Here we are - Thursday again! I tells ya, the weeks and months just FLY by.

It was April Fool's Day the other day, and I was thinking about stories, and how sometimes books, TV shows, movies, or whatever will try and FOOL us. Like, the entire story is a ...

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Today we're talking about the depiction of “intelligence” in fiction! There are a lot of ways this shows up: the genius detective who can understand any clue and uncover any lie, the amazing doctor who can ...

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Banes did a really interesting newspost about panel order and how we read comics- not just left to right or right to left but which panel flows to what and how you get the reader to go ...

I haven't seen Disney's Wish because, I'll be honest, it didn't look appealing to me. I have though listened to a lot of critiques by people that have. Beyond the general ‘it isn’t what it could have been' consensus, one thing I saw as a ...

Oliver has achieved a reputation (and a promotion) for getting work assignments completed in his department for Selene, the office boss and show runner. Once home, Oliver has game nights and creates art because there is nothing more enjoyable than rolling a chair up to a desk and drawing on ...

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Art Vs the Artist part 2
Here we're fulfilling the promise of Quackcast 671 and examining what the art can tell us about the artist! Can certain themes, an art style, choice of imagery, jokes, humour ...

A fun type of character is the Comedy Villain. This is not a comic relief character in a more serious story; this is the Villain in a Comedic story or series. Actually, they MIGHT be the funniest character - but we'll get to that in a bit.

The legendary comedy ...

The next Anthology of Duck comics is in development - Remember to vote for the title! The thread is here:

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Here's some writing advice from Neil Gaiman, writer of comic books and other media. They're outstanding of course.

The Rules of Writing ...

Classic X-men reprinted the Chris Claremont stories and included new Claremont stories A+


IMPORTANT NOTE: To my knowledge, Chris Claremont is alive and well. This is just a fan's tribute.
This article will let you know what he's working on right now, as well!


Chris Claremont is one ...

I have a lot of interest in story structure. Understanding what it is, how it works, and using it to write better stories. Stories that will keep people more interested, and deliver a satisfying experience…that's what we try to do when we're making comics and writing stories ...