August and Cora don't believe their uncle is dead. They go to visit the cemetery, but August takes a tumble and ends up in quite a bit of trouble, resulting a little stay at the local police station. Meanwhile Cora is nowhere to be seen. But was this all ...

Photo: “A Page of the Tuesday Funnies Used to Wrap a Mason Jar at the Thrift Store”. The San Diego Union-Tribune. (February 2025)

Gleaning for vintage supplies at the local thrift store, I made out with an assortment of cream coloured typewriter papers weathered by age from card stock cotton ...

One of the best ways to absolutely nail the climax of your comic arc is by using foreshadowing. It’s like planting little breadcrumbs for your readers—tiny hints or clues scattered throughout your story that point to future events or a character’s big moment. When done well, foreshadowing ...

Hello, everyone, and welcome to Panel by Panel, a periodic exploration of comic panels around The Duck. We return to our workshop series this week. Last time we introduced this week's comic and asked for feedback for the workshop, allowing the community to weigh in and share some thoughts ...

Lothar has had to quit his Friday Newsposts so I've had to take over for now.
So my post is tech issues.

I recently experienced some tech issues- Windows 11 messed up my comp because of a faulty update and the computer needed to be reset. This means Windows ...

Horror is Small

I think horror is better and more effective when it's small.

A dark hallway with one person nervously tiptoeing through it…a creepy phone call or knock on the door in the middle of the night…the demented, sinister weirdness of someone's new step parent ...

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Today we're chatting about characters who're mainly based on tropes VS those that grow. You see this difference quite clearly in a lot of British comedy VS American comedy where characters are set up in ...

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Our very own Tantz made a newspost last week about the idea of “Heroes” who are really villains… or at least they're actually villains who think ...

Photo: “CIRCUS OF THE TIRED BEASTS” by BUDLO. Woodblock print.

Today we have a very special announcement from BUDLO, the creator of the recently featured comic, “Up the Pyramid”:

Topic: UP THE PYRAMID hits 100 pp.!

Only a handful more pages then I think I'll close it down for ...

Last week’s post of the Fantastic Bestiary dealt with housespirits of ancient Rome. In this post we’re going to the far east, following up on another suggestion left by DD member marcorossi. We are going to study the Naga today. The Nagas are a race of serpentine beings ...