More Than Just Ducks
And this was the last time that anyone took a straightforward surface reading of just one comic and used it to form an un-nuanced view of the work as a whole.
And this was the last time that anyone took a straightforward surface reading of just one comic and used it to form an un-nuanced view of the work as a whole.
“Trenchant analysis” is one of my favourite phrases for mouthfeel alone. This strip is based on a real conversation I had with a family-member about my new webcomic. And they say I can’t internalise criticism. Oh, internalise it. I push[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Man of Steel hit cinemas months ago at this point. I want to share with you my thoughts on the film, just because it offers a good framework on which to hang my various thoughts about writing and storytelling. I’m[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I love ewoks. You know, some people don’t like ewoks. They see them as the first mis-step in George Lucas’s trip, slip and head-long plummet to the bottom, into a deep pit filled with CGI gungans and bad dialogue. Those[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Ah, The Reviewer Compelled. I was talking last time about review shows on YouTube and elsewhere and the bizarre tendency of critics to work in narratives, recurring characters and continuity. This in turn has led to a few tropes becoming[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
There comes a point long after a comic page is written but hours before I’ve finished drawing and colouring it when I start to panic that nobody is going to get it. At that point, the temptation to explain the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
What popular movie could they even be talking about? I don’t know. They’re talking about Frozen. It’s funny how two people can watch the same film and come away with very different interpretations. Normally it says more about the person[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…