This is just a curious little topic that have recently come to my mind. From time to time I’ve seen people in popular media make comparisons between James Bond and Batman. First time I encountered this comparison was in an episode of Friends long ago. And I see people ...
Bond villains vs. Batman villains
Andreas_Helixfinger at 12:00AM, Sept. 4, 2022Fantastic Bestiary 11: The Kaiju
Andreas_Helixfinger at 12:00AM, Aug. 21, 2022
Thought I try to get back on doing Sunday articles with more meat to them. So! It’s fantastic bestiary time! And this time I’ve choosen a creature of pop culture rather then myth. The giant monster! Popularly known as the Kaiju! Who doesn’t like a good giant ...
Poetry Time 7: Beware the Necromancer
Andreas_Helixfinger at 12:00AM, Aug. 7, 2022
This sunday's EPIC poem is contributed by DD member TheDeeMan. This is “Beware the Necromancer”: Verse four, by Darryl Hughes aka TheDeeMan
On a vacant black morn, was darkness stillborn, a poor and fatherless bastard.
To swirl in the mass, of hell's foul warpath, and evil redeemed for ...
Recollecting X-Men Trading Cards from the Early Nineties
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Aug. 1, 2022
Photo: X-Men Series II Trading Card Collection (1993)
An unopened, cellophane wrapped pack of trading cards is a sleeve of anticipation. The probability of finding a hologram or a rare character card is reason enough to get excited.
Around the time the Uncanny X-Men cartoon gained popularity in nineteen-ninety three ...
Quackcast 593 - Risky Business
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, July 26, 2022 LISTEN on our new player!
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The risks of online creative success
We live in a wonderful time where you're able to turn your creative passion into a job that can support ...
Poetry Time 5: As if to say goodbye
Andreas_Helixfinger at 12:00AM, July 24, 2022
This sunday's poem is contributed by DD member TheDeeMan. This is "As if to say goodbye”
by Darryl Hughes aka TheDeeMan
As angels find their prayer in song. As birds to wing do fly.
An orange sun touched an ocean blue. It's words a lullaby.
I sat upon ...
MindTricks 1 - Memory
Banes at 12:00AM, May 26, 2022
I don't wanna be remembered; I wanna be forgotten
MEMORY and MEMORY LOSS in FICTION
Playing with memory and memory loss is a handy device for fiction writers, from soap opera-type melodrama to exciting-but-thought-provoking stories like The Matrix, and in all kinds of stories betwixt and beyond.
Like any ...
Time for the Start of the Next Chapter of Succubus
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, May 16, 2022
Photo: “How Do You Spell Pulitzer?” Succubus by Coydog and TheDeeMan. Chapter one. Page 36. 2022.
The collaborative duo behind comic works such as GAAK: Groovy Ass Alien Kreatures, The Continentals, Chevalier, HitGirlz and Sky Commander have an announcement. Coydog, the artist, has been creating the beautiful illustrations, and TheDeeMan ...
Panel by Panel: 'Goldstar' and the Power of the Establishing Shot
hpkomic at 12:00AM, May 6, 2022
Hello and welcome to Panel by Panel, an analysis of panels from comics right here on The Duck and exploring what they do, how they work, and what we can learn from them.
Let's start with our panel in question this week. This one comes from the webcomic of ...
Friday Fashion Spotlight 23: Sarah
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, April 22, 2022
Welcome to…
The DD Fashion Spotlight!
Number 23.
Meet Sarah from Simply Sarah. We've got quite a change here! Usually characters are in rather fantastic clothes, even when they're realistic they're still generally aspirational. Sarah actually wears every day realistic clothes! This is quite interesting, it's ...