So I just watched the latest Trope Talk by Overly Sharkastic Productions on Youtube (high recommend if you aren't already subscribed). The focus was on Doomed Heroes, and there's not much I'd be able to add to that comprehensive essay. Go watch it.
What it did inspire ...
The Silver Lining
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Nov. 12, 2022Our Relationship With Death
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Oct. 29, 2022
It's almost Halloween!
…and it isn't part of my culture. It's only recently started to become a “novelty thing” in Greece, and we totally don't quite get it the way people who actually celebrate it likely do. So I don't want to talk about Halloween ...
Deep and Profound?
Andreas_Helixfinger at 12:00AM, Oct. 9, 2022
Hello, ducks!
Been a while since I did one of these off-top of-my-head kind of pieces. Thought I talk about something that has been on my mind for quite some time. What exactly is deep and profound? A lot of artists throughout history have strived to make their art deep ...
Quackcast 603 - Players, Cads, and "fun" boys
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Oct. 4, 2022 LISTEN on our new player!
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We are talking about the trope of the Cad, AKA the Player. F***boys are their little scrappydoo kid-brothers, we call them “fun” boys for obvious reasons ...
Fantastic Bestiary 13: The Galerian
Andreas_Helixfinger at 12:00AM, Sept. 18, 2022
This is gonna be a bit of an obscure pop cultural Fantastic Bestiary rundown, but heck with it, it’s my article series and I’m doing it anyway. I’m gonna talk about the Galerians today. To start off, Galerians is a tank-control style survival horror video game for ...
Venting Your Frustrations Needs Elegance
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Sept. 3, 2022
So it came to my attention that J.K. Rowling has taken revenge against her ‘internet trolls’ by writing a new book called The Ink Black Heart. According to reviews (I haven't read the book) the plot of the book reflects the author's experience of mass-condemnation over her ...
The Magic of Memory
Banes at 12:00AM, Sept. 1, 2022
There is a special power to the memory - especially to the memory of youth. Whether it's childhood, the teen years or maybe even young adulthood, it can have a powerful hold on us.
I guess it's the reason that some great stories get their resonance by the idea ...
Panel By Panel: Patchwork and Lace (Two Beats and No Gutters)
hpkomic at 10:47AM, Aug. 26, 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.
Hello everyone, it's been a couple of weeks, so it is time for a new Panel ...
The Horror Newspaper Revelation Scene
Banes at 12:00AM, Aug. 18, 2022
There's a standard scene, particularly in a certain kind of horror movie, where the Protagonist or another character finds a room, or a book, full of newspaper clippings. The villain of the movie has clipped out a scrapbook or wall filled with a record of their evil doings.
It ...
Seriously?
Banes at 12:00AM, Aug. 11, 2022
When a dramatic actor gets a chance to perform a comedic role, I hear that sometimes they get excited to do something different but their first instinct is to play up the comedy. In an interview with a comedy writer/producer recently, he explained that these actors need the insight ...