Deconstructing the Artist Alley Convention Booth

kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Nov. 10, 2014



Here's the Scene:
Palms are sweating, the convention doors are about to open. Every plush doll, button, glossy 12“x24” poster is hanging around the overpriced booth that was paid for with a year's worth of savings. Welcome to the Artist Alley, where it is always a game ...


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FRIDAY NEWSPOST - Local Comic Cons

HippieVan at 12:00AM, Nov. 7, 2014



While the idea of making a big trip to San Diego Comic Con has always been intriguing to me, so far my experience of conventions has been limited to the local con that happens in my city every October.

Nerd culture must be experiencing a boom in Canada, because I ...



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Día de los Muertos

kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Oct. 27, 2014
tags: Day, Dead, of, the



Living in Southern California makes me no stranger to to the Mexican holiday of Día de Muertos, otherwise known as Day of the Dead. However, I had never experienced one before and lucky for me, when the opportunity arose this weekend I jumped at the chance.

I decided to dress ...



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FRIDAY NEWSPOST - Inner Turmoil in Comics

HippieVan at 12:00AM, Oct. 17, 2014
tags: haze, ink, inner, lucid, turmoil



Comics are a great medium for action-heavy stories, but showing inner conflict without massive walls of text can be difficult. The other day I picked up a very disappointing graphic novel version of “Frankenstein” - it read like an illustrated summary of the book, not reflecting any of the angst and ...

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Halloween 2014 Masquerade Mash! An Original Comic Character and Costume Challenge

kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Oct. 6, 2014


It is finally October which means the smell of maple spice, burning firewood, and pumpkin pie fill the air. After having grown up with the Peanuts' “It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” and Ray Bradbury's book “The October Country”, I understand how much this month is cherished. Fall ...

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Get Ready for the Big Ones!!

kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Sept. 29, 2014


No, this not “The Big One” earthquake that is supposed to wreak havoc on Los Angeles one day. Today's newspost is to shine a spotlight on the winners of the three coveted DD Awards spots that Niccea likes to call “The Big Ones”. The last day for awards announcements ...

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Quackcast 183 - Work Life balance

Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Sept. 9, 2014

LISTEN!

- Art by Kawaiidaigakusei

Content:
This Quackcast topic was inspired by a newspost by Kawaiidaigakusei who described a short autobiographical account of her own experiences managing the difficult work/life balance of doing webcomics online and at the same time having a normal life otherwise. How do you balance those ...




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FRIDAY NEWSPOST - Documenting Travel Through Comics

HippieVan at 12:00AM, Sept. 5, 2014



Often when I'm trying to introduce a friend or family members to graphic novels (or I'm trying to convince them that comics can have more substance than Archie or Superman), I will gift them a copy of something by Guy Delisle. For those of you not familiar with ...

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The Last Judgement Call for the Drunk Duck Awards

kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, July 28, 2014



Niccea writes:
"We are doing good in recruiting presenters, but we need a lot more judges. So far, only two people have stepped up, and I thank them. However, if there are not more judges signing up, I will have to cancel this years' awards . Last time we did a ...


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The Balancing Act of the Real World and Creating Webcomics

kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, July 21, 2014



My personality appears extroverted in the right social situations when I am surrounded by like-minded people, however I know deep down that I am truly an introvert because I recharge when I am by myself and drawing.

When I first started getting serious about webcomics in college, there were many ...



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