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, 2016Before the Beginning
Banes at 12:00AM, Nov. 3, 2016
One of the great things about the original Star Wars movies was the strong sense of a grand, adventurous, and terrible history before the movie started. So much is hinted at through Obi Wan Kenobi about the Jedi Knights, Anakin Skywalker, great friendships, laser swords, and terrible war and loss ...
Jack-O-Lanterns!
HippieVan at 12:00AM, Oct. 21, 2016
Pumpkin carving! It’s one of those funny types of art like Easter egg painting or decorating gingerbread cookies that you only ever get to do once a year. I never seem to get much better at pumpkin carving, but that doesn’t stop me from getting pretty intense about ...
Character and subtext in horror
Banes at 12:00AM, Oct. 20, 2016
The Drunk Duck Awards, 2016 are underway! Check 'em out here:
http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Drunk_Duck_Awards_2016/
In the movie “The Innkeepers”, two clerks in an allegedly haunted hotel work on the last night before the place closes down. They deal with some odd final guests, both human and otherwise (maybe ...
QUACKCAST 293 - THE BURBS DVD commentary
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Oct. 18, 2016 LISTEN!
The Burbs video cover
In this happy season of October we come to that time of year again when Banes starts to get excited by Halloween! This year his idea was for us all to do a real time DVD commentary for The Burbs, that great comedy horror film ...
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 ...
Lackadaisical Nonsense
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Sept. 5, 2016
“If you want to get through the work week, then you need to allow some time in your schedule to do something completely mindless.”
“How about playing board games like this one? Scrabble is pretty fun.”
“No.”
“What about yoga?”
“No, that still does not count. In yoga, you are ...
A Great Big Community Project Round-Up!
HippieVan at 12:00AM, Sept. 2, 2016
There are quite a few interesting little projects going on right now! I thought it would be nice to showcase some of them in case people are interested in getting involved. Community projects are a great way to play around with your characters, get creative with writing and drawing, and ...