Rather than write about something I'm good at I thought I write about something I'm struggling with, and my attempts to resolve it. Writing characters with distinct voices.

Comics are usually conversations between characters. Speech bubbles are the preferred way to tell comic stories, as opposed to large ...

Today we'll talk sequel and series character arcs, and focus on the cinematic portrayal of Iron Man

Last Week we talked about character arcs. They're an important element of fiction writing…although a lot of the time, there is no arc! But a strong, unpredictable character arc can ...

It was great to read about the various influences on people's comics last week. I don't know if this topic called for a second part, er, so here it is!

Once again, these are the major influences I've identified for my current comic, Typical Strange. They stretch ...

image by Banes, influenced by lots of things

When I came up with the characters and stories that became my webcomic here on The Duck, I knew it didn't come from a vacuum. But for the most part, it was only after writing and posting stories for several years ...

I have been slowly lamenting over the end of The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson ever since he announced that he was stepping down from hosting late night television in April. Needless to say, the jokes from his show have been a welcome distraction from the daily grind and ...

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- Art by Ozoneocean

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We find our heroes STILL stuck far beneath the soaring spires of the Drunk Duck Gothic palace of doom, down deep in the dank, dark, dusty catacombs, their way lit by the guttering orange light of stinking flaming torches… As the quaking Banes and Ozoneocean ...

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Summary:
For the 92nd Quackcast we return we return to Australian heroine and flying ace Noelle Dreves and and international bon vivant and professional wine taster Skoolmunkee chatting with me about women in webcomics! This is the second part of the two-parter that began with Quackcast 90. We begin ...

Author Robert Heske of the Heske Horror comic book line sits down with us at WOWIO Author Showcase to talk about how he found himself writing horror stories and the inspirations he finds to put pen to tablet and the joys of independent publishing.

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Hey all! If anyone reading this has bugs they want to report, you can either use that Feedback tab sticking out on the left, or post about it in this thread! I'm trying to keep the first post updated, for people curious to see what the currently reported issues ...

Macattack has flattered me shamelessly, so I have decided to include this in the newspost! Also he's hitting 100 pages today, so I would have announced this anyway! (But shameless flattery never hurts.)

Macattack
My comic Surviving Older Schools (SOS) is about to hit 100 pages on Friday. As ...