The old frenetic push to any creator to be ‘original’- especially, though not limited, in literature, in comics and the arts in general is nothing new. It pretty much is the first question anyone has when trying to assess a work of art: is it original?
Often, for the answer ...
What is it that needs to be original? (No, it’s not the story)
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Nov. 5, 2016Comicking your feelings
HippieVan at 12:00AM, Nov. 4, 2016
I’ve been going through a bit of a rough patch lately in terms of my mental health. I don’t talk about it that often, but I don’t keep it a secret that I’ve always struggled with anxiety. Recently I started on medication for it for the ...
Before the Beginning
Banes at 12:00AM, Nov. 3, 2016
One of the great things about the original Star Wars movies was the strong sense of a grand, adventurous, and terrible history before the movie started. So much is hinted at through Obi Wan Kenobi about the Jedi Knights, Anakin Skywalker, great friendships, laser swords, and terrible war and loss ...
QUACKCAST 295 - Sexcast, sex in non adult comics
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Nov. 1, 2016 LISTEN!
Art by Ozoneocean
This is the Awkardcast! Another take on the sexcast idea but this time we're looking at sex and sexual situations in strictly NON-adult comics. Sex performs a very different role in non-adult comics… You have a much wider audience with comics at the rating, but ...
Tales from Two Tiny Tittybars by moneko Now Has a Kickstarter!
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Oct. 31, 2016
This message was written by moneko:
Hello, I've been working on a kickstarter to fund a print edition of my comic, Tittybar Tales, which has been hosted here on The Duck since I began creating it.
Tales from Two Tiny Tittybars is a frank and funny autobiographical webcomic about ...
Controversy Has its Uses
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Oct. 29, 2016
art by yours truly
So I was thinking… in this day and age if you get on any type of social media, you are going to be punched repeatedly with CONTROVERSY! HERESY! HEATHENS! LIBERTARDS! CONSERVOTARDS-OR-HOW-EVER-THEY-ARE-CALLED-TARDS! …and so on. On blogs and tweets and even more so on youtube, making a ...
QUACKCAST 294 - Costume cast: Addams family
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Oct. 25, 2016 LISTEN!
Image by Ozoneocean
For Quackcast 294 we all dressed up as members of the Addams Family! Me as Gomez, Banes as Cousin It, Tantz as Morticia, and Pit Joan D'eath. We had a great time and you'll be able to see us all on video!
The theme ...
Character and subtext in horror
Banes at 12:00AM, Oct. 20, 2016
The Drunk Duck Awards, 2016 are underway! Check 'em out here:
http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Drunk_Duck_Awards_2016/
In the movie “The Innkeepers”, two clerks in an allegedly haunted hotel work on the last night before the place closes down. They deal with some odd final guests, both human and otherwise (maybe ...
QUACKCAST 293 - THE BURBS DVD commentary
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Oct. 18, 2016 LISTEN!
The Burbs video cover
In this happy season of October we come to that time of year again when Banes starts to get excited by Halloween! This year his idea was for us all to do a real time DVD commentary for The Burbs, that great comedy horror film ...