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“Freedom” is the catch cry in so much historical fiction but it's usually an anachronistic piece of nationalist fantasy. You fought for your lord, for pay ...

Quackcast 605 - Myth of Freedom
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Oct. 18, 2022Quackcast 604 - Stylised reality
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Oct. 11, 2022 LISTEN on our new player!
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When creating fiction we always have to stylise experience in many and various ways in order to communicate with the viewer in a way that's meaningful ...
Being Confident in Your Work
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Oct. 8, 2022
Hah. Easier said than done, right?
Ask any artist about how much they like the stuff they make, and chances are you'll get a mixed bag of answers where most will be saying how they wish they'd done the stuff better. The anatomy isn't quite right, the ...
Quackcast 603 - Players, Cads, and "fun" boys
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Oct. 4, 2022 LISTEN on our new player!
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We are talking about the trope of the Cad, AKA the Player. F***boys are their little scrappydoo kid-brothers, we call them “fun” boys for obvious reasons ...
Fantastic Bestiary 14: The Rainbow Serpent
Andreas_Helixfinger at 12:00AM, Oct. 2, 2022
Been a while since we did a mythology themed FanBest article, so here we go. Based on suggestions left by our beloved Ozoneocean on the last Fanbest article, I’m gonna talk about the Rainbow Serpent this Sunday. The Rainbow Serpent is an Aboriginal Australian deity known by numerous names ...
Embracing "good enough"
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, Oct. 1, 2022
For the past month I have been taking a break to catch up on life. Between appointments, exams, social events and trying to catch up on the washing I’ve left about the apartment I have been mulling over something a psyche recently mentioned to me.
He said that I ...
Using Stories (or Comics) for Politics
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Sept. 24, 2022
So, fair warning, I was dead tired last night and forgot to write the blog post. I am slightly drunk now, so I've got no inhibition whatsoever. And I'm going to talk about whatever comes to mind. So, big shocker for anyone who knows me, I want to ...
Panel By Panel: Them There Hills and Value Contrast
hpkomic at 8:43AM, Sept. 23, 2022
Hello everyone, and welcome to Panel by Panel, a periodic exploration of comic panels around The Duck.
This week I want to explore one element of art I have been thinking about lately as I color comics for some other creators. Before that, however, I needed to find a comic ...
Meet the Hero in Stasis
Banes at 12:00AM, Sept. 22, 2022
Tony Stark is glib, arrogant, and a war profiteer. And the perfect Protagonist.
I don't believe stories should be written strictly according to formulas - but writing according to structures that have been established can be helpful to a script when needed.
With that disclaimer out of the way, let ...