Wrapping up this series of character designs for antagonists, villains, and even protagonists with toxicity as their flaw, I'd be remiss if I didn't talk about the toxicity of inactivity.
The motto is well known- all that is required for evil to triumph is for good people to ...
'Good' People Do Nothing
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, March 11, 2023How it all began
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Feb. 25, 2023
I was supposed to write the last post on my ‘toxic’ character design series, but I've been deep cleaning the house all day and I'm exhausted. My brain refuses to think so that post will need to wait till next time. Instead, I'd like to talk about ...
Quackcast 623 - Arrogance vs humility
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Feb. 21, 2023 LISTEN on our new player!
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Arrogance is a fun subject. Related to cockiness, hubris, assertiveness, self confidence and pride.
It's a fantastic trait for a villain and it's really fun ...
Tough Love vs. Abuse
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Feb. 18, 2023
Tough love is so cool, eh? It's going to magic the “whining” right out of you, won't it? You just need to stick out through the harshness, and then when you reap the benefits, you'll realize your tough loving benefactor had the right idea. You'll be ...
DD update post 17th of February
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Feb. 17, 2023
Site redesign update, NEWS!
The 3 main things we have in this update are pagination of comments on newsposts (will apply to comments on comics etc too), themed placeholder thumbnails for comics that don't have them, and the implementation of a logo that resizes dynamically with the screensize! I ...
Toxic Positivity, Toxic Acceptance (Part 2)
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Feb. 11, 2023
So last time, in Part 1 of this discussion of …sunnier villains or antagonists, we had left off talking about how toxic positivity is all about the toxic person's comfort. And that this need to impose a certain behavior, dogma, and/or approach to reality in their environment leads ...
Panel By Panel: ‘Simply Sarah" and a Visual Ending
hpkomic at 1:30PM, Feb. 10, 2023
Hello everyone, and welcome to Panel by Panel, a periodic exploration of comic panels around The Duck. This week's topic is special, covering an ending to a popular comic on The Duck. It is also unique, as I will not show the page for spoiler reasons. I'll be ...
Quackcast 621 - Live Laugh Love
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Feb. 7, 2023 LISTEN on our new player!
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Toxic positivity can take all sorts of forms, but I think it's most easily recognised by someone telling you to be happy about something when you ...
The ORIGIN/THRUD Crossover Began Last Sunday, February 5th!
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Feb. 6, 2023Quackcast 620 - losers are human too
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Jan. 31, 2023 LISTEN on our new player!
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My idea was to talk about social pariah characters, people who it's socially acceptable to laugh at, despise, or even hate. They can be the uncool ...