I've been busy or distracted or something, and the weeks continue to fly by so quickly - this is just a loose, MCU ramble…
It seems clear that the Marvel Cinematic Universe is not the powerhouse it was just a few years ago.
I think if I were handed the ...

MCU scraps, do-overs and to reboot or not to reboot
Banes at 12:00AM, Nov. 9, 2023Poetry Time 50: Intervals
Andreas_Helixfinger at 12:00AM, Nov. 5, 2023
Frozen ripples cracking in the glade
Blades so fine in between
Solemn metals clashing in the field
Yields of time in between
Broken rattles gatling in the cold
Molds to mind in between
NaaN (Now, always and Never)
Webcomics: Unveiling Life's Lessons and Plot Twists
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, Nov. 4, 2023
Webcomics are a great place to find deep life lessons or unexpected twists. Creators who present stories in this versatile medium have a remarkable knack for delivering profound insights and plot surprises that leave us contemplating their implications for days.
One of the most captivating aspects of webcomics is their ...
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 ...
Your Friends and Neighbors
Banes at 12:00AM, Nov. 2, 2023
Greetings!
Well, we're past October once again, and past the spooky season. But I had another thought about
scary stuff - and stories filled with tension and fear is always in season!
One area that is always fun to explore is the paranoia about our the friends, neighbors, and strangers ...
Poetry Time 49: Cold to Hot Shadow
Andreas_Helixfinger at 12:00AM, Oct. 29, 2023
Your heart’s beating inside the hourglass
Orbiting your soul system it comes to pass
Begging for a new season to amass
Alas, white shadows still lasts–shrinking
But the earth is now drinking and the silver shifts to brass
Your heart’s still beating in the hourglass
NaaN (Now ...
The Need for Catharsis
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Oct. 28, 2023
Halloween is around the corner!
The swiftly-international-becoming Fright Season, where people dress up and surround themselves in scary imagery and settings. Everything is about the scare, the close brush with death or worse, the thrill of the blood running cold in our veins for seconds before laughing at each other ...
Horror is Small
Banes at 12:00AM, Oct. 26, 2023
Horror is Small
I think horror is better and more effective when it's small.
A dark hallway with one person nervously tiptoeing through it…a creepy phone call or knock on the door in the middle of the night…the demented, sinister weirdness of someone's new step parent ...
Poetry Time 48: Transmissions
Andreas_Helixfinger at 12:00AM, Oct. 22, 2023
Lights upon a fading sky.
Whipping the night to encircle the dead
Blocks are talking to your I.
Curve them a wave and encircle them red
Joys comes dancing you goodbye
A smile so wide it will encircle your head
NaaN (Now, always and Never)