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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Could Dr. House Have Been Inspired By Dr. Black Jack?

drunkducknews at 12:00AM, Oct. 26, 2014
tags: Guest, Post



Television lovers will certainly have heard of the hugely popular House television series that was run between 2004 and 2012 over on Fox, with Hugh Laurie being the lead actor with his character Dr. House. The medical genius, who uses rather unique and unconventional methods at treating his patients and ...

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The Fantastic World of Aircraft Nose Pin-Up Art

kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Sept. 22, 2014



It is difficult to imagine a greater canvas than the nose of an aircraft to display art. I love to visit aviation museums to look at each individual plane, but one part I always like to pay special attention to is the art displayed near the front of the plane ...

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FRIDAY NEWPOST - "FanService" and Sexy Ladies in Comics

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



There's been a bit of a kerfuffle recently over an almost ridiculously sexy Spider-Woman cover drawn by Milo Manara. I was quite surprised by the uproar, actually - voluptuous ladies in skin-tight outfits is definitely not new to comics. For whatever reason, this particular drawing seems to have crossed a ...

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Video Interviews with KAM, Toshubi, and Magical Misfits!

kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Sept. 8, 2014



Today we have a special video interview newspost featuring KAM, Toshubi, and Magical Misfits. They each have long running comics with pretty substantial archives and have been members on Drunk Duck from the very start. They each are natural storytellers and are very passionate about the work they produce on ...

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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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FEATURED COMIC --> All Unicorns to Battle Stations

kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Sept. 3, 2014



From the same creator who brought you the previously featured and ever so popular Playmobil photocomic, Character Development, comes an endearing new story about real life as it happens. All Unicorns to Battle Stations is a personal autobiographical comic from the first person point-of-view of one of our favourite New ...

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FRIDAY NEWSPOST - Comic Book Idols

HippieVan at 12:00AM, Aug. 29, 2014
tags: comic, idols, jack, kirby



Yesterday, August 28th, was the anniversary of Jack Kirby's birthday. This has prompted some people to talk about how his work affected them, and made me think a bit about comic book influences and artists we look up to. Although I wasn't actively a huge fan of Kirby ...

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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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