Everyone has their own set of concerns, worries, fears about themselves and their environment, past, present and future. Creators are no different.
So it is only natural that at least some elements of those fears and concerns and worries we have are explored one way or another in the works ...
The Fears We Explore
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Dec. 10, 2016ONE DAY LEFT to sign up for Secret Santa!
HippieVan at 12:00AM, Dec. 9, 2016
Secret Santa sign-ups are due tomorrow! The sign-up thread is here: http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/forum/topic/177589/
Here's how it works:
Step One - Deadline: December 10th
Sign up! Let us know what you'd like a picture of. Your comic character wearing an ugly Christmas sweater? An epic ...
Characters based on Human Beings
HippieVan at 12:00AM, Nov. 25, 2016
In my newspost last week about the “No Hugging, No Learning” mantra, I mentioned that I was basing a throwaway character – a loveable misanthrope – on a real-life friend of mine. It’s something I’m tempted to do fairly frequently; I spend most of my time in an academic environment ...
The Journey Home
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Nov. 21, 2016
I found myself at a crossroads two weeks ago where I felt that my mind and my heart were in two separate places. I would carry on the same routine for months, following the motions of getting to work, performing a mundane task, and then driving home with heavy eyelids ...
Constructing Suspense
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Nov. 19, 2016
Everyone loves a good thriller, a titillating mystery, a tale full of twists and turns (that make sense), something that challenges you to find the answer before you’re given it at the final act.
I’m not sure how many like sitting down to construct them.
Don’t get ...
No Hugging, No Learning
HippieVan at 12:00AM, Nov. 18, 2016
Recently I wrote a throwaway character for my comic based on a real-life friend of mine. In short, he’s a loveable misanthrope. And because he’s based on a real human being, I felt like I owed the character something: he won’t grow, or change, or become a ...
Quackcast 296 - What came before?
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Nov. 8, 2016 LISTEN!
Art by Ozoneocean
Tantz Aerine, Banes and Pitface join me, Ozoneocean, to talk about back stories, histories and all that extra knowledge you can come up with when creating your story. It can inform your comic story in a really clever way… but don't be tempted to vomit ...
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 ...
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 ...