Seriously Funny
I didn't have a chance last week to talk about the passing of Bob Einstein, aka Super Dave Osborne, aka Marty Funkhauser.
Hilarious as Larry David's sometimes-nemesis and sometimes-friend, Marty Funkhauser, I remember him from many years ago on an old show called “Bizarre”.
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Seriously Funny
Banes at 12:00AM, Jan. 10, 2019Convergent Creation Part 2
Amelius at 12:21PM, Dec. 16, 2018
Last weekend we discussed that strange phenomenon of independent creation, where there's more than a passing resemblance to another work but it's not a case of plagiarism. Interestingly, not long after I posted that I saw not one but two instances of independent creation being brought up (though ...
Tools of the Trade
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, July 27, 2018
Webcomics can take many forms and with every story comes a unique and creative style. We have talked about naming your comics, the themes one can incorporate and how you developed your own style over time. This week, we’re getting technical. This week we break out the tools!
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Quackcast 382 - Suspension of disbelief
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, July 10, 2018 LISTEN!
This week we talk about maintaining suspension of disbelief: the way you have to convince people of the world your story is set in and keep them there. Everything you do is done for that, to convince them your characters make sense and the world works. There's a ...
Quackcast 361 - Primordial Creations
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Feb. 13, 2018 LISTEN!
Today we talk about where our characters began, not their origin stories or why we started writing them but rather what they used to look like! Pitface was inspired to create a thread based on this idea by Emma Clare's newspost series of origin stories. So we just ...
The Origin Stories of Webcomics | Part 2
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, Jan. 26, 2018
Last week I decided to be indulgent and explain where I came from as a webcomic creator and this week I am finishing that story, at least up to where I am now. It was so lovely reading all your comments about your origins. It is very easy to look ...
The Origin Stories of Webcomics | Part 1
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, Jan. 19, 2018
For this week I decided to take a break from the usual topic of comic promotion and, instead, talk about something more personal. Every now and then I get asked how I got into webcomics and, as an inevitable follow up, where should they start. If you’ll indulge me ...
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 ...
Characters’ Pets (and Why They’re Occasionally Annoying)
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Sept. 16, 2017
A pet is wonderful to have in your life- they will usually love you unconditionally and give you moments of solace with their antics. They become a member of the family, they have personalities that make them unique across all other pets you will ever have and across species. You ...
FEATURED COMIC -> Monster Corp
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, May 24, 2017
Monsters are a part of every day life here. Monsters are ordinary people, you can even have little monster pets! But there are also dangerous, gigantic MONSTER type monsters. A special government military squad deals with these… if the vigilantes don't get there first! This is an exciting action ...