In 1966, in the midst of the American Civil Rights Movement, Marvel Comics introduced the first black superhero - Black Panther.

Black Panther, real name T'Challa, was the King of vibranium-rich Wakanda, a fictional African country (the first African-American superhero would be Marvel's Falcon). A special herb and his ...

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Photos by Howard Schatz.

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In Quackcast 207 we talk about bodyshapes in comics again; as a follow up from the chat we had about it in Quackcast 205 we thought we'd let the community weigh in with their thoughts… so Banes and I could get the chance ...

Does everyone remember floppy disks?

This morning, the top trending topic was the warning issued by Vint Cerf, vice-president of Google, that we must create tangible back-up copies of all our digital works or else we may lose everything, every memory in a “digital Dark Age”. So I read about ...

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This week Banes and I were inspired to talk about body shape in the depiction of figures in comics, inspired by some famous images from photographer Howard Schatz's 2002 book, Athlete. In it there are photos of many athletes who're at the ...

What happens when a large anthropomorphic orange Rakasta (cat-tiger) rows up to the shore one day in a bowl-shaped boat? The only answer to that question is: An adventure! Spike is a fun-loving, easily pleased feline with a penchant for getting caught in gillnets. The minute he arrives in town ...

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 ...

I may not be the authority on drawing backgrounds in comics. However, I did spend about two years taking several classes centered around perspective drawing so I do know a little bit more than the average bear. The idea that I have is this, as comic makers, we enjoy telling ...

I would like to think that webcomic creators have a different way to see the world. A fresh perspective through rose coloured glasses can soften the realities of the day-to-day. Maybe an artistic touch is all we need to stay content.

This week I created an original inkblot in the ...

Step inside the magical world of fantasy in Diexemor, where every page looks like a stained glass painting and the majority of characters have long hair. Castles, canyons, cemeteries, fortresses, dark forests, and old world taverns set the stage for many of the backdrops of this dreamscape environment.

The story ...

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Cycle Bolt: The story takes inspiration from noted conspiracy fantasists David Icke and Alex Jones- and contains THEIR inspiration of the '80s TV series “V”, the film “bodysnatchers” and the cold war paranoia of that time: The backdrop of this world features alien shape-shifting lizardmen and grey aliens on ...