Tag: exposition

TPG Week 150: Bad Fan Fiction

| November 8, 2013
TPG Week 150: Bad Fan Fiction

Welcome back, one and all, to The Proving Grounds! This week, we have a new Brave One in Steven Applebaum, who’s bringing something unusual to us: a sequel to the terrible Super Mario Brothers movie. (Yeah, I said it. It was a terrible movie. I recognized that even as a child. Age has not made […]

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Points of Impact #27: Get Schooled

| November 3, 2012
Points of Impact #27: Get Schooled

Hard work pays off for yourself. Sometimes, it even pays off for others who can learn from what you accomplished.

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Points of Impact #26: Pray Tell

| October 7, 2012
Points of Impact #26: Pray Tell

A closer look at the words in the funny colored boxes…

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Points of Impact – Week 25: Overexposed!

| September 17, 2012
Points of Impact – Week 25: Overexposed!

Vampires may suck but not this comic; all it needs is a little bite from the rewrite wight!

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Points of Impact – Week 15: Crossing the Streams

| July 7, 2012
Points of Impact – Week 15: Crossing the Streams

Don’t listen to Egon. Sometimes it’s a good thing to cross the streams – er, I mean narrative tracks.

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Points of Impact – Week 14: Back to the Future

| July 1, 2012
Points of Impact – Week 14: Back to the Future

When using foreshadowing, we can’t help but go back, Marty!

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Points of Impact – Week 12: Then and Back Again

| June 16, 2012
Points of Impact – Week 12: Then and Back Again

Let me start at the middle so you know how it ends…

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Points of Impact – Week 11: Just Shut Up and Say It

| June 9, 2012
Points of Impact – Week 11: Just Shut Up and Say It

What if one of the best ways to tell a story was to not say anything?

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Points of Impact – Week 9: Big In Japan

| May 19, 2012 | 4 Comments
Points of Impact – Week 9: Big In Japan

What happens when plot takes a backseat to atmosphere? “Things will happen while they can.”

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Points of Impact – Week 7: Borrowing Some Eyes

| May 5, 2012 | 3 Comments
Points of Impact – Week 7: Borrowing Some Eyes

Jeepers creepers! Change your readers’ peepers!

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Points of Impact – Week 5: Setting ‘Em up, Knocking ‘Em Down

| April 21, 2012 | 4 Comments
Points of Impact – Week 5: Setting ‘Em up, Knocking ‘Em Down

What do you expect from this week’s Points of Impact? Let’s see what we can do about these expectations…

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Points of Impact – Week 3: The Amazing Rocket-Powered Plot

| April 7, 2012 | 8 Comments
Points of Impact – Week 3: The Amazing Rocket-Powered Plot

“Ground Control to Major Tom! Pacing’s great in issue one!”

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