Panel By Panel: Scavenger Hunt - Round 2

hpkomic at 5:14PM, Nov. 3, 2023



Hello, everyone, and welcome to Panel by Panel, a periodic exploration of comic panels around The Duck.

We're mixing things up a bit this week. A while back, we did a scavenger hunt based on a series of 22 panels by Wally Wood. The results were fun, so it ...



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Panel By Panel: 'The New Butler' and Pushing Perspective

hpkomic at 7:59AM, Oct. 20, 2023



Hello, everyone, and welcome to Panel by Panel, a periodic exploration of comic panels around The Duck.

Ever start clicking through the pages of a webcomic and find yourself suddenly stopping, struck by a panel? That is the essence of these write-ups, but it's also neat to realize that ...



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Panel By Panel: 'The Sparks TAB' and The Visual Reference

hpkomic at 2:26PM, Oct. 6, 2023



Hello, everyone, and welcome to Panel by Panel, a periodic exploration of comic panels around The Duck.

So, as I was flipping through comics here on the Duck as inspiration for a post, I stumbled onto a page from a particular comic with two panels that pulled a familiar reference ...



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Panel By Panel: 'Dude in Distress' and Depth of Field

hpkomic at 2:57PM, Sept. 22, 2023



Hello, everyone, and welcome to Panel by Panel, a periodic exploration of comic panels around The Duck. One fun thing about doing comics digitally is that it opens up all sorts of helpful tools you may not have in traditional artwork. For example, blurring things to imply a depth of ...

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Panel By Panel: 'Pious' and the Shot/Reverse Shot

hpkomic at 3:49PM, Sept. 8, 2023



Hello, everyone, and welcome to Panel by Panel, a periodic exploration of comic panels around The Duck. One common technique we've not devoted time to is the iconic shot/reverse shot, but thankfully, we have a strong example thanks to this week's webcomic. This week, we are looking ...

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Panel By Panel: 'FCL55' and Balancing Details

hpkomic at 8:23PM, Aug. 25, 2023



Hello, everyone, and welcome to Panel by Panel, a periodic exploration of comic panels around The Duck. This week I am going to be looking at a panel from the webcomic FCL55 that I think does a great job developing an aesthetic through balancing details within the design. FCL55 is ...

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Panel By Panel: 'Ferda Boys' and Pacing

hpkomic at 5:48PM, Aug. 11, 2023



Hello everyone, and welcome to Panel by Panel, a periodic exploration of comic panels around The Duck. This week I indulge in hockey through the webcomic Ferda Boys. This is a relatively new comic on The Duck, so seeing such a strong start is good. We're looking specifically at ...

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Panel By Panel: Reader Request - "Blessed Days" - How Do You Read It?

hpkomic at 6:40PM, July 28, 2023



Hello everyone, and welcome to Panel by Panel, a periodic exploration of comic panels around The Duck. This week I am tackling yet another reader request! This time I received a request for some feedback by InkyMoondrop regarding a particular page of their comic, Blessed Days. That proved interesting, leading ...

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Panel By Panel: Reader Request - "Vampire Girl" and Perception of Scale

hpkomic at 7:49PM, July 14, 2023



Hello everyone, and welcome to Panel by Panel, a periodic exploration of comic panels around The Duck. This week I am tackling a reader request! I was pleased to find a message in my inbox here on the Duck from J_Scarbrough asking me to look at and share some thoughts ...

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Panel By Panel: 'The Sagas of Seelhoe' and Stolen Glances

hpkomic at 3:54PM, June 30, 2023



Hello everyone, and welcome to Panel by Panel, a periodic exploration of comic panels around The Duck. This week I want to turn our attention to the power of small moments in time that gives comics so much poignancy and power when dealing with time. When we last talked about ...

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