Constructing Suspense

Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Nov. 19, 2016



Everyone loves a good thriller, a titillating mystery, a tale full of twists and turns (that make sense), something that challenges you to find the answer before you’re given it at the final act.
I’m not sure how many like sitting down to construct them.

Don’t get ...




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No Hugging, No Learning

HippieVan at 12:00AM, Nov. 18, 2016



Recently I wrote a throwaway character for my comic based on a real-life friend of mine. In short, he’s a loveable misanthrope. And because he’s based on a real human being, I felt like I owed the character something: he won’t grow, or change, or become a ...

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Quackcast 297 - fandoms

Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Nov. 15, 2016

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Art by Ozoneocean

In this Quackcast we tackle the topic of fandom. Fandoms can be interesting, fun, helpful, fascinating, inspiring, or even bizarre and disturbing. Fandoms are frequently great resources for information about their subject and can really enrich your experience of whatever you're into. Fandoms are also ...


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Consistency and Continuity

HippieVan at 12:00AM, Nov. 14, 2016



I recently posted the above image (click through to see the whole thing) as an extra in my comic. I drew it for myself after I realized something: I kept forgetting the details.

The positioning and style of furniture are trickiest for me. There were a few scenarios where I ...



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Quackcast 296 - What came before?

Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Nov. 8, 2016

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Art by Ozoneocean

Tantz Aerine, Banes and Pitface join me, Ozoneocean, to talk about back stories, histories and all that extra knowledge you can come up with when creating your story. It can inform your comic story in a really clever way… but don't be tempted to vomit ...


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Comicking your feelings

HippieVan at 12:00AM, Nov. 4, 2016



I’ve been going through a bit of a rough patch lately in terms of my mental health. I don’t talk about it that often, but I don’t keep it a secret that I’ve always struggled with anxiety. Recently I started on medication for it for the ...

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QUACKCAST 295 - Sexcast, sex in non adult comics

Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Nov. 1, 2016

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Art by Ozoneocean

This is the Awkardcast! Another take on the sexcast idea but this time we're looking at sex and sexual situations in strictly NON-adult comics. Sex performs a very different role in non-adult comics… You have a much wider audience with comics at the rating, but ...


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Tales from Two Tiny Tittybars by moneko Now Has a Kickstarter!

kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Oct. 31, 2016



This message was written by moneko:


Hello, I've been working on a kickstarter to fund a print edition of my comic, Tittybar Tales, which has been hosted here on The Duck since I began creating it.

Tales from Two Tiny Tittybars is a frank and funny autobiographical webcomic about ...






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Controversy Has its Uses

Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Oct. 29, 2016


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So I was thinking… in this day and age if you get on any type of social media, you are going to be punched repeatedly with CONTROVERSY! HERESY! HEATHENS! LIBERTARDS! CONSERVOTARDS-OR-HOW-EVER-THEY-ARE-CALLED-TARDS! …and so on. On blogs and tweets and even more so on youtube, making a ...


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Check out the last of this year's Drunk Duck Awards!

HippieVan at 12:00AM, Oct. 28, 2016



The 2016 Drunk Duck Awards is wrapping up with weekend, with a few last-minute presentations! You can also send your extras and acceptance/concession speeches to Niccea until November 4th.

Discover some of this week's winners below!


So many ways of comicking!

Best Use of Traditional Medium, presented by ...








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