Ok yes. Plot armor in general is considered a mistake. With good reason. Enough plot armor and there are no stakes left in your plot, and the audience isn't worried your plot-armored characters may not make it. And if there's no suspense, there's no engagement or the ...
On plot armor
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, July 8, 2023🐈 ANIMALZZzzzzz
lothar at 12:00AM, July 7, 2023
HELLO—
It's summer in the northern hemisphere! …. So hot
Here's some stories about anthropomorphic dudes
Here are the 3:
FIRST one here is a story from 2013 called Grim Dog by Saikiyo
Grim Dog
It's a short story about a couple of cat-like creatures living in a ...
Last Week to VOTE in the Drunk Duck Awards Ballot; M.Organ turns eighteen; Nocturne 21 Achieves 100 Pages!
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, July 3, 2023
Photo: “Duck and Quail: Drunk Duck and Insecure Quail”. Written by Genejoke and Tantz_Aerine. Drawn by Davidxolukoga. (June 2023)
2023 DRUNK DUCK AWARDS BALLOT
Niccea writes:
“The day is finally here!!! The 2023 Awards ballot is open.
Also…I need Presenters and Judges!!! Please consider volunteering. Judges have join our ...
Panel By Panel: Kingdom of Cats and the Boundary Break
hpkomic at 1:23PM, June 2, 2023
Hello everyone, and welcome to Panel by Panel, a periodic exploration of comic panels around The Duck. We return to our regularly scheduled program this week, where I find interesting panels and wax philosophical about them. Previously we did a scavenger hunt which was a lot of fun, but we ...
Three Rounds of Milestones for Blessed Days, Android Blues, and Crimson Stars!
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, May 29, 2023
Photo: “Blessed Days: Chapter 5 Promo (featuring Dylan + Grace)”. Story and art created by InkyMoondrop. May 2023.
We have several major announcements from three talented comic creators here on The Duck. InkyMoondrop of Blessed Days has updates for the direction chapters five and six are headed. Stahlberg of Android Blues ...
FEATURED COMIC --> Captain Gold and the Robotrons
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, May 17, 2023
Captain Gold, made of flesh and blood and a tiny bit cyborg, is a member of O.R.E., a secret organization alongside members: Colonel Brass, Captain Cobalt, Captain Silver, and known Combat Model Robotron, Captain Copper. There is an ongoing battle between humankind versus Robotrons, androids created by Professor ...
Hawk and Flo Adventures Part One: Ice Cream Truck of Doom Surpasses 600-Page Milestone
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, May 15, 2023Weird Science 👽
lothar at 12:00AM, May 12, 2023
Hi everybody,
Since I can't get anything done until right before the deadline I've decided to just keep hitting refresh on the front page and click on stuff til I find something to comment on. I'll pick 3 comics again.
1. Afterworld Part I (2007) by Dan ...
Submit Original Story Scripts to Lite Bites!
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, May 8, 2023
“Squidhead Cover”. Drawn by Genejoke. Lite Bites. (April 2023)
Genejoke, creator behind the Lite Bites Project, wants to remind everyone in the Drunk Duck community that Lite Bites is, “Always looking for contributors.”
CALL FOR WRITERS
Lite Bites is, “Looking for scripts mainly, do you have a script you don ...
Writing Overpowered Characters
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, April 22, 2023
One of the most frequent ways to make characters stand out in fiction or myth is to give them a staggering, amazingly powerful ability. Something that mere talent doesn't give you. Something miraculous, larger than the largest life, unique and insurmountable:
Like a dude that can part an entire ...