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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Falling Into the Canvas at the Mr. Brainwash Museum

kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Sept. 18, 2023


Photo: Life-Sized, Modern Sculpture Adaptation based on the Oil Painting “Yellow Hat Woman” by Edward Hopper. Created by Mr. Brainwash. Mr. Brainwash Museum. Beverly Hills, California. (August 2023)

Nestled in a non-descript corner where Santa Monica Boulevard and Beverly Boulevard intersect, steps away from Rodeo Drive in the city of ...


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Reimagining Stories

Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, July 22, 2023




So lately there has been a repetitive sequence of events that seems to carry on until some kind of death- of the story, of the company, or of the genre for a few years or so:

1. Disney remakes a classic fairytale or animated feature (live action/3D/etc)
2 ...





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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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Fanservice and Nostalgia

Banes at 12:00AM, April 27, 2023


Picard Season Three hit the fan service HARD. I absolutely loved it.


The final season of Star Trek Picard is winning very good reviews from fans and critics.

Of course, in some corners there is criticism of fan service, nostalgia and ‘member berries’ being the driving force behind the season ...





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TwistJam, a Cross-Webcomic Site Collaboration Project, Begins!

kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, March 20, 2023


Photo: “TwistJam Page One”. Drawn by HawkandFloAdventures. (March 2023)

TwistJam, a collaborative comic involving many crossover interactions between original characters from TheDuck AND ComicFury started uploading new pages (*Patreon or *Ko-Fi only) two days ago.

TwistJam will feature a Basketball game with VERY special commentators (who have yet to be ...




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Being Inclusive vs. Being Authentic

Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, March 18, 2023




So for some reason my youtube is being besieged by rant videos over The Little Mermaid live action movie by Disney… AGAIN. You'd think the algorithm would know by now that I only watch ER skits and debunking videos, but here we are.

The controversy (again) is over the ...




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“Please Keep Your Dreams Alive.”

kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, March 13, 2023


Photo: “Goonies DVD Sitting on a World Map”. (2023)

Daylight Savings Time (Spring Forward) was celebrated by watching the Academy Award opening monologue and Oscar Winner acceptance speeches. A powerful speech can be delivered in a variety of ways, but one in particular was delightful.

Ke Huy Quan shared these ...




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How it all began

Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Feb. 25, 2023



I was supposed to write the last post on my ‘toxic’ character design series, but I've been deep cleaning the house all day and I'm exhausted. My brain refuses to think so that post will need to wait till next time. Instead, I'd like to talk about ...

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Panel By Panel: ‘Simply Sarah" and a Visual Ending

hpkomic at 1:30PM, Feb. 10, 2023



Hello everyone, and welcome to Panel by Panel, a periodic exploration of comic panels around The Duck. This week's topic is special, covering an ending to a popular comic on The Duck. It is also unique, as I will not show the page for spoiler reasons. I'll be ...

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