Photo: “Origin the Game”. Created by David Abiola Olukoga. (December 2023)

The Wait is Over!

ORIGIN THE GAME IS FINALLY OUT. YOU CAN PLAY IT HERE:

Link: https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/911395



Link: https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/911395

The Origin Game is Now Available to Play ...

There's generally a tennet about character building for a villain in a story or webcomic that urges the creator to humanize them by giving them a backstory that “fleshes them out”. Often, “humanization” of a villain is taken to mean that they come across as more sympathetic or appealing ...

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We're up to number 666 Quackcasts so our topic this time is evil! Evil is a complicated subject, we all think we know what it is but we really don't, there are just so many ...

It is another all-nighter for Druhi as she spends the evening writing a research paper for school. The discussion topic is centered around a winged angel known as the Light Bringer, the Morning Star, the Planet Venus, but most famously known in various religions and cultures by the names Lucifer ...

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This week our talk is an art one: eyes! We talk about how to draw them, adding meaning and expression, the way different cultures use them, different styles for doing eyes, reflection, shadow, focus and a million ...

Two exciting announcements today for Origin by davidxolukoga and Nakamura Rex by Furwerk studio.

davidxolukoga writes:

"Origin Reader Awards Starts on December 10



ORIGIN READER AWARDS 2023 LAUNCH

Hey,
So the Awards Launch today, tomorrow we'll start to unveil the winners. But first, the categories:
1. BLUE MOON AWARD ...

Last week I had the fortune of stumbling across Netflix's latest animated series, Blue Eye Samurai. I didn't expect much, but I was so bowled over by the sheer excellence of this show that I ended up binging the entire first season overnight. Like all shows, it's ...

A cynical young fox and his overly happy mates experience the day to day ups and downs of life together as good friends, teasing each other and supporting one another in times of weakness. We slowly learn more about what makes them tick as the story goes on. Short changed ...

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We're talking about parody and its evil twin satire. There are good parodies and bad ones but we feel the better parodies are the indirect ones that make fun of and exaggerate the theme or the ...

Photo: “Part 11”. Original characters and story created by GrapeApe. Nocturne 21. (November 2023)

Anniversary Milestone

Here is a message from GrapeApe, creator of Nocturne 21:

Hi!

November 22nd marked the 20th anniversary of my comic Nocturne 21! Twenty years ago my angsty teenage self picked up a crappy composition ...