'Tis the Season! Art-based charities

HippieVan at 12:00AM, Dec. 19, 2014
tags: art, based, charities



Since it’s the holiday season, I thought I would take the opportunity to suggest a way that we can all express some generosity in a way that matters to us. I imagine most of us understand how valuable art can be as a way of escaping a bad situation ...

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Quackcast 197 - The sidekicks take over the QC

Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Dec. 16, 2014

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Content:
Carrying on from last weeks Quackcast inspired by Kawaiidaigakusei's Thoughtful newspost article “An Ode to Sidekicks”, this time the DD community weighs in on the subject and they give us their wise, educated and highly considered expert opinions on the subject of the sidekick in stories! Again ...


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Happy Rabbit, Rabbit Day!

kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Dec. 1, 2014



Today is December 1st which means the holidays are around the corner on The Duck. A common thread between most denominations and cultures is that traditional foods are served around this time. For the month of December, I am going to include a traditional holiday recipe at the bottom of ...

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FEATURED COMIC --> Ginger and Shadow

kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Nov. 26, 2014



Cat lovers of the world, rejoice! Ginger and Shadow is a comic about two cool cats and their daily introspective thoughts while living with the Garrick family. Ginger is an enlightened house cat, wise beyond its years and is always willing to give sage advice to Shadow, an easy-going and ...

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Searching for Printed Comics

kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Nov. 24, 2014


Sometime after the events of 9/11, my family signed up for our first printed newspaper subscription to keep up with the world headlines. I was a high school sophomore at the time and in order to take my mind off of the United State's imminent involvement in an ...

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Adaptations

Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Nov. 21, 2014



In recent years Hollywood has been desperately mining already popular material in the hopes of producing ready-made hits, so we've had a great bonanza of classic Scifi, fantasy and comic book films blasting onto the silver screen with the likes of The Lord of The Rings, The Chronicles of ...

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Quackcast 193 - Representing inner turmoil in comics

Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Nov. 18, 2014

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- Art by Ozoneocean

Content:
The idea for this Quackcast came from a newspost by HippieVan. She had just read a comic version of Frankenstein and was disappointed at the simplistic way that the character's inner turmoil was rendered. She wondered about the different ways that “inner turmoil” is ...




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An Ode to Sidekicks

kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Nov. 17, 2014



I have been slowly lamenting over the end of The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson ever since he announced that he was stepping down from hosting late night television in April. Needless to say, the jokes from his show have been a welcome distraction from the daily grind and ...

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FEATURED COMIC --> Perry Penguin

kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Nov. 12, 2014



Perry Penguin is a story that focuses on conversations between two friends in the North Pole: Steve, the tan-loving sea lion, and Perry, an argumentative penguin. Sometimes the conversations drift into politics, film, and current events. The two personalities are pretty funny and bring up intelligent points without crossing the ...

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Deconstructing the Artist Alley Convention Booth

kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Nov. 10, 2014



Here's the Scene:
Palms are sweating, the convention doors are about to open. Every plush doll, button, glossy 12“x24” poster is hanging around the overpriced booth that was paid for with a year's worth of savings. Welcome to the Artist Alley, where it is always a game ...


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