As we approach the end of another year, I had a few ideas about topics related to endings.

If you've read my articles for awhile, you may remember discussions about wants and needs - the plot objective that is more ‘physical’ is the want, and the emotional or thematic pursuit ...

“Blessed Days: Chapter 3; Page 378”. Drawn by InkyMoondrop. (December 2022)

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Blessed Days by InkyMoondrop

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Thanks for reading, it means a lot to me! Blessed Days - Chapter 3 is releasing its last comic on the 23rd of December, there will be extra content shared relating to BD and ...

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Inspired by Banes we did a Quackcast on SUPER TEAMS! You know those groups like the Justice League, the Avengers, the Suicide Squad, or even Monkey, Pigsy ...

Photo: “#900: Most Powerful Beast; The Almighty Lusca.” Drawn by agentny003. My Life as An American Hero 2. (December 2022)

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“Hey, just thought I let you know I completed a 900 page milestone.”

My Life as an American Hero 2 Synopsis:

Three years after the ...

When I was a youngster…and as I got older, too, I was always a big fan of the Super-Team. The X-Men, X-Factor, Alpha Flight, The Avengers…some of these were my favorite comics. And of course, the Super Friends was an old school cartoon that we loved as littl ...

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The 1930s were quite a uniquely influential time for a number of reasons. The 1930s were the very last days of the old world before the new ...

Photo: “500 How the Heck?!”. Mega Maiden and the Chop Chop Princess by Teh Andeh. (December 2022)

Give a round of applause for Teh Andeh, a webcomic creator known for vividly colorful comics—Crystalena Quest; Endstrike; Junk Ship; Mega Maiden and the Chop Chop Princess; Omni Academy; Overhaul Galaxy; ShonenPunk ...

This is gonna be yet another rambling kind of post and a long one at that–so be warned. In the recent month I’ve been doing some soul searching that ties into this personal Christmas shopping spree of sorts that I’ve had recently. To be more specific, I ...

Okay, this is a semi-rant and train of thought post, because I've had a couple whiskey and I'm Having Thoughts About Things. You have been warned.

There was one thing that always bothered me in villains that monologue in movies (I also see it in how social media ...

It's been said by…someone that a character WANTS something. It's one of the ingredients that makes a compelling character. It's also something that makes a character relatable, even one who's very different from the reader/audience.

Most of us aren't centuries-old robots, but we ...