Sometimes the arch villain of the story is the one pulling all the strings in the background, and the protagonists don't know about them until the endgame.
And other times, the arch villain gets to clash with a protagonist (or an opposing character) that is also a mastermind pulling ...

Mind Games
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, July 24, 2021Speaking in tongues - Character voice
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, July 23, 2021
Designing memorable characters doesn’t just stop at their appearance. The manner in which they speak and use body language is integral to building a full picture of who they are as a character as well as how others react to them. Here are some tips on how to make ...
QUACKCAST 540 - DD crash update and tests of character
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, July 20, 2021 LISTEN on our new player!
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On Friday the 16th the site was down for a while. Nasty, but we fixed that and chatted to our programmer Alexey about starting the update program ...
The Duck: REANIMATED
damehelsing at 12:00AM, July 18, 2021
Hello hello hello!!!!
To all those who were wondering, The Duck’s Anthology “The Duck: REANIMATED” IS FINALLY OUT!
It is here boys and girls, lad and lasses, my people with dummy thicc asses.
BUY IT HERE!
A lot of work and love went into this anthology, and I am ...
Struggling Together
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, July 17, 2021
So this is a trope that unfortunately is very true in life as well. TV tropes calls it “We ARE Struggling Together” and I call it ‘the divided front’.
When the Big Bad is so bad that everyone agrees to set aside their differences to fight it off, then usually ...
Annnd we're back!
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, July 17, 2021Sorry for the down time! We had an issue with the renewal for our SSL certificate and some other problems that all went wrong after that. Alexey is cheeking on it now. It came at an awkward time- late at night on a Friday. There wasn't much we could ...
Why you should edit at every step
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, July 16, 2021
There are many steps involved in creating comics. From planning to plotting, writing, scripting, sketching, pencils, inks or colour, not to mention everything in between! With so many balls in the air, it’s important to take a step back and make time to review. At each stage, where possible ...
Story Seeds
Banes at 12:00AM, July 15, 2021
In the early parts of the story, it helps the quality of the thing and the experience of the audience to layer in the details that will come into play later.
These are little character and world details that will come into play later - the sword that falls off the ...
QUACKCAST 539 - Schemers!
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, July 13, 2021 LISTEN on our new player!
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Schemers can be part of some great stories when they're done well! When they're done badly though they're very annoying! Schemers, plotters and planers ...
Thems fighting words
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, July 9, 2021
Conflict in a story is not only necessary, it can be the juiciest part of your comic. Think about it! We often remember and recount the parts of a movie, comic or show where the emotions were the strongest. A solid vitriolic scene can result in one hell of a ...