Do the things you draw come true?
At the end of Annie Hall, Woody Allen's character writes a play that recreates his breakup with Annie. But in the fictional version, they stay together and the romance continues. Narrating the movie, Woody apologizes to the movie's audience and says ...

Writing your hopes and fears
Banes at 12:00AM, Nov. 28, 2019Comic Book Heroes Are Taking Over the Online Casino World
ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Aug. 18, 2019
Comic Book Heroes Are Taking Over the Online Casino World
The comic book fan base is increasing in numbers every single day. Nowadays, it is a bit hard to find someone who has not enjoyed reading a nicely illustrated story about popular characters either on a quest to discover a ...
I Was Wrong
Banes at 12:00AM, Aug. 8, 2019
I Was Wrong - The Character Arc
Last time I was here I talked about “The Old Warrior”. It's one of my favorite character types and story elements.
This time I'm going to go into another trope/theme that almost always works for me: The realization of a character ...
Whitewashing, Blackwashing and all that Jazz
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, July 6, 2019
So by now, anyone who is on Twitter (and possibly other social media I dare not touch) is aware of this whole kerfuffle over the newest Disney live action remake, which happens to be The Little Mermaid. It has been announced that Ariel will be played by an actress who ...
QUACKCAST 420 - Substance abuse and use
ozoneocean at 12:00AM, April 2, 2019 LISTEN on our new player!
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The entire gang is here this time again. This marks number 420 of the Quackcasts we've done. 420 is code among some for smoking dope, so ...
Don't Sweat The Details
Amelius at 9:27AM, Feb. 3, 2019
What is a character? A miserable little pile of traits! Except no, there is more to a character than a collection of likes and dislikes. There are varying opinions on the importance of character versus plot, with some authors viewing all characters as a mere tool to drive plot forward ...
80 Years of Superman
Banes at 12:00AM, Sept. 13, 2018
2018 marks the 80th birthday of the big guy himself - the OG superhero.
Superman first appeared in Action Comics #1 in 1938.
Actually, there were precursors to Superman. But he popularized and defined the ‘Superhero’ character-type and genre. He was the template for countless characters who came later, with his ...
Hopes n Fears
Banes at 12:00AM, Aug. 23, 2018At the end of Annie Hall, Woody Allen's character writes a play that recreates his breakup with Annie. But in the fictional version, they stay together and the romance continues. Woody is apologetic to the movie's audience and says “What can I say; it was my first play ...
Quackast 388 - Coding for Men and women
ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Aug. 21, 2018 LISTEN!
In this Quackcast we discuss the artistic coding used to represent males and females in comic art in a simple, minimal way. Pitface joins us, along with Banes and Tantz Aerine!
Much like an expert physicist is able to simplify enormously complex equations into something seemingly simple like E ...
Announcing the 2018 Drunk Duck Award Finalists!!
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Aug. 13, 2018
The nominees have been announced and current volunteers have been given assignments.
We still need more volunteers. There are 12 unclaimed presentations and 25 judging slots still left over.
2018 Finalists: Genre/Style Awards
My Life as An American Hero 2
Kitty Kitty Bang Bang
Mindfold
Steel & Manitou
Jay’s Internet Fight Club
TransNeptunian
Lego Space
Life and Death
Chunky Skunk
Fluffy 500
Best Community Project
Only one comic rose above. Stay tuned to see the winner in the October ceremony.
Best Drama
Only one comic rose above. Stay tuned to see the winner in the October ceremony.
Dragonet
Electricity Is Her Element
Sword of Kings
Craters Edge
Demon Eater
Monster Soup
Fantasticbrick
Froggtree Comics
Life and Death
The KAMics
Awfully Decent Fellows
Kings Club
Used Books
All Unicorns to Battle Stations
Belle’s Best: the films of Belinda Brandon
Holy Bible: The Albino Ginger Version
Godstrands
Holy Bible: The Albino Ginger Version
Without Moonlight
Godstrands
Mars II
The Constellation Chronicle
TransNeptunian
Fred Peterson: The Mighty Warlord
Generation Bad
Godstrands
My Life as An American Hero 2
Craters Edge
Godstrands
Putrid Meat
Super Impact High School
The Last Sheriff
TransNeptunian
My Life as An American Hero 2
The Gloom
Kings Club
Putrid Meat
Riddick Q Loss Tales
TransNeptunian
2018 Finalists: Technical Awards
Cosmos Song
Craters Edge
Kings Club
Monster Soup
The Constellation Chronicle
Without Moonlight
Charby the Vampirate
Cosmos Song
Kings Club
Sword of Kings
Cosmos Song
Kings Club
Used Books
Godstrands
Simply Sarah
Sword of Kings
Used Books
Without Moonlight
Kings Club
Simply Sarah
Sword of Kings
TransNeptunian
Belle’s Best: the films of Belinda Brandon
Lego Space
Sword of Kings
TransNeptunian
Awfully Decent Fellows
Electricity Is Her Element
Godstrands
My Life as An American Hero 2
The Gloom
Used Books
2018 Finalists: Character Awards, User Awards, and The Big Ones
Bones from Putrid Meat
Cyrenna from Kings Club
Hitomi from The Gloom
Kimber Lee from Godstrands
Searsha from Sword of Kings
Andy from Kings Club
Eeve from Craters Edge
Osprey from TransNeptunian
Nascha from TransNeptunian
Salaster from Craters Edge
bravo1102
ozoneocean
Tantz_Aerine
vinomas
AmeliaP
bravo1102
El Cid
Jason Moon
KimLuster
rmccool
bravo1102
KimLuster
plymayer
AmeliaP
mks_monsters
RecklessHero
Hit Girlz
My Life as An American Hero
Putrid Meat
Fantasticbrick
Modest Medusa
Kings Club
Modest Medusa
TransNeptunian
Without Moonlight
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Congratulations to all ...