Concepts into Characters...into Canada?

Banes at 12:00AM, Feb. 22, 2024



I'm not sure if we've talked about this before, but character creation has so many possible roads.

An interesting one is turning a ‘concept’ into a character. It's been done many times - of course, there are the ancient Gods and Goddesses, that personify different aspects of reality ...



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Top Five Sci Fi Romantic Couples

Banes at 12:00AM, Feb. 15, 2024



It's Valentine's Day as I write this, and the day after (or many days after) when you're reading this.

Anyway, I thought I'd run down (or run up) my top five science fiction romantic couples. I don't think I've done this topic before, but ...



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We gonna be awright?

Banes at 12:00AM, Jan. 25, 2024



Nothing really coherent occurred to me to write about this week, so here's a little ramble…

I was watching a little interview with an actress who was a lot more candid than most. She talked about experiences with some famous performers, and she had some things to say that ...



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The Comedy Villain

Banes at 12:00AM, Jan. 18, 2024



A fun type of character is the Comedy Villain. This is not a comic relief character in a more serious story; this is the Villain in a Comedic story or series. Actually, they MIGHT be the funniest character - but we'll get to that in a bit.

The legendary comedy ...



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The Rules of Writing, from the Sandman Man

Banes at 12:00AM, Jan. 11, 2024




The next Anthology of Duck comics is in development - Remember to vote for the title! The thread is here:

https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/forum/topic/179106/


Here's some writing advice from Neil Gaiman, writer of comic books and other media. They're outstanding of course.

The Rules of Writing ...









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A living tribute to Chris Claremont

Banes at 12:00AM, Jan. 4, 2024


Classic X-men reprinted the Chris Claremont stories and included new Claremont stories A+


IMPORTANT NOTE: To my knowledge, Chris Claremont is alive and well. This is just a fan's tribute.
This article will let you know what he's working on right now, as well!


Chris Claremont is one ...







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A Different Kind of Story Structure

Banes at 12:00AM, Dec. 28, 2023



I have a lot of interest in story structure. Understanding what it is, how it works, and using it to write better stories. Stories that will keep people more interested, and deliver a satisfying experience…that's what we try to do when we're making comics and writing stories ...

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Three Books

Banes at 12:00AM, Dec. 21, 2023



I've only read three books in my life.

Okay, that's not true - over the years I've read nearly a dozen.

But the first art-instruction book I used (at least, the earliest one I can remember) was this book
about using basic shapes to draw animals.

It was ...








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Destiny Thwarted

Banes at 12:00AM, Dec. 14, 2023



I was just watching a commentary on The Empire Strikes Back, and the person had an interesting take on things. She was talking about the sequences where Luke sees a vision of his friends in pain, and Yoda tells him he's seeing the future. Will they die? It's ...

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A Wayback Playback

Banes at 12:00AM, Dec. 7, 2023



I have a handful of hobbies that mean a lot to me - from an early age, reading, and music (drums at first), and drawing were all important pastimes.

The other day I found an old workbook dated from when I was eight years old. It was an A to Z ...



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