of energy generation and energy harnessing have their own characters and traits. Here they are as depicted and explained in a detailed and interesting way as beautiful manga style women. This is an educational, yet beautiful and fun comic that shows us the weaknesses and strengths of ...
An Ode to Sidekicks (Part Deux)
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, June 28, 2021
Photo: Conan O’Brien and Andy Richter during a Cold Open for San Diego Comic-Con International (2016)
Seven years ago, on November 17, 2014, I wrote a Monday article on the Duck following the final taping of the Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson. It was around that time that ...
QUACKCAST 536 - #heroesdon'tdothat
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, June 22, 2021 LISTEN on our new player!
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There was ALL sorts of kerfuffle on the internet centred around the phrase “Heroes don't do that”.
It began with an interview of two people involved ...
Shaking off creator's slump
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, June 18, 2021
The last few months have hit like a sledgehammer, leaving me with a profound sense of “slump”. That feeling of lethargy lazily tangled with a lack of motivation for anything creative. This got me thinking of ways I can shake off this heavy fog and step into the light of ...
The Unseen Enemy
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, June 12, 2021
Protagonists are always in need of antagonists.
Usually, those are visible, concrete, specific: the protagonists are up against someone or someones who are obstructing their way to attaining their goal. Some are even so powerfully clashing against each other that they are nemeses. Superman and Lex Luthor, Batman and the ...
Different Variations of Protagonist
Banes at 12:00AM, June 10, 2021
When we think of a Protagonist, the standard type that comes to mind is the underdog, maybe a young character who goes on a difficult journey and learns some lessons and faces many challenges, or a capable person who gets in way over their head in some kind of intriguing ...
Haters going to hate
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, May 21, 2021
It’s a fairly common sentiment of the Internet. When you put yourself out there, you’re going to get others making bad faith criticisms for the sake of “trolling”. The phrase, “haters going to hate” is meant as a rallying cry for the ego; Bolster yourself with seemingly unearned ...
On Writer’s Block, Slumps, and Bohemia
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, May 17, 2021
The cyclical pattern of creative forces of energy comes and goes like the ocean waves during the high tide. Writing happens so naturally on some days, as easily as cutting a pad of butter with a warm knife, whereas there are other days that require five hours of positive self-talk ...