It is a typical day at the coffee shop and two baristas have to deal with the daily antics at their new job. After spending the morning trying to invent the next best spiced drink, a series of events occur from having to deal with strange customers, customers who are ...
How Does a Comic Get Featured Revisited
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, June 25, 2018
I have been helping with the featured comic section for the last five years. A while back, a comic creator on The Duck asked how a comic gets featured, and this was the explanation:
In order for a comic to get featured on The Duck, it must pass through a ...
A Day Without Webcomic Host Sites
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Dec. 18, 2017
(The idea of this post piggybacks on Tantz's article on Net Neutrality, which was inspired by Jillyfoo's forum thread on the same topic. Jillyfoo coined the phrase “planting the worry seeds” in the forum post in order to consider the worst possible outcome.)
I would go outside and ...
At the End of the Day, We All Revert to Our Seventh Grade Selves
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, May 22, 2017
Before I begin, I must preface that this news article is brought to you by the workings of a large iced dark roast coffee (black) and a large unsweetened iced green tea. This magical concoction of caffeine has offered a rush of thoughts and clarity to the regular thoughts that ...
HOME v. AWAY: where to work?
HyenaHell at 12:00AM, May 5, 2017
Typically I work on my comics and illustration at home in my studio. I know I'll have everything I need on hand, for one. Also I hate and mistrust almost everyone and everything, as working in the service industry for the majority of my adult life has left me ...
Peace and Quiet, or Buzzing with Activity?
HippieVan at 12:00AM, Dec. 16, 2016
What is the best atmosphere to create in? This applies to art, of course, but also to just about anything you might be working on independently.
Some of my friends seem to be able to work with limitless distractions around. Fairly regularly I go over to my friend’s house ...
Backgrounds, part 2: Familiar Locations
HippieVan at 12:00AM, Aug. 26, 2016
Last week, I wrote about my attempts to put more effort into drawing backgrounds. A few people in the comments brought up the settings that they draw repeatedly for their comics.
Planning
My main character is a wanderer, so there aren’t a ton of repeat locations in my comic ...
Modern Heroes: Only in West Hollywood
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Nov. 9, 2015
After spending three hours reading Fragile Things by Neil Gaiman in a public library on Friday afternoon, I ran into the most marvelous sculpture on display while taking a stroll through West Hollywood Park. The shiny, white sculpture was based on two popular and beloved comic book superheroes, Batman and ...