Soviet poster advocating atheism and science over religion
From the most ancient times, art has always been used by the ruling classes for purposes of propaganda, to propagate certain ideas about those commissioning it and their purposes: that kings are mighty, that regimes are for ever, that the enemy is ...
Art and Propaganda
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, July 21, 2018On Being Militant
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, June 9, 2018
Anyone that knows me even a little is aware that I have strong involvement in common affairs, activism and maintain strong political views. My comic also has a lot of social and political commentary woven into the story and I strive to make my case through my art, be it ...
The Sheet of Glass and Other Tropes
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, June 8, 2018
Tropes aren’t bad. In fact, they are a useful and, at times, necessary shorthand that creators, particularly in the webcomic field, can wield to enhance their work. J Hillis Miller posited a trope as, “… the use of figurative language, via word, phrase or an image, for artistic effect.”
Every ...
Quackcast 376 - Comic Tutorials
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, May 29, 2018 LISTEN!
kawaiidaigakusei makes a return to the Quackcast! Together with the crew we chat about some of our favourite comic making tutorials on DD. Yes, there IS a tutorials section on the site and people have created some amazing and clever tutes on how to both write and draw better ...
Being a Generous God - when they go against the divine plan
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, May 25, 2018
As creators, we believe that we are the gods of our stories. The tales we weave are of our construct and the characters are subject to our petty whims…at first. When we begin to craft our worlds and populate them with, what we hope, are well rounded characters, we ...
The Democratically elected hashtag is #QuackChat
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, May 18, 2018
Hi there everyone!
The results are in! After a week of democratically lead voting on Twitter we can finally announce the hashtag to follow. A big congratulations goes out to Ironscarf whose suggestion shall now reign supreme on all our chats from henceforth!
And without further ado the hashtag is ...
The Sizzle and the Steak
Banes at 12:00AM, May 10, 2018
For of all sad words of tongue and pen,
The saddest are these: “It might have been!”
Whether it's a webcomic, graphic novel, book, TV Show or movie, there is generally a “promise” made to the audience on some level. Maybe it starts with a thumbnail image and a ...
DD Twitter Hour - Come in for a chat
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, May 4, 2018
If you’re looking for a way to connect with a wider comic audience as well as fellow creators a great way to do so is fly over to Twitter and join in one the weekly chats held throughout the week.
These chats run for about an hour and it ...