Today we’re tackling Stringy from the action-packed comic Stringy and Mopy by MegaRdaniels!
As with every character deep dive, I seek to do as thorough an analysis as possible with what I’m given for the character requested. (By the way you can sign up here if you want ...
Character Deep Dive: Stringy from Stringy and Mopy
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Banes at 12:00AM, March 7, 2024
As a long-time reader of comics, I've known that some pages can be less clear when it comes to the reading order. In the West, we start at the top left, of course, and the expected move is to read the way we read text - left to right, and ...
Creating wickedly captivating characters you love to hate
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, March 2, 2024
Hey there Quackateers! Have you ever been compelled to continue a comic because of a character you just can't help but despise? These characters have the delightful role of drawing the audience’s ire. They’re often times a thorn in the side of the protagonist, acting as a ...
Panel By Panel: How Do We Know What We're Seeing? (feat. 'VIRTUS')
hpkomic at 1:04PM, Feb. 23, 2024
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Panel by Panel, a periodic exploration of comic panels around The Duck.
Last time, we discussed expanding the scope of the topics covered in Panel By Panel, but I promised we'd get back to the normal swing this time. We have another panel to ...
Creator Interview: Spooky Kitsune
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Feb. 17, 2024
Today's Creator Interview is all about the fantastic Spooky Kitsune! They are a recent addition to the DD family and a prolific one, with two webcomics hosted here already!
But you don't want me to tell you about it all! Let's hear it from Spooky Kitsune themselves ...
Social Issues in Fantasy (Part 2)
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Feb. 10, 2024
Last time I'd talked about rather superficial and/or inappropriate attempts to weave commentary on real world social issues into a fantasy or scifi world. The discussion in the comments was FANTASTIC! I urge everyone to have a look if you haven't already.
The general consensus was that ...
Creator and Creation
Banes at 12:00AM, Feb. 8, 2024
The Quackcast this week was about the idea of defining or understanding the artist by looking at the creation. It's a fascinating topic, and I had a few thoughts that were left on the cutting room floor.
The cutting room floor, in this case, is my emptyish brain wot ...
Creator Interview: Inky Moondrop
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Jan. 27, 2024
Welcome to the first interview of the Creator Interviews! Today, we're asking the awesome Inky Moondrop questions about her, her DD award winning comics, her art, and her creative process.
I'm not using the royal ‘we’ by the way. While some questions come from me, most are from ...
Panel By Panel: 'Adventures of Sena' and Trying New Things
hpkomic at 11:25AM, Jan. 26, 2024
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Panel by Panel, a periodic exploration of comic panels around The Duck.
This week I wanted to look at a comic that was brought up in the comments of my previous post when discussing framing of panels. It's always a fun opportunity to write ...