Time doesn't really exist in comics. Someone can blast through multiple pages in seconds, or linger on one panel for years. Well, that would be rare. But you see what I'm saying.
What if you want to make your readers slow down? To give your pages the pace ...
Time Stand Still
Banes at 12:00AM, Nov. 16, 2023The Language of Hands
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Nov. 11, 2023
So I know I got two pending articles to finish up my Religion and my Catharsis series but I'm too tired right now to talk about anything that requires sociopolitical analyses and extrapolations.
So let's talk about hands in comics!
One of the easiest way to mitigate the ...
Various Types of Pigs
lothar at 12:00AM, Nov. 10, 2023
Hello you people
It's raining today ….
Here are some comics about unusual pigs. one is a cyborg and the other is a mutant. I wanted to add a third comic to this list about a space pig but I couldn't find it. I have a vague recollection of ...
MCU scraps, do-overs and to reboot or not to reboot
Banes at 12:00AM, Nov. 9, 2023
I've been busy or distracted or something, and the weeks continue to fly by so quickly - this is just a loose, MCU ramble…
It seems clear that the Marvel Cinematic Universe is not the powerhouse it was just a few years ago.
I think if I were handed the ...
Webcomics: Unveiling Life's Lessons and Plot Twists
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, Nov. 4, 2023
Webcomics are a great place to find deep life lessons or unexpected twists. Creators who present stories in this versatile medium have a remarkable knack for delivering profound insights and plot surprises that leave us contemplating their implications for days.
One of the most captivating aspects of webcomics is their ...
Panel By Panel: Scavenger Hunt - Round 2
hpkomic at 5:14PM, Nov. 3, 2023
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Panel by Panel, a periodic exploration of comic panels around The Duck.
We're mixing things up a bit this week. A while back, we did a scavenger hunt based on a series of 22 panels by Wally Wood. The results were fun, so it ...
Your Friends and Neighbors
Banes at 12:00AM, Nov. 2, 2023
Greetings!
Well, we're past October once again, and past the spooky season. But I had another thought about
scary stuff - and stories filled with tension and fear is always in season!
One area that is always fun to explore is the paranoia about our the friends, neighbors, and strangers ...
The Need for Catharsis
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Oct. 28, 2023
Halloween is around the corner!
The swiftly-international-becoming Fright Season, where people dress up and surround themselves in scary imagery and settings. Everything is about the scare, the close brush with death or worse, the thrill of the blood running cold in our veins for seconds before laughing at each other ...
Horror is Small
Banes at 12:00AM, Oct. 26, 2023
Horror is Small
I think horror is better and more effective when it's small.
A dark hallway with one person nervously tiptoeing through it…a creepy phone call or knock on the door in the middle of the night…the demented, sinister weirdness of someone's new step parent ...