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 ...
Character Deep Dive: Molly Lusc
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, April 20, 2024The Understudy Hero
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, April 18, 2024
There's nothing more shocking than when the hero dies …at the beginning.
Don't worry, Banes isn't dead! I'm just standing in for him this week, he will return! This is only about fictional main characters that didn't get the memo they should reserve their death ...
Hurt and Comfort
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, April 13, 2024
There's few moments more dramatic than when the hero gets hurt. The more serious the injury (or illness or poisoning or other type of affliction) the higher the drama.
And from that drama (the hurt) comes the period of treatment, convalescence, and recovery (the comfort). This is a plot ...
Top Five Tales of Teaching
Banes at 12:00AM, April 11, 2024
teacher, teacher, can you teach me –
I was revisiting a classic movie, one of the ones on this list, in the past week or so, and thinking of the archetypal teacher/student dynamic in fiction.
So, in line with my Top Five Tales of Bands from last year, here's ...
Of flaws and foibles - creating characters with rough edges
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, April 6, 2024
Hello hello Quackateers! Today, let's chat about the secret sauce that makes webcomics, hell comics in general, pop – crafting a character with flaws so relatable, they spark lengthy reddit discussions!
Think about it. What makes your favourite characters stick with you long after you've closed the comic tab ...
Fooled Ya!
Banes at 12:00AM, April 4, 2024
Here we are - Thursday again! I tells ya, the weeks and months just FLY by.
It was April Fool's Day the other day, and I was thinking about stories, and how sometimes books, TV shows, movies, or whatever will try and FOOL us. Like, the entire story is a ...
Defying Death
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, March 30, 2024
For a huge chuck of Christians around the world, today is Resurrection Day (or Good Saturday), which is easily one of the most important days in the Christian calendar, no matter when you observe it. For those that do, therefore, I hope you have the happiest one yet, and since ...
Creator Interview: Dragonsong12
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, March 23, 2024
Today we are interviewing the accomplished and proliferate Dragonsong12 who has actually completed multiple webcomics!
There's so much to tell as an introduction to Dragonsong12 but suffice it to say that she has one of the most recognizable and uniquely beautiful art styles I have encountered on the Duck ...
Extremely Medium
Banes at 12:00AM, March 21, 2024
There is a lot to understand about “camera shots” in comics - it's an endless journey for people who make comics, or movies, or any kind of visual art.
MEDIUM shots (see above) might be the most common shot in webcomics - or at least, they have been the most common ...
Character Deep Dive: Stringy from Stringy and Mopy
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, March 16, 2024
Today we’re tackling Stringy from the action-packed comic Stringy and Mopy by MegaRdaniels!
As with every character deep dive, I seek to do as thorough an analysis as possible with what I’m given for the character requested. (By the way you can sign up here if you want ...