Rogue from the X-Men encounters President Ronald Reagan!
(…who???)
Timeliness vs Timelessness
Some comics are very much “of the moment”, while others are more timeless.
Connecting to the events of the moment can be a worthy endeavor. Webcomics are well suited to this kind of approach, too, with our ability ...

Timely or Timeless
Banes at 12:00AM, Aug. 25, 2022The Horror Newspaper Revelation Scene
Banes at 12:00AM, Aug. 18, 2022
There's a standard scene, particularly in a certain kind of horror movie, where the Protagonist or another character finds a room, or a book, full of newspaper clippings. The villain of the movie has clipped out a scrapbook or wall filled with a record of their evil doings.
It ...
Quackcast 596 - Leadership!
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Aug. 16, 2022 LISTEN on our new player!
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Leaders are not born, they're created… literally in the case of fiction, created by creators of comics, books, movies, and other media! For this Quackcast I ...
Quackcast 595 - Oversold to the Moon!
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Aug. 9, 2022 LISTEN on our new player!
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How do you describe your work to sell it to people? Writing blurbs is a real skill! You generally have to avoid doing these four things: Underselling ...
Another Duck Anthology
Banes at 12:00AM, Aug. 4, 2022
In years past, The Duck released several anthologies featuring comics by various creators on the site.
Last year, we did a horror anthology and I'd say things went rather well!
To continue funding improvements to the site, there is discussion taking place about doing another one! I think there ...
Recollecting X-Men Trading Cards from the Early Nineties
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Aug. 1, 2022
Photo: X-Men Series II Trading Card Collection (1993)
An unopened, cellophane wrapped pack of trading cards is a sleeve of anticipation. The probability of finding a hologram or a rare character card is reason enough to get excited.
Around the time the Uncanny X-Men cartoon gained popularity in nineteen-ninety three ...
The Manchild
Banes at 12:00AM, July 28, 2022
The manchild is a very comic trope in fiction over the years. It's the kind of person who is an adult physically, but have not accepted adult responsibilities in some parts of life…or maybe any part of life. They are irresponsible in relationships or work or life in ...
2022 DD Awards: VOTE Tie-Breaker for Best Protagonist
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, July 25, 2022
VOTE VOTE VOTE
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/13q_zpKpowTAg2N_dVXPLOEKugfOSRptpiKpPPRq4M0Q/
Niccea writes:
“After bouncing some ideas around in Discord. I decided to revamp how the character awards are awarded. In the case of Best Protagonist this year I got just under twenty characters submitted, but no character received more than ...