A mysterious murder has been unveiled when Detective Jack's android partner, Daisy, has been found dead in her apartment with a bullet wound in her head. After falling off the wagon and going on a binge-drinking bender, Jack is assigned a new partner and has to figure out what ...
Depicting Cultures Different than Your Own
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Feb. 10, 2018
Depicting a culture different to ours can be a tricky process. There are a ton of pitfalls involved, from showing a stereotypical (right down to racist) almost fetishized version of the actual culture to presenting it in a light directly connected to the author’s/creator’s culture (therefore either ...
The Main Character Decoy
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Nov. 25, 2017
One reason why the movie Psycho is so iconic is, aside the expert directing and artistic cinematography, the fact that the one we’re led to believe is the main character of the movie gets brutally killed in the shower quite early into the movie.
What did killing her off ...
Quackcast 349 - Bad Gods
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Nov. 21, 2017 LISTEN!
This is the Quackcast where I get things wrong! Haha, I DO love to imagine that I know everything but fortunately Tantz and Pit are there to correct me! For this Quackcast I was thinking about the way we assign villains when there's a religious theme or anything ...
Quackcast 347 - Psychopomps and Death Personified - HAPPY BIRTHDAY KAWAII!
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Nov. 7, 2017HAPPY HALLOWEEN, 2017!
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Oct. 30, 2017
Six weeks ago, at the end of my article titled “Psychopomps and Death Personified”, I asked the question: Can you think of any examples of the personification of Death in a comic? How about on Drunk Duck (Yes, you can plug your own comic)?
Much to my delight, fellow community ...
Horror Minus Horror
Banes at 12:00AM, Oct. 19, 2017It's time for horror talk!
I was just watching a discussion by the red letter media dudes about one of my favorite horror flicks, The Re-Animator.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAPeMftLe_o
They addressed something I've talked about before, and still agree with.
A horror story can ...
FEATURED COMIC --> Journey Through NhauWe
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Oct. 4, 2017
There's some troubled relationships amongst the tribe… when you're hunter gatherers living in a lush green forest full of dangerous animals, irresponsible behaviour could mean death! Harp isn't making many friends with her impulsive devil-may-care ways, riding a wolf-like gruuf through the middle of the hunting party ...
The Power of Comments
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Sept. 23, 2017
Feedback from your audience has always been important- from the renaissance palace parlors to enlightenment salons to the modern art galleries, how much the audience is pleased by what the creator procures is central.
But in the age of the internet and webcomics, where comics are updated page by page ...