I got nothing.

Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Dec. 14, 2024



It's been a very tough week (as per usual these past few weeks) and I've been sitting here staring at the blank screen of my computer trying to think of a topic to write about for the newspost.

And I got nothing. I keep drawing blanks. I have ...



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FEATURED COMIC --> Echo And Boltz Halloween Special

Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Nov. 6, 2024



A group of young friends are off trick or treating in the neighbourhood, collecting many lovely, yummy treats and showing off their fantastic outfits, but there's a dark presence on the prowl… They soon find themselves trapped within a scary haunted house with no way out and many dangers ...

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Panel By Panel: Workshop 'IWATSV': Part Two

hpkomic at 1:51PM, Aug. 16, 2024



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. First, some housekeeping.

As established last time, our page submission comes from xalienrath from the comic IWATSV. Specifically, we are looking at the update “3 ...



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Character Deep Dive: Raidon from Used Books

Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, July 20, 2024




Today’s Character Deep Dive is on an antagonist!

We’re looking at Raidon Yamamura from Used Books by the amazingly proliferate Vickie Boutwell!

Used Books is a crime-noir thriller involving the story of Kaida, an ex-assassin from a highly dangerous network of organized crime and the different people surrounding ...






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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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Character Deep Dive: Stringy from Stringy and Mopy

Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, March 16, 2024




Today we’re tackling Stringy from the action-packed comic Stringy and Mopy by MegaRdaniels!

As with every character deep dive, I seek to do as thorough an analysis as possible with what I’m given for the character requested. (By the way you can sign up here if you want ...




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Three Books

Banes at 12:00AM, Dec. 21, 2023



I've only read three books in my life.

Okay, that's not true - over the years I've read nearly a dozen.

But the first art-instruction book I used (at least, the earliest one I can remember) was this book
about using basic shapes to draw animals.

It was ...








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Quackcast 652 - Physical traits that set characters apart

Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Sept. 12, 2023

LISTEN on our player!
Or TuneinRadio - https://tunein.com/podcasts/Books–Literature/Drunkduck-Quackcast-p1150194/

Our topic this week is making your characters individual, distinct and setting them apart through physical traits. In many mainstream superhero comics or manga the only difference between most characters is their outfit, hair, and skin tone ...


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A Sense of Entitlement

Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, April 8, 2023



Entitlement. Privilege. Obnoxiousness.

We all deal with these things every day, whether we want to or not. It comes in all shapes and sizes. From the kid that throws a tantrum if they can't take some other random kid's toy to the adult that is pissed they stole ...



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FEATURED COMIC --> Simple Complications

Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Feb. 15, 2023



Circle city is home to a colourful bunch of single edged shapes of the circular variety. They have a lot of stories to tell, usually in four panels with a punchline at the end of them! This is a humorous comic strip full of great little jokes, bad romantic overtures ...

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