Comic-making shortcuts

HippieVan at 12:00AM, Sept. 4, 2015



After a long comic-making hiatus, I’ve had several ideas for comics in the last little while. Working on the first one, though, I’ve realized that unless I get a heck of a lot faster at drawing it's unlikely that all of my ideas will ever come to ...

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Wield ultimate power - become a judge for the DD Awards!

HippieVan at 12:00AM, Aug. 21, 2015



It's time to determine this year's winners, but there are still plenty of categories that need more judges!

Do you enjoy webcomics? Do you have opinions? You will be an ideal judge! It's really easy. All you have to do is:

1. Volunteer and then make an ...





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Sunny days and comic books

HippieVan at 12:00AM, Aug. 14, 2015



Summer here is hot and dry, but it's so short that sometimes it feels more like a coffee break in an endless winter than a real season. People who live in the prairies know that each summer day has to be savoured - tucked away as a little memory for ...

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Those images that get stuck in your head

HippieVan at 12:00AM, Aug. 7, 2015



Is there a word for these?

I’m talking about those things that you automatically start drawing when you have a piece of paper and no specific ideas in mind. The images that find their way into the margins of your notebooks, onto napkins in restaurants…or on a whiteboard ...



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LAST CHANCE - Submit your votes for the 2015 DD Awards!

HippieVan at 12:00AM, July 31, 2015



If you haven't voted yet in the 2015 Drunk Duck Awards, do it now! No really, right now. Click this link and fill out the form! Quick!

For real though - ballots close in two days at 6pm CDT on August 2nd.



We would also like to officially recognize bravo1102 ...







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The 2015 DD Awards needs YOU!

HippieVan at 12:00AM, July 24, 2015



Let's get this year's Drunk Duck Awards off the ground!

First of all, you can contribute in a really easy but totally necessary way: VOTE!
The awards can't happen if we don't have nominees! You don't have to fill out every category, so even if ...




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Exploring new comic book stores

HippieVan at 12:00AM, July 17, 2015



Recently I had the pleasure of spending a few day's in my country's capital city, Ottawa. Among museum trips, walks along the canal, and an awesome sound and light show at our parliament building, I managed to coerce my best friend into visiting a couple of comic book ...

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Fan Service in Comics

HippieVan at 12:00AM, June 26, 2015



This post was inspired ozoneocean's forum thread about sexism, as well as a recent update by JustNoPoint. (Quick note: none of my comments about fan service are directed at JNP's work! It was just his joking about fan service that had me thinking about it.)

“Fan service” can ...



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Last Call - Trophies and Input for the 2015 DD awards!

HippieVan at 12:00AM, June 19, 2015



A reminder - trophies for the DD awards must be submitted by June 21st! If you were planning to submit a design, now is the time to do it. Voting will follow on June 22-24.

Trophies can be submitted to this thread or sent to Niccea via PQ.

This is also ...





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2015 DD Awards - Submit your FYC pages and Trophy Designs!

HippieVan at 12:00AM, June 12, 2015



Niccea is now accepting For Your Consideration pages for the 2015 Drunk Duck Awards! Call Me Tom has prepared the first page, which you can see here.

Rules:
Keep the pages G-rated
Stick to the theme of hunting for/suggesting a venue
Pages must be submitted by the first week ...






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