Episode 48 - It Came From The Internet
Oct 23, 2011
It's the horror time of year, and for once we get a Quackcast out in time for the holiday! PIT_FACE is our guest this week, and as DD's queen of horror she has plenty of expertise and opinions on the subject.
Topics and Show Notes
Featured Comics:
Plastic Bullets Mayhem Unloaded - http://www.drunkduck.com/Plastic_Bullets_Mayhem_Unloaded/
/>TKMGK - http://www.drunkduck.com/TKMGK/
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Forgive us for any issues with sound quality, multi-person skype calls don't usually have perfect audio.
Horror!
- Horror as a genre
- Types of horror (or not)
- Scary vs. disturbing vs. ?
- Elements of horror (visuals, atmosphere)
- Can horror comics scare?
- How do scary comics do it
- And various discussion about horror in media
- Callouts to some DD horror comics
With contributions from:
genejoke
ayesinback
nickyP
Faliat
Abt_Nihil
Related Links:
Our guest this week is PIT_FACE, check out her work: http://www.drunkduck.com/user/PIT_FACE
/>Pit-Face's collaboration horror comic that Oz mentions: http://www.drunkduck.com/World_Without_Flesh/
/>And Spirit Halloween mentioned at the end: http://www.spirithalloween.com/
/>Discussion contributions from this thread: http://www.drunkduck.com/forum/topic/174706/
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Emily Carroll's Margot's Room: http://www.emcarroll.com/comics/margot/
/>Heart of Ice (the one whose name I couldn't remember): http://katecraig.ca/heartofice.html
/>Search for horror on DD: http://www.drunkduck.com/search/?search=search&genre=5&last_update=
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This podcast's music by Kevin MacLeod from: http://incompetech.com/m/c/royalty-free/
/>This podcast's sound effects from: http://www.partnersinrhyme.com/soundfx/scary_halloween_sounds.shtml
Episode 47 - The Show About Websites and Design Stuff
Oct 18, 2011
oz is the expert on this one, which focuses on advice about designing a comic website which makes your comic look good and is easy to navigate, as well as some advice about logos and branding. skool has her own opinions as well!
Episode 46 - Pop Culture Dress-Up for Fun and Profit
Oct 11, 2011
Zac rejoins oz and skool this week for a fun and enlightening talk about cosplay! Together oz and zac have a good bit of experience on the subject (skool's a bit ignorant) and they cover the range from what it is and how to do it, to how webcomicers in particular might benefit.
Episode 45 - A Not-Very-Organized Hour on 24 Hour Comics Day
Oct 4, 2011
This week, Zac of The New Luciefer joins skoolmunkee and ozoneocean to talk about the featured comics and 24 Hour Comics Day. skool and oz have never done it, but Zac (as of recording) is just about to!
Episode 44 - Four Little Pretties and Little Contests Too
Sep 26, 2011
oz and skool are catching up on features again, so they've got four good ones to talk about. They also chat a little bit about contests and things which contest-creators might think about.
Episode 43 - Maxwell McDuff, Private Eye
Sep 20, 2011
This extra-special Quackcast is all about ayesinback and the 2011 Drunk Duck Radio Play! A big effort by a lot of people, it's presented here along with a great chat with ayesinback, czarina of the project.
Episode 42 - My Infinite Canvas Could Beat Up Your Interactive Story
Sep 13, 2011
In this extra-ordinary length podcast about extra-ordinary webcomics, skoolmunkee and ozoneocean talk about how media, format, topic (and other features) may factor into whether a comic is "traditional" or not. And some of their favorite examples!
Episode 41 - The Best Laid Plans, Awry and A Wreck
Sep 6, 2011
ozoneocean had big plans for his trip to San Diego Comic Con to promote his comic, which basically went completely wrong in almost every way possible. He tells his story and what he did to try and recover. What could go wrong for you and what would you do?