Photo: Conan O’Brien and Andy Richter during a Cold Open for San Diego Comic-Con International (2016)
Seven years ago, on November 17, 2014, I wrote a Monday article on the Duck following the final taping of the Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson. It was around that time that ...

An Ode to Sidekicks (Part Deux)
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, June 28, 2021Follow the Yellow Brick Layout
damehelsing at 12:00AM, June 20, 2021
Last week, errrrrrrrr… the week before that, I talked about frames, the magical use of frames, the emotion you can give them, the shapes, sizes, how that can all add to the story you’re telling.
Kind of like how music can really be important in movies, it just gives ...
Shaking off creator's slump
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, June 18, 2021
The last few months have hit like a sledgehammer, leaving me with a profound sense of “slump”. That feeling of lethargy lazily tangled with a lack of motivation for anything creative. This got me thinking of ways I can shake off this heavy fog and step into the light of ...
WHY you should STOP CARING.
damehelsing at 12:00AM, June 6, 2021
What is one of the big things that holds us back? Normally it’s us caring too much, caring about what we do, how we look, what others think and more.
Last week, while writing the article The Magic of Frames I was talking to PIT_FACE about it and she ...
You Have a Superpower
Banes at 12:00AM, June 3, 2021
shields up!
Our struggles are probably different in some ways, and maybe the same in others. But as comic creators, there are certain issues many of us have in common:
Finding time to make our comics,
Spending too little time…or too much time on them,
Making decisions about our ...
Color Theory as a Rewind Machine
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, May 31, 2021
It is evident, when training the eye for color theory practice, that decades and movements in the twentieth century captured color schemes that exuded the vibe and mood of the time. The above photograph is taken from the chapter titled “The American Dream” section of Pantone’s 1940s collection and ...
The Magic of Frames
damehelsing at 12:00AM, May 30, 2021
Frames (a.k.a panels) are great, they can look simple or extraordinary, they can help the comic flow and provide feelings, a feeling of dread, excitement, anger, etc. Frames are more than just lines that encase the moments of our characters.
When you’re making your frame you always ...
The Dark Turn
Banes at 12:00AM, May 27, 2021
Hey, I found an image of the actual moment! yeah, real good, there
Last time we took a look at the little moment in some stories where a character has a moment and realizes that in spite of being able to get what they want (valuable magic rocks, or to ...
QUACKCAST 532 - Fixing art to make it less sexy?
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, May 25, 2021 LISTEN on our new player!
Listen on Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/adarunkduck-quackcast
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Tantz made a great newspost about this little trend of “fixing” people's art to make it less sexy, as if there was something wrong with sexy ...