Earlier this week, I stumbled upon a forum post from another comic website asking webcomic creators what they would do if they had an entire year to themselves without having to worry about financial obligations such as bills or rent and it was interesting to see the results.
A number ...
What would you do in a year?
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, June 21, 2019Heavy Meta
Banes at 12:00AM, June 20, 2019
I'm not generally a fan of ‘spoofs’ or parodies. There are a few greats of course, like Young Frankenstein, but even the well-regarded ones like the Naked Gun series back in the day aren't ones I was ever crazy about. There are some funny jokes and good performances ...
QUACKCAST 430 - Good beginnings!
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, June 11, 2019 LISTEN on our new player!
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At the beginning of a story how do you grab and KEEP your readers? This comes from the Friday newspost by Emma Clare. Her advice was pretty ...
Starting your story
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, June 7, 2019
You’ve got your amazing idea down for a story but how do you begin? You want to make your first chapter amazing! This is where you need to lay down some concrete foundations to get your audience main character and why they care about what is happening to them ...
Bailing
Banes at 12:00AM, June 6, 2019
When do you bail on a series, movie or story?
We had a pretty fine conversation on the Quackcast last week that wandered into the category of “endings” and when they're set up well vs badly and such. I had a similar convo today with someone about various series ...
QUACKCAST 429 - Bad ends, not bad fans
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, June 4, 2019 LISTEN on our new player!
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This Quackcast was inspired by the fan reaction to Game of Thrones, a series that I haven't watched but Tantz and Banes have! Specifically it's ...
QUACKCAST 425 - Pay-off or rip-off?
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, May 7, 2019 LISTEN on our new player!
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In this Quackcast we chat about set-ups. pay-offs, and rip-offs. To make your climaxes and endings more satisfying you have pay-offs for audience expectations: set them up ...
A confused rant about setup and payoff
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, May 3, 2019
After seeing both the recent episode of Game of Thrones and Avengers: Endgame, I walked away wondering why I felt slightly unfulfilled. I’m going to go into spoiler territory here, so if you haven’t seen either GOT or Endgame it might be best to steer clear of this ...
Coward of Valor Reaches 1000 Page Milestone and Celebrates Three Years of Making Comics
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, April 29, 2019Making Heads Of Thumbnails
Amelius at 12:04PM, April 28, 2019
Here on DD, your thumbnail is your first impression and as such you should take care with your thumbnail, as it is your first chance to make an impression with a reader. Full disclosure, I don't really like our thumbnails here on DD. These stamp style thumbnails are too ...