At the University of Mary Washington
When we explain anything to any person, we usually use a lot of emotion and use a type of language that is easy and simple. Imagine when a parent is playing with their infant and hides behind their hands and repeatedly shows themselves saying, “Where’d I go? Here I am!”. Yet, instead of saying it […]
The Internet is a place of many fanworks, with fans from around the world taking the established properties they love and paying tribute to them through fanart, fanfiction, and various other creations. Some of these fanworks take on a life of their own, transcending their tributary origins to become something original. One such fanwork is […]
Jillian Tamaki’s online webcomic about supermutant teens captures the existential crisis of the teenage years and the ridiculousness of being a teenager.
Most people familiar with internet based comics and memes are sure to have at least heard of Cyanide and Happiness comics. However, it’s not common knowledge how this now 53 million dollar enterprise came to be. In short, it all started with three dudes drawing stick figures and jokes. Kris Wilson, Bob DenBleyker, and Dave […]
Comic books have gotten a pretty bad rap for a while. They were known as a distraction that kids hid inside the pages of ‘real books’. People saw them as a more simplified version of reading, something that couldn’t offer the same complexity or developmental benefits that ‘serious books’ could. Now comic books or […]
I’ve got one more year of my college career in front of me. That’s one more year of classes to finish up my degree, but also one year’s worth of a head start on filling up my portfolio with my own creative works. When I start searching for jobs, I’d like to hit the ground […]
Recently in class, we have been discussing webcomics. While the comics I tend to read are manga, Marvel comics, or DC comics, I do read some online comics as well. One artist who I follow is a DeviantArt user named Yuumei. She tends to do a lot of artwork but she has written several comics […]
I’ve never really been much for religion. I don’t have any problems with it– I just don’t really consider it a part of my life. That’s why I think I was so surprised at how the webcomic “About Death” by Sini Hyeono caught my interest. It didn’t make a huge impact on my life, or […]
What is Overwatch? Overwatch is a video game released by Blizzard Entertainment on the PC, Xbox One, and PS4 about two years ago. It mainly focuses on player versus player (PvP) game modes, but occasionally has player versus environment (PvE) game modes for seasonal events like Halloween. Because of this, there is no “story mode” […]