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 ...


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Wrapping Up

Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, May 13, 2023




So as some might know, my 12+ year-old webcomic Without Moonlight is about to end!

Ok well its first volume is about to end. I have probably something like 3 more volumes to go.


If I live long enough

Still though, it is basically one book done, and it does ...









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The Slippery Slope (Or How to Make a Great Villain Origin Arc)

Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, May 6, 2023



Villains are tremendously important for a story. They set the framework and standard for a lot of things in an unsaid but definite manner: how far your villain is willing to go sets up audience expectations for how big and how dire the stakes will be in the story.

If ...



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My Own Private Central Valley

kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, May 1, 2023


Photo: “Windmills through the Passenger Side Window”. Photo taken by me. (June 2022).

When June came
The grasses headed out
And turned brown,
And the hills turned brown
Which was not a brown
But a gold and saffron
And red—
An indescribable color.
And from then on until the next ...










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Fake Media - Not the Kind You're Thinking

Banes at 12:00AM, April 13, 2023


my webcomic, Typical Strange, uses many fake films in its video store setting

A few years ago I spotted a book in the second hand store - one I'd read as a kid. I bought it and reread it. It was definitely more suited to the younger me - it was ...


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Quackcast 630 - Entitled

Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, April 11, 2023

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The Quackcast this week is about entitled bossy Karens. In fact it was originally going to BE “the Karencast” but the whole “Karen” thing is a bit ...



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A Sense of Entitlement

Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, April 8, 2023



Entitlement. Privilege. Obnoxiousness.

We all deal with these things every day, whether we want to or not. It comes in all shapes and sizes. From the kid that throws a tantrum if they can't take some other random kid's toy to the adult that is pissed they stole ...



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Planning for the 2023 Drunk Duck Awards is Underway

kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, April 3, 2023


Photo: “Casual Group Photo (Right Side)”. 2022 Drunk Duck Awards Community Project. (2022)

Niccea has spoken—The planning for the 2023 Drunk Duck Awards began last Friday, March 31, 2023. The two categories currently accepting volunteer sign-ups and art submissions in April 2023: Planning Committee and For Your Consideration (FYC ...


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“Please Keep Your Dreams Alive.”

kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, March 13, 2023


Photo: “Goonies DVD Sitting on a World Map”. (2023)

Daylight Savings Time (Spring Forward) was celebrated by watching the Academy Award opening monologue and Oscar Winner acceptance speeches. A powerful speech can be delivered in a variety of ways, but one in particular was delightful.

Ke Huy Quan shared these ...




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A Round of Upcoming Milestones for NeverLore by InkyMoondrop and The KAMics by KAM!

kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, March 6, 2023


Photo: “NeverLore: Cover” by InkyMoondrop. (February 2023)

InkyMoondrop writes:

Hi!

NeverLore doesn't seem to have an especially great launch yet, but Chapter 2 is about 70% done, will dive into an actual fantasy environment and I think I'll let it return to a Weekly update schedule with publishing ...






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