Something about Hawk just makes me want to write to his parents and tell them what a good job they did raising him. I feel like a better person myself just knowing him. Maybe it's because he's so great? He's level-headed, reliable, honest, positive and talented. He ...

Our resident firefighter PIT_FACE has a brash, rough-around-the-edges image (her comic PUTRID MEAT certainly helps that along!) but she's been an enduring example of the community spirit here on DD. She's been around for what seems like ages, full of humor and surprisingly sage advice, and somehow makes ...

El Cid's avatar is a little spooky, and his main comic Death Porn could be described as infamous (as well as very popular), but don't be fooled! El Cid is a man who knows what he likes, and he seems to like being super nice and helpful. I ...

DD Awards VOTING ENDS NEXT WEEK! If you don't get your votes in by about noon (US Central) on the 25th (Sunday) then you will have missed your chance!

And the DD Awards STILL NEEDS VOLUNTEERS! It's much better to have too many than not enough, so if ...

from ozoneocean:

This Fridays community spotlight is Abt Nihil, aka Joachim Lipski
Abt has a whole HOST of fantastic, sooper, dooper, high quality webcomics and published books. He’s a webcomicer supreme, frequentely featured here at DD! Just check out his work, it’s all listed in his profile, including ...

Episode 42 - My Infinite Canvas Could Beat Up Your Interactive Story

In this extra-ordinary length podcast about extra-ordinary webcomics, skoolmunkee and ozoneocean talk about how media, format, topic (and other features) may factor into whether a comic is “traditional” or not. And some of their favorite examples!

Featured Comics:
Grimm ...

The comic starts with Eli, a young boy in a tough spot: up on a stage in front of a large, grotesquely costumed audience with his head on the chopping block. Why is he there, and what has he done wrong? Eli's problems are focused around a girl named ...

from ozoneocean:

VegaX is this week’s community spotlight. He’s been here with us at DD forever, but over the last few years he’s really come out and been more and more helpful in the community. He’s done a marvelous job managing the comic review section - http ...

Jay is a young guy, a bit shy and not very popular but it looks like he might get a girlfriend… That is until an old nightmare comes to life and gets in the way.
Poor Jay is haunted nightly by a strange spirit that keeps on asking him the ...

usedbooks has been around the site for some time, and it has been great to see her get more and more involved with the site. She's a wonderful example of someone who starts out by just dipping in a toe and gradually ending up swimming around in the deep ...