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 ...
Celebrating Black History Month - The First Black Superhero
HippieVan at 12:00AM, Feb. 27, 2015QUACKCAST 204 - Talisman returns from exile
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Feb. 3, 2015 LISTEN!
Art by Barb Myers
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Way back in 2012 Ozone interviewed the marvellously talented and professional Barb Myers about her art and her fantastic comics. Well it's 2015 now and Barb has finally been able to put out the whole of her comic “Talisman: Return of the Exile ...
The Ultimate List of 2014 Featured Comics
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Dec. 29, 2014
As the end of 2014 comes to a close, it is a good time to remember the standout comics that got our attention, moved us, or just inspired its readers enough to get featured on the main page. Each week, one featured comics is selected by either ozoneocean and me ...
Quackcast 197 - The sidekicks take over the QC
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Dec. 16, 2014 LISTEN!
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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 ...
Quackcast 196 - The Sidekick-cast
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Dec. 9, 2014 LISTEN!
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The topic of the Quackcast was inspired by Kawaiidaigakusei's Thoughtful newspost article “An Ode to Sidekicks” that examined the varied subject of The Sidekick. She was inspired by Geoff Peterson, the much loved animated skeleton on the Craig Ferguson show and she went on to examine some ...
Quackcast 188 - Shoot'n the Breeze
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Oct. 14, 2014 LISTEN!
- Art, clockwise from top: Ozone-hussar, War-Pit, Banes-Marx, Tantz-Pantz
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Hellooooo people! I'd like to welcome you to the release of our début album! We got Banze on vibes, Tantz on bouzouki, Ozone on the fart flute, and Pit on the butt-bongos! Seriously though, this is another in our ...
The Fantastic World of Aircraft Nose Pin-Up Art
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Sept. 22, 2014
It is difficult to imagine a greater canvas than the nose of an aircraft to display art. I love to visit aviation museums to look at each individual plane, but one part I always like to pay special attention to is the art displayed near the front of the plane ...
FRIDAY NEWSPOST - Presenting the 2014 Drunk Duck Awards
HippieVan at 12:00AM, Sept. 19, 2014
The 2014 Drunk Duck Awards are officially upon us!
The winners are always a great collection of DD classics and newer comics, so be sure to check them out and find some new favourites! And don't forget that the awards can always use more extras, which can be submitted ...
FRIDAY NEWPOST - "FanService" and Sexy Ladies in Comics
HippieVan at 12:00AM, Sept. 12, 2014
There's been a bit of a kerfuffle recently over an almost ridiculously sexy Spider-Woman cover drawn by Milo Manara. I was quite surprised by the uproar, actually - voluptuous ladies in skin-tight outfits is definitely not new to comics. For whatever reason, this particular drawing seems to have crossed a ...