Hello everyone, and welcome to Panel by Panel, a periodic exploration of comic panels around The Duck.
This week I want to explore one element of art I have been thinking about lately as I color comics for some other creators. Before that, however, I needed to find a comic ...

Panel By Panel: Them There Hills and Value Contrast
hpkomic at 8:43AM, Sept. 23, 2022Halloween Art Exchange & Costume Contest 2022; The KAMics Hits 2075 Page Milestone
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Sept. 19, 2022
Photo: “Hitomi as the Crow”. Costume design by Genejoke (September 2022). Original character, Hitomi from Gloom, drawn by Avart (October 2020).
Forum Thread Title: “This is Halloween 2022!”
Category: Networking & Community Projects
https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/forum/topic/179157/
Sleeping_Gorilla, organizer for this year’s Halloween Fashion Show, writes:
It ...
CREATOR PROFILE: John Byrne
Banes at 12:00AM, Sept. 15, 2022
JOHN BYRNE
When I first became seriously interested in comics, John Byrne was at the top of my favorite artist list. He drew many of the classic “new” X-Men books, and was the artist on that series when it first became massively popular. The stories Byrne drew (and co-plotted along ...
Covering cover art
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, Aug. 27, 2022
Last week, over on the ole Twittersphere, we were asking the #quackchatters about creating cover art for their comics. It was an interesting discussion to go back and read as there were responses there that surprised me.
The first question of the QuackChat hour asked if creators draw some pages ...
FEATURED COMIC --> Hawk and Flo Adventures Part 1 Ice Cream Truck of Doom
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Aug. 24, 2022
Hawk and Flo are two adventurous legendary heroes who take the safety of others seriously while taking their own safety less seriously. Their team size doubles when denim-clad Lacey Almer and the last space wizard join the group. Hawk and Flo begin an undertaking of hungry, hungry hamburgers; rooms filled ...
Hawk and Flo: Ice Cream Truck of Doom Celebrates FIVE Milestones in its First Week
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Aug. 15, 2022
Photo: “The Thriller Made of Vanilla! Page 26” by HawkandFloAdventures (2022)
HawkandFloAdventures has reached its 25, 50, 75, 100, and 125 page milestones for Hawk and Flo: Ice Cream Truck of Doom in a move that showcases hard work and dedication. The art is drawn using traditional tools and there ...
The Truth Is Out There... in Fiction
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Aug. 13, 2022
We like to say that sometimes (especially these times) reality is stranger (or more ridiculous or outrageous) than anything one can find in fiction. And while I do think that this holds true on so many occasions, I also think we're being unfair to how much of the human ...
Recollecting X-Men Trading Cards from the Early Nineties
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Aug. 1, 2022
Photo: X-Men Series II Trading Card Collection (1993)
An unopened, cellophane wrapped pack of trading cards is a sleeve of anticipation. The probability of finding a hologram or a rare character card is reason enough to get excited.
Around the time the Uncanny X-Men cartoon gained popularity in nineteen-ninety three ...