While the idea of making a big trip to San Diego Comic Con has always been intriguing to me, so far my experience of conventions has been limited to the local con that happens in my city every October.
Nerd culture must be experiencing a boom in Canada, because I ...

FRIDAY NEWSPOST - Local Comic Cons
HippieVan at 12:00AM, Nov. 7, 2014A Very Scary FRIDAY NEWSPOST
HippieVan at 12:00AM, Oct. 31, 2014
Happy Halloween, DDers!
For this spOOOOoooOOOky newspost, I've done a roundup of some of the most intriguing comics in the “Horror” genre currently updating on DD!
Preteen Demon
This one is brand new! It’s about a preteen demon with a (predictably) bad attitude. Also, he's really good ...
FRIDAY NEWSPOST - Last Chance to Contribute to the Halloween Quackcast!
HippieVan at 12:00AM, Oct. 24, 2014Banes and Ozoneocean are going to be recording the Halloween Quackcast tomorrow (the 25th), so be sure to contribute!
http://theduckwebcomics.com/forum/topic/176584/
From Ozoneocean:
“For Quackcast 200 which will be recorded on the 25th of October Banes and I will be journeying beyond the viel, down ito ...
Week 3 of the Halloween 2014 Masquerade Mash: An Original Comic Character and Costume Challenge!
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Oct. 20, 2014Can YOU Guess the Drunk Duck Comic Character and Original Costume?
All you need to do is:
1) Identify the character and comic of the above image
2) State the name of the comic origin of the Halloween costume.
3) PQ/email kawaiidaigakusei the correct answers for your chance to ...
FRIDAY NEWSPOST - Inner Turmoil in Comics
HippieVan at 12:00AM, Oct. 17, 2014
Comics are a great medium for action-heavy stories, but showing inner conflict without massive walls of text can be difficult. The other day I picked up a very disappointing graphic novel version of “Frankenstein” - it read like an illustrated summary of the book, not reflecting any of the angst and ...
Halloween 2014 Masquerade Mash! An Original Comic Character and Costume Challenge
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Oct. 6, 2014
It is finally October which means the smell of maple spice, burning firewood, and pumpkin pie fill the air. After having grown up with the Peanuts' “It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” and Ray Bradbury's book “The October Country”, I understand how much this month is cherished. Fall ...
FRIDAY NEWSPOST - Used Books Patreon
HippieVan at 12:00AM, Oct. 3, 2014
Vickie Boutwell has started a Patreon for her comic Used Books!
For those of you who are unfamiliar with the site, Patreon allows people to become “patrons” of creators by pledging small amounts of money for work produced.
Pledging larger amounts also comes with perks on top of that good ...
Get Ready for the Big Ones!!
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Sept. 29, 2014
No, this not “The Big One” earthquake that is supposed to wreak havoc on Los Angeles one day. Today's newspost is to shine a spotlight on the winners of the three coveted DD Awards spots that Niccea likes to call “The Big Ones”. The last day for awards announcements ...
FRIDAY NEWSPOST - Presenting the Drunk Duck Awards Part II
HippieVan at 12:00AM, Sept. 26, 2014
The 2014 Drunk Duck Awards continue! This week has been all about our favourite people, with the character awards and user awards being given out along with even more genre and art awards. Discover some of the winners below!
Big adventures starring tiny heroes: Best All Ages Comic presented by ...