Quackcast 684 - The hero is dead?

Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, April 23, 2024

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What happens when the hero dies? Especially when it's early on in the story… do things fall apart or does someone else take over? Our topic is about a story style where you establish that a ...


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Drunk Duck Awards 2024: The Musical

kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, April 22, 2024


Photo: “You Are Invited to the Drunk Duck Awards 2024”. Drunk Duck Awards 2024 by Niccea. (April 2024)

Niccea writes:

Welcome to the 2024 Drunk Duck Awards, a Drunk Duck satire of the Oscars featuring the creators and comics of The Duck Webcomics. I am your Master of Ceremonies, Niccea ...




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Character Deep Dive: Molly Lusc

Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, April 20, 2024




Today’s Character Deep Dive is on the intriguing Molly Lusc from the comic Molly Lusc by Andreas Helixfinger!

Molly Lusc is a straight up noir comic complete with an origin story… sort of… of the main character and primary detective Molly Lusc. It has a lot of the noir ...




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The Understudy Hero

Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, April 18, 2024




There's nothing more shocking than when the hero dies …at the beginning.

Don't worry, Banes isn't dead! I'm just standing in for him this week, he will return! This is only about fictional main characters that didn't get the memo they should reserve their death ...




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FEATURED COMIC --> Bunyan Mk7

Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, April 10, 2024



Adrian is having a massive run of bad luck! He lost his family villa, all his money and almost everything he inherited… except a giant agricultural robot mechsuit. Maybe he can turn his life around? He had better hurry though, he doesn't have much time till he has to ...

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Of flaws and foibles - creating characters with rough edges

Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, April 6, 2024



Hello hello Quackateers! Today, let's chat about the secret sauce that makes webcomics, hell comics in general, pop – crafting a character with flaws so relatable, they spark lengthy reddit discussions!

Think about it. What makes your favourite characters stick with you long after you've closed the comic tab ...



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Panel By Panel: 'Thirley Peak' and Evolving Craft

hpkomic at 9:19AM, April 5, 2024



Hello, everyone, and welcome to Panel by Panel, a periodic exploration of comic panels around The Duck. This week I want to look at the work of one of the most recently prolific creators on the Duck. I wanted to look at the growth of creator HawkAndFlowAventures, by looking at ...

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Fooled Ya!

Banes at 12:00AM, April 4, 2024



Here we are - Thursday again! I tells ya, the weeks and months just FLY by.

It was April Fool's Day the other day, and I was thinking about stories, and how sometimes books, TV shows, movies, or whatever will try and FOOL us. Like, the entire story is a ...



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Early Words

Banes at 12:00AM, March 28, 2024


It's just, like, my opinion, man



I've been rewatching Star Trek: The Next Generation lately, and so much of what I loved about it on first viewing holds up beautifully.

Watching a series which is almost all standalone episodes is interesting, too. There's a basic premise of ...






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Quackcast 680 - Intelligence in Fiction

Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, March 26, 2024

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Today we're talking about the depiction of “intelligence” in fiction! There are a lot of ways this shows up: the genius detective who can understand any clue and uncover any lie, the amazing doctor who can ...


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