Damaged Heroes
A well written, standard Protagonist will generally have some flaws, starting out as an underdog of some kind, with lessons to learn and improvements to make over the course of the story.
Granted, some heroes are, well, just heroes, who are pretty much who they need to be ...

What is your major malfunction?
Banes at 12:00AM, May 2, 2024Creator Interview: Marcorossi
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, April 27, 2024
It's time for another interview, with Marcorossi, one of DD's most active and proliferate webcomic artists, who also has FINISHED WEBCOMICS.
But enough intro on my part! Let's let Marco talk, here we go!
1. Let’s start! Tell us a bit about yourself.
Hi! I’m ...
The Mantle Theory
Banes at 6:47AM, April 25, 2024
The Reggie Mantle theory is different. It involves chasing other guys' girlfriends and still expecting to be loved and admired by all. That's another article…
If anyone was following the behind-the-scenes drama at Marvel Studios in the past year or so, you may have heard about the idea from ...
Character Deep Dive: Molly Lusc
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, April 20, 2024
Today’s Character Deep Dive is on the intriguing Molly Lusc from the comic Molly Lusc by Andreas Helixfinger!
Molly Lusc is a straight up noir comic complete with an origin story… sort of… of the main character and primary detective Molly Lusc. It has a lot of the noir ...
Hurt and Comfort
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, April 13, 2024
There's few moments more dramatic than when the hero gets hurt. The more serious the injury (or illness or poisoning or other type of affliction) the higher the drama.
And from that drama (the hurt) comes the period of treatment, convalescence, and recovery (the comfort). This is a plot ...
Defying Death
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, March 30, 2024
For a huge chuck of Christians around the world, today is Resurrection Day (or Good Saturday), which is easily one of the most important days in the Christian calendar, no matter when you observe it. For those that do, therefore, I hope you have the happiest one yet, and since ...
Quackcast 680 - Intelligence in Fiction
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, March 26, 2024 LISTEN on our player!
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Today we're talking about the depiction of “intelligence” in fiction! There are a lot of ways this shows up: the genius detective who can understand any clue and uncover any lie, the amazing doctor who can ...
Creator Interview: Dragonsong12
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, March 23, 2024
Today we are interviewing the accomplished and proliferate Dragonsong12 who has actually completed multiple webcomics!
There's so much to tell as an introduction to Dragonsong12 but suffice it to say that she has one of the most recognizable and uniquely beautiful art styles I have encountered on the Duck ...
Extremely Medium
Banes at 12:00AM, March 21, 2024
There is a lot to understand about “camera shots” in comics - it's an endless journey for people who make comics, or movies, or any kind of visual art.
MEDIUM shots (see above) might be the most common shot in webcomics - or at least, they have been the most common ...
Concepts into Characters...into Canada?
Banes at 12:00AM, Feb. 22, 2024
I'm not sure if we've talked about this before, but character creation has so many possible roads.
An interesting one is turning a ‘concept’ into a character. It's been done many times - of course, there are the ancient Gods and Goddesses, that personify different aspects of reality ...