With the New Year’s celebrations been and gone, New Year’s resolutions are upon us. Although most of us may be setting comic goals for 2020, it’s important to remember that we need to take care of our physical and mental wellbeing. This is easier said than done ...

New habits for 2020
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, Jan. 3, 2020Time Passages
Banes at 12:00AM, Dec. 26, 2019As another year draws to a close, I'm once again thinking about how much time is flying by, more and more quickly the older I get.
Weeks whiz by like mad these days, and how quickly we've reached the end of the year reminds me that YEARS are ...
"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 ...
Writing your hopes and fears
Banes at 12:00AM, Nov. 28, 2019
Do the things you draw come true?
At the end of Annie Hall, Woody Allen's character writes a play that recreates his breakup with Annie. But in the fictional version, they stay together and the romance continues. Narrating the movie, Woody apologizes to the movie's audience and says ...
Rest and review
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, Oct. 18, 2019
Considering how many steps there are in creating comics, planning, plotting, writing, scripting, sketches, pencils, inks or colours and everything in between, it’s important to build in some time for review. Now this seems like a logical step. But when deadlines, self-imposed or otherwise, loom, this step is often ...
Gender Bending
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Oct. 12, 2019
So on occasion, there's a lot of controversy over gender bending characters- that is, to change the character's sex from male to female or vice versa.
I'm not going to talk about my take on this controversy. At least not in this article.
What I want to ...
Cliffhanger With a View
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Sept. 21, 2019
I promise, this is not going to be another opportunity for me to take a shot at Game of Thrones.
In fact, this time I'm seeking to use the example to illustrate another way to approach suspense and intensify the engagement of your audience with the story and the ...
Comic Book Heroes Are Taking Over the Online Casino World
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Aug. 18, 2019
Comic Book Heroes Are Taking Over the Online Casino World
The comic book fan base is increasing in numbers every single day. Nowadays, it is a bit hard to find someone who has not enjoyed reading a nicely illustrated story about popular characters either on a quest to discover a ...