A few years back, a comic app called Bit Strips was very popular on social media. It was a cut-and-paste type of comic creator that allowed an easy way to design a character and create stories or comics featuring the creator’s likeness. BitStrips was popular on social media or ...

Comic Creating Apps versus Hand Drawing
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Jan. 20, 2020The Joker Sets Comic Book Movie Record at the Golden Globes
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Jan. 6, 2020
After playing the polarizing role of Joker in the film, Joker, Joaquin Phoenix has just won the Golden Globe for best actor in a drama. This awards season has been awarding Phoenix for his role making this awards season rather off-kilter. Phoenix played Arthur Fleck, the troubled stand up comic ...
Celebrate Another Completed Year!
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Dec. 28, 2019
In just three days, 2019 will be in the past!
Often this is the time to make our obligatory “resolutions list” for the year to come, usually from looking back and seeing just what we didn't achieve in the year that is ending.
Making tallies of things we need ...
Should the Past be Edited?
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Dec. 23, 2019
Last week I wrote an article about the Siamese Cats from Lady and the Tramp and several commenters brought up the jive-talking birds from Dumbo as something that was once acceptable and is no longer acceptable.
The most recent Tim Burton Dumbo cut out the crows entirely, but then there ...
Reimagining Ethnic Stereotypes
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Dec. 16, 2019
Following the release of Disney’s latest streaming device, I have had the opportunity to watch the newest live action movie of Lady and the Tramp based on the 1955 animated version of the same name. I would be remiss not to to say that I started my subscription mainly ...
The Slow Burn
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Dec. 14, 2019
Generally nowadays, perhaps because of the nature of today's media and ways of consuming stories, a fast-paced, rapid-fire approach is favored for telling stories. It's with good reason. With so many options available to a finite audience, there is a high competition for grabbing the audience's attention ...