The Underdog is a staple of fiction. Protagonists, by and large, are Underdogs.

It probably makes them more relatable; how are we supposed to root for someone who either has, or easily gets whatever they want? Where is a character supposed to go unless they start out low?

Even the ...

I had an idea for an upcoming story in my comic. It came from real life, in a way. I've noticed that I'm really, really good at rock, scissors, paper. Like, I almost never lose. So a tale in the near future will feature one of my characters ...

As I mentioned in last week’s newspost, we’re in the beginning stages of doing this year’s radio play. The first step will be to choose a script (or two)! Here are Kroatz’ rules for scripts.


RADIOPLAY CREATION AND SELECTION RULES

Here's what we're going to ...

Last week I was able to chat with lifetime DrunkDuck member Locoma about his process in selecting comics for his Anti-Featured comic. As a fellow featured comic reviewer and fan of underdog comics, I had a lot of curiosity going into the interview about the underground feature reviewer. Plenty of ...

The main character is just a regular divorced dad- he's got the boys tonight, so dinner will be hotdogs (and broccoli if he can trick them). But a scream from the bedroom sends him running to see what's wrong: tentacles from another dimension are stealing his kids! He ...

Cross is the leader of Team One, which competes (as underdogs) in a “mayhem unloaded” tournament- a violent kind of plant-the-flag. The comic starts mid-match, then moves to an atmospheric nightclub where the point is to wear as little as possible and get rained on (or thrown in the pool ...

Product Placement has gone the extra mile again this year and collected together the 24 Hour Comic Day efforts of participating DDers! There's a nice big collection here of full-length stories, and it represents a great effort by people who love making comics. From Call Me Tom kicks the ...

Hocusha, Sorceress for Hire, no job too big or too small! This magical gal does all sorts of odd jobs in order to make a crust, from protecting mafia mob bosses, finding lost dogs, even being a personal shopper and… doing “love” spells. Life is hard as a magician for ...

Nukey is an army engineer, scientist, terrorist, gone AWOL… and the military want him back. Meanwhile, he's holed up in the big city, trying to lose himself, wasted on drugs, working as an escort, paying the rent with his body. this story it just starting, getting funkier and quirkier ...

Hey everybody! Here's some brand new news for ya.

!!!Contest!!!

dgriff13 tells us that Zorphbert and Fred is having another “Put Words in Their Mouth” contest! Write the dialogue, win a comic cameo! This one has a POLITICAL THEME! How timely!


!!!Milestones!!!

drdoobious tells us that Vita Di Vetro ...