The word for ‘porn’ in Greek is unsurprisingly ‘porn’. But its vernacular synonym is a word that in reality means ‘tack-on’ or ‘added scrap’. It signifies the common (or at least until recently common) assumption that scenes with explicit sexual activity were there to pad the runtime for a movie ...

Sexposition (Do NOT Google That)
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Dec. 21, 2019Showing Music in Comics
Banes at 12:00AM, Dec. 19, 2019
Obviously, comics don't have sound. And that includes most webcomics.
But if you want to show music playing, or being performed, how do you indicate it on a comic page?
The first method that comes to mind is just writing the lyrics in a dialogue balloon, and maybe peppering ...
Reimagining Ethnic Stereotypes
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Dec. 16, 2019
Following the release of Disney’s latest streaming device, I have had the opportunity to watch the newest live action movie of Lady and the Tramp based on the 1955 animated version of the same name. I would be remiss not to to say that I started my subscription mainly ...
"How we made the typeface Comic Sans"
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, Dec. 13, 2019
In my research for a larger article about comics and typography, I stumbled upon an article that talked about how and why the font “Comic Sans” came into existence. Published via The Guardian, Vincent Connare, Comic Sans’ typographer commented,
”One program was called Microsoft Bob, which was designed to make ...
Strangers and Strange Lands
Banes at 12:00AM, Dec. 12, 2019
Peter Quill is an earthling living and working in space
In an interview about SNL creatives, it was said that actors who write prefer Strange characters in a normal world. While writers will write pieces about Regular people in a bizarre world. I have no idea how true that is ...
FEATURED COMIC --> Molly Lusc
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Dec. 11, 2019
There are many anthro creatures in the world now, decades after Chernobyl bathed the world in mutagenic radiation humanoid animals have almost become a norm. Our story centres on Moly Lusc, a chain-smoking, sassy black streetwise seal with an attitude, a knack for survival and a bit of a ruthless ...
Motivation, Ideology, Action 4: Your Thoughts
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Dec. 7, 2019
Having completed the (very quick) foray into the workings of motivations, ideologies and behaviors, the time has come for a look-see of all your amazing comments, from all three articles!
I haven't done this before so I'm not entirely sure how to present them. I'll wing it ...