A couple of days ago Banes gave us a wonderful article on the issue of who to please- yourself or the audience, and how that can go very right or very wrong.
So that got me thinking that we should also talk about the dreaded silence. You update a page ...

When Feedback Doesn't Come
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, July 7, 2018What's in a theme
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, July 6, 2018
A narrative theme is, in essence, the meaning behind your story. It also serves to tell your audience what your story is about. Establishing it’s core early on enables you to keep it grounded and focused as you begin to unfold your characters and plots.
Despite a longer piece ...
Please Yourself? Or Please the Crowd?
Banes at 12:00AM, July 5, 2018
May the Forcefulness Be With You
I've been fascinated to watch the unfolding of the “battle” between Disney's Lucasfilm and the fandom playing out over the past few months.
If you haven't been looking at the fallout, there's too much for me to cover here; I ...
Yes! We can take shortcuts!
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, June 29, 2018
Did you know as an comic creator you are more than allowed to take a shortcut here and there? It’s true! You want to know something else? Everyone does it! So this week I want to share some shortcuts I have found immensely helpful when trying to speed up ...
UPGRADES
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, June 28, 2018
DD has been upgraded to HTTPS so you will need to log into the site again.
If you can’t remember your password or find it in your browser settings please send an email to ozoneocean AT gmail DOT com!
Or contact us on facebook at https://www.facebook.com ...
Quackcast 380 - Going back, retro style
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, June 26, 2018 LISTEN!
Retro is GOOoooooooooood! Damn good. Don't underestimate the power of retro. Old material and the past is where pure gold hides. Mine that stuff for all it's worth! But it can be overdone and when it is it's like warmed over fish and chips, it becomes ...
Get a Twitter Feature!
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, June 23, 2018
As you probably know, The Duck has got a constantly growing Twitter presence now, compete with a chat event and a Retweet policy for every DD wecomic update tweet that tags us!
Now, we're going to add another event, the DD Twiter Feature! And for this one, you can ...
Speed Vs Detail
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, June 22, 2018
Balancing detail and speed is one hell of a trick for a webcomic creator. It is common pitfall for many of us starting our webcomic. Unfortunately one cannot always have both of these qualities in the work. We go ham on all the intricacies early on and then wonder why ...
Emotional Color Wheel
Banes at 5:11AM, June 21, 2018No pic for this one. I'll add one later if the fates allow!
I was a big fan of all the Indiana Jones movies back in the day. When the fourth one, Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull, finally came out, it was exciting times! Harrison Ford only seemed ...