Last night I had an interesting conversation with one of my favorite creators (you know who you are) about what makes a webcomic (or comic, or movie, or book, anything applies) preachy. Preachy as in trying to force an agenda, or ideology, or outlook down the audience's throat whether ...
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Preachy Comics
Tantz_Aerine at 12:58AM, July 6, 2024Creator Interview: Paul Eberhardt
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, June 29, 2024
Finally! It's time for yet another Creator Interview, and as usual, I have the pleasure of interviewing one more fantastic DDer! This time it's Paul Eberhadt, a wonderful artist and comic creator with a unique style I could discern among many!
Paul already has a bio on his ...
When Things Happen
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, June 22, 2024
I was going to do a Character Deep Dive yesterday, for you to read today. However it wasn't meant to be, because while I was making my analysis, my house alarm went off because some decided to try to break in. So enthusiastically that my shutters were shattered and ...
Forced Together
Banes at 12:00AM, June 6, 2024
A tried and true story trope is the “forced together”.
I think it was the director Sidney Lumet who said that he really enjoyed the tension that came from
this kind of situation. Taking two people who would never choose to be together are stuck in
a bad situation. It ...
Horrible On Purpose
Banes at 12:00AM, May 30, 2024
badum-tsss
I thought the first time I appreciated comedy that was “bad on purpose”, it was Fred Willard in Best in Show.
It's possible that some of his quips and comments were funny, or funny to some people…but the point of that character (a clueless commentator at a ...
What is your major malfunction?
Banes at 12:00AM, May 2, 2024
Damaged Heroes
A well written, standard Protagonist will generally have some flaws, starting out as an underdog of some kind, with lessons to learn and improvements to make over the course of the story.
Granted, some heroes are, well, just heroes, who are pretty much who they need to be ...
Character Deep Dive: Molly Lusc
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, April 20, 2024
Today’s Character Deep Dive is on the intriguing Molly Lusc from the comic Molly Lusc by Andreas Helixfinger!
Molly Lusc is a straight up noir comic complete with an origin story… sort of… of the main character and primary detective Molly Lusc. It has a lot of the noir ...
Quackcast 681 - Swords and armour
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, April 2, 2024 LISTEN on our player!
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Today we're talking about swords and armour, the reality of those things and their use in fiction. I've always had a bit of an interest in swords since I was a little kid because I ...
Early Words
Banes at 12:00AM, March 28, 2024
It's just, like, my opinion, man
I've been rewatching Star Trek: The Next Generation lately, and so much of what I loved about it on first viewing holds up beautifully.
Watching a series which is almost all standalone episodes is interesting, too. There's a basic premise of ...