Recently I wrote a throwaway character for my comic based on a real-life friend of mine. In short, he’s a loveable misanthrope. And because he’s based on a real human being, I felt like I owed the character something: he won’t grow, or change, or become a ...

No Hugging, No Learning
HippieVan at 12:00AM, Nov. 18, 2016What is it that needs to be original? (No, it’s not the story)
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Nov. 5, 2016
The old frenetic push to any creator to be ‘original’- especially, though not limited, in literature, in comics and the arts in general is nothing new. It pretty much is the first question anyone has when trying to assess a work of art: is it original?
Often, for the answer ...
QUACKCAST 292 - Separating the art from the artists
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Oct. 11, 2016 LISTEN!
Ayn Rand and The Fountainhead movie poster
Separating the art from the artist, the message from the messenger… Can you do this?
You know, when you find out an actor, musician, comic artist or whatever is an arsehole or says things you disagree with or is a criminal, can ...
Be on the Jonathin Quackup #1 "Personalized" Comic Book Cover!
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Oct. 3, 2016This article was written by raytoons of Jonathin Quackup of the Planet Weralt on Drunk Duck.
The Jonathin Quackup of the Planet Weralt series tells the story that takes place in the fantastical planet of Weralt. The world was once protected my a mysterious beings called the Quacki. They protected ...
On Calling It Quits
HippieVan at 12:00AM, Sept. 30, 2016
This newspost was inspired by a milestone of sorts sent to me by awsome owl 98, so I suppose I ought to start with that! His comic Powell and Derry has just wrapped up after five years and 374 pages. He’s also written a long post in the forums ...
The Webcomic Artist Manifesto
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Sept. 26, 2016
(From the desk of kawaiidaigakusei)
Here is a little treat to celebrate the first week of Autumn. I wrote this version of “The Webcomic Artist Manifesto” in the Fall quarter for an art history class on Dada. A Manifesto is a public declaration used to incite or inspire a group ...
QUACKCAST 289 - Managing your personal brand
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Sept. 20, 2016 LISTEN!
Art by Ozoneocean
This time we're talking about the weird notion of managing your online brand: what name do you publish your creative works under and how do you go about curating that? It's an idea I had after a great artist friend of mine known as ...