Hello and welcome to Panel by Panel, an analysis of panels from comics right here on The Duck and exploring what they do, how they work, and what we can learn from them.
We're mixing things up a bit this week by looking at three panels. We're talking ...

Panel by Panel: Charby the Vampirate and the Three-Beat Sequence
hpkomic at 12:24PM, June 17, 2022A Tale of Two Pebbles
Banes at 12:00AM, June 16, 2022
I don't know if you know this story already, but I just read it and loved it, so I'm sharing it here!
Many years ago in a small village, a farmer had the misfortune of owing a large sum of money to a village moneylender. The moneylender, who ...
Submit A Trophy Design!
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, June 11, 2022
The DD Awards pre-events are already happening!
Whether you want to participate in the Awards themselves or not, consider contributing by submitting a trophy design.
Each year the DD Awards Trophy has a different design created by a DDer and voted for by the community. Each year is a chance ...
Mind Tricks 2 - The Phantom Life
Banes at 12:00AM, June 9, 2022
On the last “Mind Tricks” discussion, we talked about false memories, where a characters' true nature is hidden from them because of memory loss or artificial memories.
The Phantom Life is similar, certainly in the two examples that I thought of initially…but the stories play out
in a different ...
When the Hero Is the Villain
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, June 4, 2022
A mustache-twirling villain is awesome fun! Someone who basks in their villainy and enjoys every bit of popping the toddler's balloon and kicking the occasional puppy while hatching evil plans.
These villains are the flamboyant main antagonist that makes the story interesting and fun, because we love to see ...
LITE BITES MILESTONE
Banes at 12:00AM, June 2, 2022
LITE BITES by Genejoke reaches 1000 Pages!
Genejoke sez:
Lite Bites has hit 1000 pages, that's a huge number.
That's 1000 pages of work by many people in various
styles and genres.
Prior to the revival of Lite Bites last year there was 700 or so pages,
The ...
The Reimagining of Myth
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, May 28, 2022
Mythologies are fascinating. And with good reason. Each set represents centuries, if not millennia, of common unconscious and community narratives about all aspects of human existence: from the big questions of who we are to the wonders and terrors of nature to the wonders and terrors of society.
In short ...