Panel By Panel: The Legacy of Akira Toriyama

hpkomic at 4:20PM, March 8, 2024



Hello, everyone, and welcome to Panel by Panel, a periodic exploration of comic panels around The Duck.

I had initially intended to discuss some free resources available to webcomic creators. Still, it seemed more prudent this week to discuss the news of the passing of the legendary manga-ka Akira Toriyama ...



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FEATURED COMIC --> I Am Not The Protagonist

Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Jan. 31, 2024



Sophia Shaw is a background character in her own life. An NPC. Whatever she does, wherever she goes, people ignore her. There is no role for her, no place for her, she's a nobody, even to her own mum. But she has ONE single shining ray of light and ...

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Creator Interview: Inky Moondrop

Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Jan. 27, 2024



Welcome to the first interview of the Creator Interviews! Today, we're asking the awesome Inky Moondrop questions about her, her DD award winning comics, her art, and her creative process.

I'm not using the royal ‘we’ by the way. While some questions come from me, most are from ...



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A Different Kind of Story Structure

Banes at 12:00AM, Dec. 28, 2023



I have a lot of interest in story structure. Understanding what it is, how it works, and using it to write better stories. Stories that will keep people more interested, and deliver a satisfying experience…that's what we try to do when we're making comics and writing stories ...

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Cheers for the 20th Anniversary of Nocturne 21!!

kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Dec. 4, 2023


Photo: “Part 11”. Original characters and story created by GrapeApe. Nocturne 21. (November 2023)

Anniversary Milestone

Here is a message from GrapeApe, creator of Nocturne 21:

Hi!

November 22nd marked the 20th anniversary of my comic Nocturne 21! Twenty years ago my angsty teenage self picked up a crappy composition ...








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Relearning faces

Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, July 29, 2023



So I've finished Without Moonlight (yes I know I've shouted it from the rooftops already) and I'm starting on a new comic. And prepping WM vol. 2.

This time, as a …seasoned webcomic artist…


STOPPIT

Anyway, with the experience I've gathered, I'm actually building a ...








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Quackcast 644 - Psychocast

Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, July 18, 2023

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Or TuneinRadio - https://tunein.com/podcasts/Books–Literature/Drunkduck-Quackcast-p1150194/

We're talking about the pop-culture myth of psychopaths and sociopaths and other stuff like serial killers. Yes those conditions do exist, well sort of (not exactly with those names), but the pop-culture versions we know from ...


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On plot armor

Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, July 8, 2023



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 ...

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Showing Movement in Comics

Banes at 12:00AM, Nov. 17, 2022


by Frank Miller

SHOWING MOVEMENT

I was talking to my brother about writing scripts for comics and mentioned that I sometimes forget that what I'm writing can't move. I'd start accidentally writing as if it were a movie script, with characters moving around, then realize that I ...




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Friday Fashion Spotlight 26: Pinky

Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, May 27, 2022




Welcome to…
The DD Fashion Spotlight!
Number 26.

This week it's my own comic character, Pinky. I practice what I preach when it comes to designing outfits for comic characters… Pinky was designed in the late 1990s and it shows. At that stage ultra-violent, sexy anime was massive, the ...






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