The debate on what constitutes a “strong female character”, whether having “strong female leads” or “feminism” is tanking “woke” films these past few years, is ongoing. There's accusations of toxicity on both sides. Misogyny, misandry, wokeness and brokeness, all of these terms and hot takes are fired and take ...

Gender Toxicity
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Aug. 19, 2023A Look at Books
Banes at 12:00AM, Aug. 17, 2023
I was thinking about the power of books in fiction - like, secret journals, diaries, and such.
In the show Supernatural, the brothers found a lot of information, help, and intrigue in their father's journal of his monster hunting exploits. I will say that it got harder to believe later ...
Quackcast 648 - Kawaii's Choice
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Aug. 15, 2023 LISTEN on our player!
Or TuneinRadio - https://tunein.com/podcasts/Books–Literature/Drunkduck-Quackcast-p1150194/
This week's cast was an experiment and if it works out we'll do more! We came up with the idea for discussing a comic live on air, the hard part was choosing it, for that ...
Character Deep Dive: Grenadine Luncher
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Aug. 12, 2023
In this month’s installment of Character Deep Dive, we’re looking at Grenadine Luncher from the comic Ripping Off King Arthur by Arthur Spitzer!
Before I do any dive, I have to say that due to the unique concept and approach of this comic, I had to really think ...
Panel By Panel: 'Ferda Boys' and Pacing
hpkomic at 5:48PM, Aug. 11, 2023
Hello everyone, and welcome to Panel by Panel, a periodic exploration of comic panels around The Duck. This week I indulge in hockey through the webcomic Ferda Boys. This is a relatively new comic on The Duck, so seeing such a strong start is good. We're looking specifically at ...
A change in seasons
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, Aug. 5, 2023
We often talk about breaks in comics when referencing hiatuses. Sometimes they are planned, most often they aren’t. However, as I have been catching up on the backlog of webcomics I had saved up, it occurred to me that many of the long running series I enjoyed reading had ...
FEATURED COMIC --> RATKIDS
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Aug. 2, 2023
There are little rat-like children with superpowers running around the cold winter streets of future Phoenix Arizona. They're part of a despised underclass, akin to the homeless and vagabonds who they sypathise with and help. Many years ago a comet of extra-solar origin was destroyed on a collision coarse ...
Hawk and Flo Part One: Ice Cream Truck of Doom Headlines 700 Pages; Thirley Peak AND Psychoborg Debut August 1st
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, July 31, 2023
Photo: “Hawk and Flo, Part 1: Ice Cream Truck of Doom, ‘Rebirth Page 19’”. Created by HawkandFloAdventures. (30 July 2023)
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Hawk and Flo Part One: Ice Cream Truck of Doom by HawkandFloAdventures
HawkandFloAdventures writes:
“Hi I'm on track for 700 pages I was wondering if I could get ...
Pammertime 1: Everdeen vs. Can la Can
Andreas_Helixfinger at 12:00AM, July 30, 2023
Everdeen (To the left) Can la Can (On the right)
Welcome dear readers to this humble first match report on the world of Pammering Sports called Pammertime. Pammering is traditionally performed in a 15 bout run between six Pammers called a Derby, but we’re going to pick a single ...
Panel By Panel: Reader Request - "Blessed Days" - How Do You Read It?
hpkomic at 6:40PM, July 28, 2023
Hello everyone, and welcome to Panel by Panel, a periodic exploration of comic panels around The Duck. This week I am tackling yet another reader request! This time I received a request for some feedback by InkyMoondrop regarding a particular page of their comic, Blessed Days. That proved interesting, leading ...