Game of (Sticks and) Stones
I heard about the new Dave Chappelle special, Sticks and Stones, and couldn't wait to finish the long work day to get home and watch it.
A lot of it was hysterical and I was laughing loudly, sounding like some kind of sick donkey ...

Too Hot For TV
Banes at 12:00AM, Sept. 5, 2019When Anyone Can Die
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Aug. 31, 2019
In a story when any character is plausibly eligible to die, the stakes are high. We worry for everyone, even main characters than in other stories wouldn't be on the chopping board at all. It's a great premise to have for your story setup, because it makes the ...
Minor characters are people too
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, Aug. 30, 2019
When my writing partner and I were penning the beginnings of issue 0 of The Constellation Chronicle we designed two characters Marcel and Wainwright. We wanted to introduce the looming threat that was barreling towards the main cast and the most convenient way to do that was through these two ...
Demons in the Darkness Kickstarter Help
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Aug. 26, 2019
Hello,
Starting in September, I am running a Kickstarter to fund a print run of my comic Demons in the Darkness.
Demons in the Darkness is a horror story inspired by my time in High School being bullied.
I am looking for anyone willing to donate any art or digital ...
Cooperation vs. Competition in Comics
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Aug. 24, 2019
Ozoneocean suggested this topic, and I am intrigued to explore it.
I've made a good few posts about assorted drama in the comic world, especially between different factions and concerning different approaches to the art. Often that is addressed from a strictly ideological point of view. But today I ...
Characters falling flat
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, Aug. 23, 2019
The lifeblood of your comic is the characters in it. They offer a way for the audience to be invested in the world and contextualise any conflicts that will inevitably occur. So it is important that the characters don’t come across as flat. A flat character is one dimensional ...
On Spoilers
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Aug. 17, 2019
So, full disclosure: I am spoiler immune.
I don't really care if I know how a story ends, or where the twist is. I might even enjoy it more as I anticipate it. I will watch the movie without issue and still enjoy it just as much.
Granted, when ...
What you love and what you hate about comics
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, Aug. 16, 2019
Creating a webcomic is a multi-faceted endeavour. There are many moving parts from writing to drawing to managing social media accounts and everything in between. For me, there are some parts of the process I like and some which I really struggle to find motivation to do, particularly when life ...
QUACKCAST 439 - weather flavour enhancer!
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Aug. 13, 2019 LISTEN on our new player!
Listen on Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/drunkduck-quackcast
Or TuneinRadio - https://tunein.com/podcasts/Books–Literature/Drunkduck-Quackcast-p1150194/
Tantz's clever idea was that the weather isn't just a backdrop… it's an important prop in it's own right.
Weather can be used ...