Today we are interviewing the accomplished and proliferate Dragonsong12 who has actually completed multiple webcomics!
There's so much to tell as an introduction to Dragonsong12 but suffice it to say that she has one of the most recognizable and uniquely beautiful art styles I have encountered on the Duck ...
Creator Interview: Dragonsong12
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, March 23, 2024Actions and the Unaware
Banes at 12:00AM, Feb. 29, 2024
A classic scene that terrified audiences back in the day was that moment in Halloween where an out-of focus Michael Myers (“The Shape”) sits up behind the traumatized Jamie Lee Curtis. “Behind you! BEHIND YOU!” The audience screamed. The audience knowing something threatening that the character doesn't see plays ...
Making Horror Comics
Banes at 12:00AM, Oct. 12, 2023
image by Banes, based on a story narrated by Lazy Masquerade
Making Horror Comics - a chat with Genejoke
I spoke to Genejoke about making horror comics. GJ makes a lot of comics here on the Duck. He has an anthology series here called Lite Bites, and multiple other series on ...
Panel By Panel: Kingdom of Cats and the Boundary Break
hpkomic at 1:23PM, June 2, 2023
Hello everyone, and welcome to Panel by Panel, a periodic exploration of comic panels around The Duck. We return to our regularly scheduled program this week, where I find interesting panels and wax philosophical about them. Previously we did a scavenger hunt which was a lot of fun, but we ...
Panel By Panel:’Fluffy 500’ and Unusual Angles
hpkomic at 2:06PM, Dec. 2, 2022
Hello everyone, and welcome to Panel by Panel, a periodic exploration of comic panels around The Duck. I am working on another comic submission from a couple of posts ago. This week our volunteer is the creator of Fluffy 500, IronHorseComics, who shared some pages. Today I want to look ...
The Visuals of Fear
Banes at 12:00AM, Oct. 20, 2022
A creepy pov shot works very well if the camera is looking through a window, or trees, or some other barrier. So we the audience seem to be hiding from the characters on screen.
THE VISUALS OF FEAR
When the director Rob Reiner was going to direct the movie based ...
Webcomic Soundtracks
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, April 11, 2022
Several hot summers ago, while enrolled in a video production class, the instructor said a movie must be watched at least three times in order to appreciate different aspects of the film.
First watch: Watch the film in its entirety to get the general storyline.
Second watch: Mute the film ...
QUACKCAST 566 - feeling the vibe!
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Jan. 18, 2022 LISTEN on our new player!
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Let's talk about total immersion… When consuming media rather than creating it, if you're lucky you become immersed: the struggles and fears of the character ...
Back and Fore
Banes at 12:00AM, Jan. 6, 2022
Characters and Backgrounds … and Compositing Different Styles
when I started putting my webcomic out I'd been drawing for most of my life already, and knew the characters and setting really well. The stories I would figure out as I went…and still do.
As far as the art goes ...
The Horror Group Shot
Banes at 12:00AM, Oct. 28, 2021
There are a handful of cinematic “group shots” that showcase an ensemble of characters in a memorable way.
The Avengers in their first movie have one where they're finally all together, back to back in a circle to face the invading alien army.
There's the Usual Suspects in ...