The 1990's Whiny Slacker Protagonist

Banes at 12:00AM, May 4, 2023



In rewatching some 1990's movies, I saw quite a few of these Protagonists show up - they're these disaffected types, usually quite intelligent or at least verbose, who are wrapped up in their emotions and sort of spinning their wheels in life as they analyze their problems and face ...

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Fanservice and Nostalgia

Banes at 12:00AM, April 27, 2023


Picard Season Three hit the fan service HARD. I absolutely loved it.


The final season of Star Trek Picard is winning very good reviews from fans and critics.

Of course, in some corners there is criticism of fan service, nostalgia and ‘member berries’ being the driving force behind the season ...





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Introducing OLD webcomics!

Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, April 21, 2023



You might know of a stout fellow known as Lothar on DD who's been around since the early days of the site…
Lothar - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/lothar/
He authors a very long running adult comic called Grind. I first knew him under another alias and was a ...



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Creator Feuds and Hidden Messages

Banes at 12:00AM, April 20, 2023


Jon Favreau played Maz Kanada. Or Pablo Hidalgo. Or something like that

There are Easter Eggs hidden in media that might be spottable by viewers/readers, and others that the audience would never know unless they got the inside scoop from somewhere.

It's one reason I like commentaries and ...




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FEATURED COMIC --> The Ballad of Bill

kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, April 19, 2023



Catch a glimpse of a typical day shoveling on the farm. The single male Rooster crows, “Cock-a-Da. Cock-a-roo.” Sunlight erupts from behind the barn. Set in the non-fictional Canadian province, New Brunswick, just North of Nova Scotia, and sharing a border with New England, in the Northeastern United States. One ...

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Quackcast 631 - Entitlements

Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, April 18, 2023

LISTEN on our new player!
Listen on Stitcher ​​- https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/drunkduck-quackcast
Or TuneinRadio - https://tunein.com/podcasts/Books–Literature/Drunkduck-Quackcast-p1150194/

What rights are people actually entitled to? That question is a lot bigger than you think!
The Quackcast today is sequel to last week's about entitled ...




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Addition, Subtraction, Preservation, Evolution

Banes at 12:00AM, March 30, 2023



In the latest episode of Star Trek Picard, a character talks about his efforts to prolong his own life in a way I won't spoil. He lets go of this idea, and in the message he leaves behind, he says "Evolution is not about preservation - it's about addition ...

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Quackcast 628 - Cover me!

Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, March 28, 2023

LISTEN on our new player!
Listen on Stitcher ​​- https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/drunkduck-quackcast
Or TuneinRadio - https://tunein.com/podcasts/Books–Literature/Drunkduck-Quackcast-p1150194/

We're talking about the importance of a good cover in this cast. Another technical comicscast! I love making coves, they're one of my fave things ...



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Cupcake War Machine Near its End. A Round of Milestones for: Interstellar Battle Girls; Ice Cream Truck of Doom; The Last Space Wizard; and Pulse Comics!

kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Feb. 27, 2023


Photo: “Twistjam: Morgyn and Lacey”. Original characters from Alone is a Hard Thing Toby by David A Webcomic and Hawk and Flo Adventures Part 1 Ice Cream Truck of Doom by HawkandFloAdventures. (February 2023)

A nice round of milestones from four creators to celebrate the accomplishments on The Duck:

The ...




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Overworking in webcomics

Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, Feb. 4, 2023



With the ever expanding influence of Webtoons, more and more people are flocking to webcomic sites to read comics. I say read, but really it is “consume”. In this day and age where content is being inhaled at an unprecedented rate, creators are being pushed further to create more. Longer ...

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