Hello, everyone, and welcome to Panel by Panel, a periodic exploration of comic panels around The Duck.
We're mixing things up a bit this week. A while back, we did a scavenger hunt based on a series of 22 panels by Wally Wood. The results were fun, so it ...

Panel By Panel: Scavenger Hunt - Round 2
hpkomic at 5:14PM, Nov. 3, 2023Character Deep Dive: Polly from Bottomless Waitress
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Oct. 21, 2023
Today’s deep dive is with Polly, from Bottomless Waitress! Bottomless Waitress is the joint creation of Banes and Ozoneocean, with Banes writing the script and Ozoneocean doing the artwork.
It's a teasing, raunchy and somewhat absurd slice-of-life comedy. It’s a masterful balancing act, dancing carefree on the ...
Panel By Panel: 'The New Butler' and Pushing Perspective
hpkomic at 7:59AM, Oct. 20, 2023
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Panel by Panel, a periodic exploration of comic panels around The Duck.
Ever start clicking through the pages of a webcomic and find yourself suddenly stopping, struck by a panel? That is the essence of these write-ups, but it's also neat to realize that ...
Panel By Panel: 'The Sparks TAB' and The Visual Reference
hpkomic at 2:26PM, Oct. 6, 2023
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Panel by Panel, a periodic exploration of comic panels around The Duck.
So, as I was flipping through comics here on the Duck as inspiration for a post, I stumbled onto a page from a particular comic with two panels that pulled a familiar reference ...
Panel By Panel: 'Dude in Distress' and Depth of Field
hpkomic at 2:57PM, Sept. 22, 2023
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Panel by Panel, a periodic exploration of comic panels around The Duck. One fun thing about doing comics digitally is that it opens up all sorts of helpful tools you may not have in traditional artwork. For example, blurring things to imply a depth of ...
Panel By Panel: 'Pious' and the Shot/Reverse Shot
hpkomic at 3:49PM, Sept. 8, 2023
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Panel by Panel, a periodic exploration of comic panels around The Duck. One common technique we've not devoted time to is the iconic shot/reverse shot, but thankfully, we have a strong example thanks to this week's webcomic. This week, we are looking ...
J_Scarbrough’s Vampire Girl Goes Out with a Boomsday, Right Before Labor Day!
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Sept. 4, 2023
Photo: “Which Levana Do You Feel Like Today?”. Vampire Girl. Story and art by J_Scarbrough. (January 2021-August 2023)
Vampire Girl by the Duck’s resident, puppeteer-webcomic creator, J_Scarbrough (not to be confused with the Jonathan Richman song with the same title) reached its conclusion on Wednesday, August 30, 2023.
Synopsis ...
Panel By Panel: 'FCL55' and Balancing Details
hpkomic at 8:23PM, Aug. 25, 2023
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Panel by Panel, a periodic exploration of comic panels around The Duck. This week I am going to be looking at a panel from the webcomic FCL55 that I think does a great job developing an aesthetic through balancing details within the design. FCL55 is ...
Character Deep Dive: Grenadine Luncher
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Aug. 12, 2023
In this month’s installment of Character Deep Dive, we’re looking at Grenadine Luncher from the comic Ripping Off King Arthur by Arthur Spitzer!
Before I do any dive, I have to say that due to the unique concept and approach of this comic, I had to really think ...
Panel By Panel: 'Ferda Boys' and Pacing
hpkomic at 5:48PM, Aug. 11, 2023
Hello everyone, and welcome to Panel by Panel, a periodic exploration of comic panels around The Duck. This week I indulge in hockey through the webcomic Ferda Boys. This is a relatively new comic on The Duck, so seeing such a strong start is good. We're looking specifically at ...