When do you bail on a series, movie or story?
We had a pretty fine conversation on the Quackcast last week that wandered into the category of “endings” and when they're set up well vs badly and such. I had a similar convo today with someone about various series ...
Bailing
Banes at 12:00AM, June 6, 2019The Oversimplification of a Child Hero's World
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, June 1, 2019
Happy June 1st everyone!
I have been youtube-crawling today around the cinema pop-culture side. And as I was watching assorted comments and commentary on a whole lot of YA (i.e. Young Adult) and children's books and TV/film/animation series, from Harry Potter to The Last Airbender to ...
A confused rant about setup and payoff
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, May 3, 2019
After seeing both the recent episode of Game of Thrones and Avengers: Endgame, I walked away wondering why I felt slightly unfulfilled. I’m going to go into spoiler territory here, so if you haven’t seen either GOT or Endgame it might be best to steer clear of this ...
Talking about your comic to others (and why you should)
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, April 12, 2019
You have a comic! You love it! You think it's amazing! But when faced with explaining it to other people outside of the webcomicshpere, you feel yourself deferring, prefer instead to shuffle your work under the rug, hoping that you don’t find yourself looking too weird. At least ...
Reaching the breaking point
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, March 29, 2019
The breaking point of a story is where the protagonist has been beaten down so many times that they throw life to the ground and yell, “Enough of this shit!”. Keep in mind that the breaking point does not necessarily mean it’s the climax, more it is a pivotal ...
The Extras in Your Webcomic
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, March 23, 2019
Every production in the visual narrative arts has its Bonus Features nowdays.
Webcomics could be no different.
In most webcomic sites, whether independent or hosted, users expect to see a range of extra features in the form of extra pages with material supporting the main event, which is of course ...
SHAPES and Character
Banes at 12:00AM, Feb. 28, 2019
CHARACTER SHAPES
I remember hearing about this notion some time ago, on the dvd special features for an animated movie or show. I don't remember which one.
Characters derived from basic shapes can give a very strong impression of their basic personality type. This can help the audience feel ...
The Dread Hiatus
Amelius at 9:57AM, Jan. 27, 2019
Have you ever noticed that among the dead webcomics, a preponderance of them have “Hiatus” on their tombstone? That tombstone being, of course, the final page posted years and years ago with a promise they will be “right back” after a “short break”. There are of course a number of ...