So I just watched the latest Trope Talk by Overly Sharkastic Productions on Youtube (high recommend if you aren't already subscribed). The focus was on Doomed Heroes, and there's not much I'd be able to add to that comprehensive essay. Go watch it.
What it did inspire ...

The Silver Lining
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Nov. 12, 2022Quackcast 608 - Lovers and other things
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Nov. 8, 2022 LISTEN on our new player!
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There are all kinds of relationships and they're great fodder for stories. The most typical is when two characters are getting INTO a relationship- all that ...
Poetry Time 13: Ka-Boon
Andreas_Helixfinger at 12:00AM, Nov. 6, 2022
Poem Nr. 13: Ka-Boon
Exploding.miracle of past unloading
Enrolling fabric of the primal tolling
Feeling through your ratchet as you color your stones red
Imploding destruction of scales decoding
Controlling panic of the final poling.
Falling through your hatchet as you holler your wars dead
Helixfinger Out!
NaNoWriMo for comics
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, Nov. 5, 2022
National Novel Writing Month is here once again. Throughout the month of November writers across multiple disciplines and genres challenge themselves to sit down and write a 50K word novel. Although I am not participating this year, that’s not to say that this month can’t be dedicated to ...
FEATURED COMIC --> Blessed Days
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Nov. 2, 2022
Following a private party with Azaloth (actually Azzadath), Robin Sinclair finds herself expecting an unexpected bundle of demonic joy. Journey through a timeline that encompasses hundreds of years involving alchemy, olde-fashioned bicycles, and precious stones. Experience the early struggles of single-motherhood through a genuine, kind person who is honestly doing ...
Quackcast 607 - Horror Sci-Fi
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Nov. 1, 2022 LISTEN on our new player!
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Happy Halloween! Our topic is horror Sci-Fi. Sc-Fi brings with it a whole lot more interesting things you can do with horror and scary stories and there ...
Horror and Technology
Banes at 12:00AM, Oct. 27, 2022
I watched and enjoyed this year's horror movie “Barbarian” awhile back. It starts off as the first AirBnB horror movie - or the first one I've seen, anyway.
It occurred to me that back when cell phones grew into common usage I wondered how horror fiction would deal with ...
FEATURED COMIC --> Joanna Ghost Hunter
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Oct. 26, 2022
Joanna is starting up her career as a paranormal vlogger, investigating interesting and disturbing cases and mysteries. Are these things actually ghosts and spirits or are they something else entirely? Just how do you control a dangerous poltergeist? She and her good friend Phil are both trans and going through ...
Crimson Stars Concludes Chapter One While Passing Twenty-fifth Page Milestone; Hushicho has More News
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Oct. 24, 2022
Photo: “Crimson Stars: Chapter 1 Page 27” by Commissar_Tarkin. (October 2022)
Here is a Message from Commissar_Tarkin delivered to all the good citizens on the Duck—
“Hello! I've been told on the discord server that I can contact you about the fact that our comic is approaching the end ...