The sheer power of a good team is so defining that it's a trope. Some of the most iconic characters and beloved personalities have emerged from stories featuring teams of main characters.
Each of them are vital to the story, each of them contribute both in terms of the ...
Strong and Powerful... Together
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Sept. 9, 2023J_Scarbrough’s Vampire Girl Goes Out with a Boomsday, Right Before Labor Day!
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Sept. 4, 2023
Photo: “Which Levana Do You Feel Like Today?”. Vampire Girl. Story and art by J_Scarbrough. (January 2021-August 2023)
Vampire Girl by the Duck’s resident, puppeteer-webcomic creator, J_Scarbrough (not to be confused with the Jonathan Richman song with the same title) reached its conclusion on Wednesday, August 30, 2023.
Synopsis ...
Mercury Virus Rises to First Twenty Five Page Comic Milestone
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Aug. 21, 2023
Photo: “Mercury Virus Chapter 2: Beasts Uncaged page 3”. Story and art created by mercuryviruscomic; Colors by Jerry Lucas. (June 2023)
Mercury Virus was first drawn on pencil and paper twenty five years ago according to the comic’s history recollected by its creator, mercuryviruscomic. Today we are excited that ...
Panel By Panel: 'Ferda Boys' and Pacing
hpkomic at 5:48PM, Aug. 11, 2023
Hello everyone, and welcome to Panel by Panel, a periodic exploration of comic panels around The Duck. This week I indulge in hockey through the webcomic Ferda Boys. This is a relatively new comic on The Duck, so seeing such a strong start is good. We're looking specifically at ...
The Opposite of Cardinal Sin #1
Banes at 12:00AM, Aug. 3, 2023
I think many of us who make comics or write stories or are interested in writing can agree that mistake number one in writing is to front-load a story with a long-winded backstory. We've talked about it here on the site plenty of times.
There is an opposite mistake ...
Hawk and Flo Part One: Ice Cream Truck of Doom Headlines 700 Pages; Thirley Peak AND Psychoborg Debut August 1st
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, July 31, 2023
Photo: “Hawk and Flo, Part 1: Ice Cream Truck of Doom, ‘Rebirth Page 19’”. Created by HawkandFloAdventures. (30 July 2023)
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Hawk and Flo Part One: Ice Cream Truck of Doom by HawkandFloAdventures
HawkandFloAdventures writes:
“Hi I'm on track for 700 pages I was wondering if I could get ...
When the World has Changed Forever
Banes at 12:00AM, May 18, 2023
We talk a lot about Franchises here because those have been the big, widely known movies/stories in the culture in recent years.
But it's not all about Franchises - one thing that a standalone story can do, and occasionally does, is have an ending that changes the world forever ...
Hawk and Flo Adventures Part One: Ice Cream Truck of Doom Surpasses 600-Page Milestone
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, May 15, 2023Panel By Panel: Our First Scavenger Hunt
hpkomic at 3:37PM, May 5, 2023
Hello everyone, and welcome to Panel by Panel, a periodic exploration of comic panels around The Duck. We'll be getting back to panel analysis in the coming weeks, but for my return to writing after a brief health break, I want to do that challenge I discussed some time ...