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Today Banes and I talk about the subject of fan service in comics (and other pop-culture). This Quackcast was inspired by a newspost by HippieVan of that same title. We're helped in our discussion by the really interesting contributions of many smart people on ...
Quackcast 225 - To Fan-service or not to fan-service
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, June 30, 2015The Times They Are A-Changin'
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, June 29, 2015
Five years ago I was sitting at a dinner table with an older, conservative crowd of family friends when the topic of same-sex marriage was brought up. I added my thoughts to the discussion with the best example of recent history I could muster up at that time. I said ...
Quackcast 222 - Time to Ramble on!
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, June 9, 2015 LISTEN!
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Ozoneocean and Banes Ramble On (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-EakzxmO-o) about Ozoneocean rambling on while they catch up after a long three week break since Ozone has been in Greece with Tantz Aerine and Pitface, and then Serbia while Banes and Bravo were plotting to take ...
Love Triangles
HippieVan at 12:00AM, Feb. 13, 2015
I hope that all you lovely DDers are celebrating this Valentine's Day in happy, stable relationships - or happy, stable singledom! As for me, I love a good (fictional) love triangle. What's the point of a love story if it's not unnecessarily complicated, right? Here are some of ...
QUACKCAST 205 - What about Bodyshape?
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Feb. 10, 2015 LISTEN!
Photos by Howard Schatz.
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This week Banes and I were inspired to talk about body shape in the depiction of figures in comics, inspired by some famous images from photographer Howard Schatz's 2002 book, Athlete. In it there are photos of many athletes who're at the ...
Happy Rabbit, Rabbit Day!
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Dec. 1, 2014
Today is December 1st which means the holidays are around the corner on The Duck. A common thread between most denominations and cultures is that traditional foods are served around this time. For the month of December, I am going to include a traditional holiday recipe at the bottom of ...
FRIDAY NEWSPOST - Local Comic Cons
HippieVan at 12:00AM, Nov. 7, 2014
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 ...
Día de los Muertos
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Oct. 27, 2014
Living in Southern California makes me no stranger to to the Mexican holiday of Día de Muertos, otherwise known as Day of the Dead. However, I had never experienced one before and lucky for me, when the opportunity arose this weekend I jumped at the chance.
I decided to dress ...
FEATURED COMIC --> YOUR CHOICE...
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Oct. 22, 2014
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YOUR CHOICE… by VinoMas is an acquisitive pop-culture postmodern webcomic comedy soap opera! Featuring collage art, magazine images, photos of TV screens, and drawing in all sorts of media, this unusual comic follows the melodramatic adventures of an unlikely cast of characters, chief among them is the evil Princess ...