The Hated, part two: Heroes we hate
Last week I blathered on a bit about villain Protagonists. These are evil, or “bad” characters who get to be Protagonists!
But what about more traditional heroes, or supporting characters are written to be the “moral compass” or “voice of reason”, or just ...
The Hated - Part Two
Banes at 12:00AM, Jan. 26, 2017Quackcast 307 - The jerks
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Jan. 24, 2017 LISTEN!
Jerky, jerk, jerks! Let's talk about this type of character…
This topic is based on Banes' newspost from Thursday, he based it on characters like Reggie from the Archie comics. Jerks can be pretty good characters in their own right. They can be villains, heroes, antagonists or protagonists ...
The Hated - Part One
Banes at 12:00AM, Jan. 19, 2017
art by Sandy Jarrell
The Hated, Part One - Villain Heroes
I've picked up all the “new” versions of the Archie universe and enjoyed them to different degrees for the most part. Sometimes there are a few laughs. Or some nice artwork. Or just the fun of seeing the characters ...
Quackcast 304 - eeeeeevil!
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Jan. 3, 2017 LISTEN!
What defines evil in fiction?
I say the simplest one is bad guys are selfish, good guys are selfless.
That is massively over simplistic but it's a good easy template for basic hero's and villains. Basic ones
I was just doing a quick thought experiment to work ...
Diminishing Returns
Banes at 12:00AM, Dec. 15, 2016
Emotional Charges and Diminishing Returns
Many writing methodologies suggest mapping out the emotional change of each scene. The scene either starts positive, and goes to either negative or “extra positive”, or starts negative and goes to positive or “extra negative” by the end of the scene.
So if a lovelorn ...
The Fears We Explore
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Dec. 10, 2016
Everyone has their own set of concerns, worries, fears about themselves and their environment, past, present and future. Creators are no different.
So it is only natural that at least some elements of those fears and concerns and worries we have are explored one way or another in the works ...
Timeliness vs Timelessness
Banes at 12:00AM, Nov. 24, 2016
Rogue from the X-Men encounters President Ronald Reagan!
(…who???)
Timeliness vs Timelessness
Some comics are very much “of the moment”, while others are more timeless.
Connecting to the events of the moment can be a worthy endeavor. The political satire of Jesus 2016 comes to mind. Webcomics are well suited ...