Character and subtext in horror

Banes at 12:00AM, Oct. 20, 2016



The Drunk Duck Awards, 2016 are underway! Check 'em out here:
http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Drunk_Duck_Awards_2016/

In the movie “The Innkeepers”, two clerks in an allegedly haunted hotel work on the last night before the place closes down. They deal with some odd final guests, both human and otherwise (maybe ...




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A True Scary Encounter

Banes at 12:00AM, Oct. 13, 2016



I continue to be an occasional fan of true scary stories found online. The “realistic” ones are cautionary tales, and might even give an important reminder to be on guard and keep one's eyes open…and the more unusual/“unexplained” stories are pretty darned entertaining and addictive!

Anyway, I ...



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Do you have a "Sandbox Webcomic"?

kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Oct. 10, 2016



Recently, one of Drunk Duck's O.G. webcomic creators, hpkomic, posted on the forums about a new wiki that is starting which allows webcomic creators (such as yourself) to draft a wiki page about your original comic. The only real requirement is that your comic can be considered a ...

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QUACKCAST 291 - The philosophy and politics of comics

Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Oct. 4, 2016

LISTEN!
Raphael's School of Athens.

This week's Quackcast is brought to us by Tantz Ariene! Tantz is a very political creature, seeing as she comes from Athens which is pretty much the birthplace of politics AND philosophy, that's hardly surprising. Clever Tantz in her tantzglasses, dudeman Banes ...


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The Webcomic Artist Manifesto

kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Sept. 26, 2016



(From the desk of kawaiidaigakusei)

Here is a little treat to celebrate the first week of Autumn. I wrote this version of “The Webcomic Artist Manifesto” in the Fall quarter for an art history class on Dada. A Manifesto is a public declaration used to incite or inspire a group ...



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Bookending

Banes at 12:00AM, Sept. 15, 2016



A story can be strengthened by coordinating the first and final images in some way.

It's not a hard and fast rule; it's not a rule at all. But it can be worth trying out in your writing!

The movie Halloween (there it is! I had to start ...





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Tales of a Pokemon GO! Trainer

kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Aug. 22, 2016



It was a blisteringly hot Thursday morning when my nine-year-old pupil pulled out a cell phone and opened an app saying, “There is a Ponyta in the area!” Having grown up in a Pokemon World, and knowing a good chunk of the original 151 pokemon, I said, “Wait, don't ...

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Land of Yeld Kickstarter, and Vote in the DD Awards!

HippieVan at 12:00AM, July 29, 2016



JakeRichmond, creator of Modest Medusa, is launching a kickstarter today for his tabletop RPG The Magical Land of Yeld. Yeld is based in the Modest Medusa universe!


As someone who was only recently introduced into the particular geekdom of tabletop RPGs, this game looks super fun! You can check out ...




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Rock the Vote: 2016 DD Awards Voting is Now Open!!

kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, July 4, 2016


Howdy, Ducks!

The time to vote has now arrived and the ballot can be found in this Google Docs link that Niccea lovingly put together:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1qMEInboMdhUmqorQu9PQQeZcx-_A34s6VyhtvwcQzhM/

Here are the basic rules:

Ballot will be open from 7/3/2016 until 7/30/2016.

~One ...









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VOTING OPEN FOR DD AWARDS DESIGN THE AWARD CONTEST

kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, June 13, 2016



It is now time to vote for the trophy design that will be used for the Drunk Duck Awards this year. Please visit the trophy design thread to vote, or you can send Niccea a PQ. VOTING ENDS ON TUESDAY, JUNE 14th!

Vote here:

http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/forum/topic ...





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