The title is from a live blog entry on The Guardian website on the 10th of June. The post quoted Trump spreading a conspiracy theory that the Governor of California and the Mayor of LA had paid protestors to cause trouble. The not-so-subtle phrasing makes it quite clear what the ...

Welcome to the 17th Annual Drunk Duck Awards where every Duck Detective from Gumshoe to Chief is invited. The inquisitive Niccea is this year’s Master of Ceremonies. Fans of Agatha Christie and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes stories are in luck! This year’s theme is “Whodunit ...

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This is a weird one to encapsulate, but it was based on an idea I had while re-watching Star Trek the Next Generation and I had to explore it with my fellow Quackcasters, Banes and ...

Photo: “Submission A” by Genejoke; “Submission B” by dpat57; “Submission C” by InkyMoondrop; “Submission D” by lothar. Drunk Duck Awards 2025. (May 2025 - June 2025)

The community spent last week casting their votes and the results will be announced on the awards page according to Niccea:

“Voting is closed. Winner ...

Where destiny lies
Off to the horizon light and darkness ties
Genius has already invented our demise
Only angels and flames may defy the skies
Burn my dreams for that new sunrise
Where destiny lies

Conflict is the spice of storytelling! Whether it’s a comic, movie, or show, those moments of raw emotion often stick with us the longest. You know the ones—when characters clash, emotions boil over, and things get real. A fiery argument can leave your readers on the edge of ...

I've spent a lot of this year dealing with the fallout of the death of a close friend. For whatever reason he picked as his executor a woman that none of the rest of his friends and family get along with. Actually, that's downplaying it. Most of them ...

A plague has ravaged the land and a small band of friends are attempting a very unorthodox method to combat it. Very unorthodox indeed… One of them agreed to sacrifice themself so they they could call on the aid of a demon! But will the demon live up to it ...

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It seems like every single “badass” in TV, Movies, books and comics is “ex-special forces” or something like it these days. It's become a meaningless cliche. Writers use it as a shortcut to show ...

Photo: “Imago, Nebraska: The Book of Summer (Character Promo)”. Imago, Nebraska created by InkyMoondrop. (May 2025)

InkyMoondrop writes:

“Hey! :)

So on the 3rd of June (next week) Imago, Nebraska's 9th Chapter is done publishing, which means The Book of Spring arrived to its final chapter and emotional conclusion and ...