Panel By Panel: The Legacy of Akira Toriyama

hpkomic at 4:20PM, March 8, 2024



Hello, everyone, and welcome to Panel by Panel, a periodic exploration of comic panels around The Duck.

I had initially intended to discuss some free resources available to webcomic creators. Still, it seemed more prudent this week to discuss the news of the passing of the legendary manga-ka Akira Toriyama ...



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Creating wickedly captivating characters you love to hate

Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, March 2, 2024



Hey there Quackateers! Have you ever been compelled to continue a comic because of a character you just can't help but despise? These characters have the delightful role of drawing the audience’s ire. They’re often times a thorn in the side of the protagonist, acting as a ...

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Quackcast 676 - Baby it's cold outside, cultural context

Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Feb. 27, 2024

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Oh baby it's cold outside… That's a tricky song, well it's not really but a few years ago the silly pop-culture warriors on Twitter started acting as if the song was all “rapey” with ...


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Used Books Celebrates its 17th Anniversary; Molly Lusc Reaches Triple Digits; Lothar’s Six-Six-Six Grind

kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Feb. 26, 2024


Photo: “It's the 17th Anniversary of Used Books!”. By usedbooks.

Usedbooks, creator of Used Books, writes:

Used Books just turned 17 years old. It's almost a legal adult. Lol.

Crazy, right? 

I didn't remember until it appeared on FB memories. So, I drew some really rough sketches ...






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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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Creator Interview: Spooky Kitsune

Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Feb. 17, 2024



Today's Creator Interview is all about the fantastic Spooky Kitsune! They are a recent addition to the DD family and a prolific one, with two webcomics hosted here already!

But you don't want me to tell you about it all! Let's hear it from Spooky Kitsune themselves ...



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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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Panel By Panel: Expanding the Scope

hpkomic at 8:46AM, Feb. 9, 2024



Hello, everyone, and welcome to Panel by Panel, a periodic exploration of comic panels around The Duck.

This week, I wanted to take a step away from our usual format to gather some feedback about the direction of the column and consider some additional topics that might be worth covering ...



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Creator and Creation

Banes at 12:00AM, Feb. 8, 2024




The Quackcast this week was about the idea of defining or understanding the artist by looking at the creation. It's a fascinating topic, and I had a few thoughts that were left on the cutting room floor.

The cutting room floor, in this case, is my emptyish brain wot ...




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Quackcast 673 - By their deeds you shall know them

Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Feb. 6, 2024

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Art Vs the Artist part 2
Here we're fulfilling the promise of Quackcast 671 and examining what the art can tell us about the artist! Can certain themes, an art style, choice of imagery, jokes, humour ...



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