With the ever expanding influence of Webtoons, more and more people are flocking to webcomic sites to read comics. I say read, but really it is “consume”. In this day and age where content is being inhaled at an unprecedented rate, creators are being pushed further to create more. Longer ...
Overworking in webcomics
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, Feb. 4, 2023The Cure For Procrastination
Banes at 12:00AM, Jan. 26, 2023
I've been a notorious procrastinator. Well, notorious in my own mind at least.
Last summer my folks were goodly enough to give me a large pile of dirt.
Hey, did you say that's more than I deserved? You cheeky devil!
It was to fill some holes and ruts ...
The AI Problem
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Jan. 21, 2023
The advent of AI has started to finally come into the field of art and expression. No longer is it there only to help us with the menial tasks, the repetitive stuff, the uninspired stuff so we, humans, can be freed up to engage in the intuitive expression of any ...
Nostalgic inspiration
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, Jan. 7, 2023
I’ve been taking a break from drawing for a few months now, particularly as 2022 was coming to an end and I was really feeling the strain. I fell out of the habit of drawing however I am feeling the itch to go back and resume it. Despite the ...
Mega Maiden and the Chop Chop Princess by Teh Andeh Celebrates Tenth Year Anniversary on The Duck AND Achieves 500th Page Milestone!
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Dec. 12, 2022
Photo: “500 How the Heck?!”. Mega Maiden and the Chop Chop Princess by Teh Andeh. (December 2022)
Give a round of applause for Teh Andeh, a webcomic creator known for vividly colorful comics—Crystalena Quest; Endstrike; Junk Ship; Mega Maiden and the Chop Chop Princess; Omni Academy; Overhaul Galaxy; ShonenPunk ...
The Right Jazz
Andreas_Helixfinger at 12:00AM, Nov. 27, 2022
Been dragging my feet writing this Sunday article - among many other things - as I’ve been hit by this latest compulsive obsession of mine to keep rearranging my Youtube library to perfectly push out the distracting vestiges of my past internet media consumption, in order to become more focused in ...
Vox Populi, Vox Dei
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Nov. 26, 2022
So this line has become famous lately since Elon Musk has been using it to reinstate banned Twitter accounts in the latest episode of the Birdsite Drama.
I'm not going to get into any opinion piece on what I think of this development but if you haven't joined ...
Pretentious?
Andreas_Helixfinger at 12:00AM, Nov. 20, 2022
This is an article I’m writing after midnight while being drunk on mixed drinks of brännvin and julmust. It’s November. I need booze to cope with the Scandinavian winter gloom that hits your soul like a hammer this time of the year (It’s a thing up here ...
Enjoying the work
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Oct. 22, 2022
So this might be a little tricky. We're webcomic artists. We make webcomics that are a ridiculously composite and tough undertaking, all on our own- and we like it. We really do because it rarely pays the hours and skill that goes in them, but we still do it ...
Using Stories (or Comics) for Politics
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Sept. 24, 2022
So, fair warning, I was dead tired last night and forgot to write the blog post. I am slightly drunk now, so I've got no inhibition whatsoever. And I'm going to talk about whatever comes to mind. So, big shocker for anyone who knows me, I want to ...