I think I spent my Saturday night the same way as plenty of other people did–in a movie theater watching a film based on a book by Stephen King (and No, I am not talking about The Dark Tower). It is still September since the last time I checked ...
Jump Scares and Inappropriate Laughter
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Sept. 11, 2017Designing your Characters
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Sept. 9, 2017
So you have your kick ass story ready, you’ve researched your world well and feel comfortable in it, and you have an awesome set of personalities to equip your characters that will propagate your story (or complement it if the plot is story driven).
The only thing left to ...
Quackcast 338 - Shared DNA of ideas
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Sept. 5, 2017 LISTEN!
The saying goes that “Good artists copy, great artists steal”, it's attributed to various luminaries such as TS Elliot, Picasso, Tantz Aerine etc, but the important thing is the true meaning: there are very few original ideas, culture is built up out of inherited inspiration that is built ...
The Soundtrack to Your Comic
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Sept. 4, 2017
Remember those large headphones that were perfect for a walkman? Or turning up the volume in a car stereo on a long drive. Listening to music can add a new dimension to an otherwise normal day.
There are some motion picture soundtracks that are so artfully put together that they ...
Jack Kirby
Banes at 12:00AM, Aug. 31, 2017Just the other day was the 100th anniversary of the birth of Jack Kirby (Jacob Kurtzberg, originally).
Jack “King” Kirby drew comics from the 1930's for various companies and co-created many characters for Timely Comics, notably Captain America (co-created with Joe Simon). Cap was one of the few Marvel ...
The Ripple Effects of Forum Discussions
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Aug. 28, 2017
I check the DD forums pretty often even when I feel more in the mood to be a lurker than say anything. I might even check the forums at the same rate that I check hs my email.
A long time ago, I thought the forums were reserved for people ...
The Unexpected Fascination with Internet Celebrity
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Aug. 14, 2017
Tomorrow is the first day of school in my district and in honor of this occasion, I would like to talk about a topic that is very pertinent to the younger generation and that is: Internet Celebrity.
In the last ten years, being famous on the Internet has skyrocketed to ...