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Ayn Rand and The Fountainhead movie poster
Separating the art from the artist, the message from the messenger… Can you do this?
You know, when you find out an actor, musician, comic artist or whatever is an arsehole or says things you disagree with or is a criminal, can ...

QUACKCAST 292 - Separating the art from the artists
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Oct. 11, 2016Incomprehensible Notes to Yourself
HippieVan at 12:00AM, Oct. 7, 2016
I think we all do this – you leave a quick note to yourself with some great idea you’ve had, or something you need to remember to do later on. Days, weeks, or months later you re-discover the note and you have no idea what your past self was thinking ...
On Calling It Quits
HippieVan at 12:00AM, Sept. 30, 2016
This newspost was inspired by a milestone of sorts sent to me by awsome owl 98, so I suppose I ought to start with that! His comic Powell and Derry has just wrapped up after five years and 374 pages. He’s also written a long post in the forums ...
Surprise and Suspense courtesy of the Master
Banes at 12:00AM, Sept. 29, 2016—
Sorry for the lack of picture! Computer is not cooperating. I'll add one today if I can!
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You may already know of Alfred Hitchcock's take on surprise and suspense. Here it is:
“There is a distinct difference between “suspense” and “surprise,” and yet many pictures continually confuse the ...
Getting to the Point
HippieVan at 12:00AM, Sept. 23, 2016
So, I tend to be long-winded. The mark of a historian, probably, or I maybe I just love to hear myself talk. But rarely does that become so evident to me as when I’m turning my comic script into actual comic pages. Suddenly what seemed like a brief remark ...
Used Books Comic Reaches 1,300 Pages, Celebrates the 9.5 Year Mark, and Continues to be Awesome!
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Sept. 19, 2016
-Art by usedbooks
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A long time comic staple on Drunk Duck, Used Books by usedbooks has been updating since the Platinum days and still consistently entertains its loyal fans.
Today, Monday, September 19th, the comic will post its 1,300th page as it begins a new story arc titled ...
Thought Bubbles: Outdated?
HippieVan at 12:00AM, Sept. 16, 2016
One of the really cool things about comic making is that we have so many tools at our disposal that people who tells stories in other mediums don’t necessarily have. One of those is the ability to show a character’s inner monologue without interrupting the external narrative or ...