Earlier this week, one of my sisters sent me some upsetting news: Archie Andrews is going to be killed off in an upcoming issue of Life With Archie.
I was an avid Archie fan when I was young. My sisters and I had a truly massive collection which we kept ...
FRIDAY NEWSPOST - When Comics Jump the Shark
HippieVan at 12:00AM, April 11, 2014Webcomic Creators Have Creative Minds, Right?
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, April 7, 2014I would like to think that webcomic creators have a different way to see the world. A fresh perspective through rose coloured glasses can soften the realities of the day-to-day. Maybe an artistic touch is all we need to stay content.
This week I created an original inkblot in the ...
Underdogs, Underserved, and Underrated Comics: An Interview with Locoma of Anti Featured!
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, March 31, 2014
Last week I was able to chat with lifetime DrunkDuck member Locoma about his process in selecting comics for his Anti-Featured comic. As a fellow featured comic reviewer and fan of underdog comics, I had a lot of curiosity going into the interview about the underground feature reviewer. Plenty of ...
FRIDAY NEWSPOST - Lost Webcomics Detective II
HippieVan at 12:00AM, March 28, 2014
In which I sit behind a desk in a shadowy room, objectify my secretary and seek out missing webcomics and their creators.
This time I went searching for the comic Hellfire, suggested by shastab24 and Abt_Nihil
This comic was apparently deleted by its creator MafiaMonkey, aka Tom Rainford, although his ...
Drawing Music and Its Impact on Webcomic Art
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, March 24, 2014
The world is a noisy place. It makes little difference whether noise is coming from a construction site outside the window, loud neighbors in a crowded apartment, or the supposedly “quiet” times in the middle of the night when the sounds of the crickets outside are amplified ten fold. I ...
QUACKCAST 158 - A very modern Modest Medusa, part 2
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, March 18, 2014Title: Episode 158 - A very modern Modest Medusa, part 2
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In the second part of our interview with Jake Richmond of Modest Medusa Banes and I discuss with him topics like the use of gradients in comic art, background details, simplifying your artwork, cell shading, and the perils ...
Creator Interview with Flinto of Restaurante Macoatl!
kawaiidaigakusei at 6:00AM, March 10, 2014Today I have a very special newspost featuring the muy interesante webcomic creator of Macoatl. Updating from Mexico, this interview highlights his influences, drawing techniques, historical inspirations, and translating his story from Spanish into English. So sit back, relax, and learn a little about Flinto!
Who are your greatest art ...
QUACKCAST 155 - A Moment with Modest Medusa
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Feb. 25, 2014 LISTEN!
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After a terrible bathroom flooding incident Modest Medusa was born. That's sort of the beginning of the story of Modest Medusa, but also how the comic began too! In this Quackcast I interview Jake Richmond, the creator of the very successful and popular Modest Medusa: a pretty ...
A lovey dovey FRIDAY NEWSPOST
HippieVan at 12:00AM, Feb. 14, 2014Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone!
Comics are the perfect medium for telling love stories because we have access to every part of a character’s life: their innermost thoughts, their conversations, their sly glances at a love interest…
After Oz and Banes did their great 2-part quackcast discussing love in ...