Welcome to part two of a twenty-seven part series about outlining simple comedy plots!
Who is the Hero
What Does the Hero Want?
The Door Opens
The Hero Takes Control
So last week we went over the first two items. A particular character who wants something on a surface level ...

The Comedy Plot, Toolbox Edition (part two)
Banes at 12:00AM, May 18, 2017Movie Inspirations for Comics
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, May 13, 2017
So I’m worrying I might be boring the hell out of all of you with Jung and archetypes and odd archaic symbols and mystical imagery cryptography of late…
So here’s something a bit more fun that’s been rolling around in my head as I was gathering up ...
The Comedy Plot, Toolbox Edition (part one)
Banes at 12:00AM, May 11, 2017Hello again!
I'm gonna continue for the next two or three weeks about “The Comedy Toolbox” approach to comedy structure.
There is quite a bit of crossover between this method and other methods you've heard of. But that's probably a good thing; there should be some similarity ...
Retro Rewind: Comix Zone (1995)
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, May 1, 2017
A few weeks ago, I bought a collection of old school video games released for the Sega Genesis. Buried within the game titles was Comix Zone, a game where the comic creator is one of the most important characters in the game because it is responsible for creating the settings ...
Archetypal Motifs (Carl Jung, part 2): Apocalypse
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, April 29, 2017
Starting with Jung’s archetypal motifs, I think it’s best to remind why they’re called ‘archetypal’ first:
Archetypal motifs replicate themselves in stories across time and culture, in all human endeavors to create.
Motifs in general are tokens in a story that appear several times and symbolize something ...
Righteous Webcomic Reaches 50 Page Milestone!
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, April 24, 2017
RIGHTEOUS, best known on Drunk Duck as being the last featured comic of 2016 has a milestone announcement. The comic is now 50 (and still fabulous) after reaching the milestone last week.
The creator, righteouscomic, is inviting everyone on The Duck to join in on the special occasion by reading ...
Quackcast 318 - Maintaining the enthusiasm!
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, April 11, 2017 LISTEN!
The most important thing when doing your comic is to maintain your enthusiasm- THIS is what helps you keep working, not feedback, not praise, not fans, but your own internal passion. Feedback is great, but you can become addicted to it and when it's not there or there ...