Belief is a mirror

Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Dec. 9, 2023



Last week I had the fortune of stumbling across Netflix's latest animated series, Blue Eye Samurai. I didn't expect much, but I was so bowled over by the sheer excellence of this show that I ended up binging the entire first season overnight. Like all shows, it's ...

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A Wayback Playback

Banes at 12:00AM, Dec. 7, 2023



I have a handful of hobbies that mean a lot to me - from an early age, reading, and music (drums at first), and drawing were all important pastimes.

The other day I found an old workbook dated from when I was eight years old. It was an A to Z ...



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A movie playing a movie disguised as another movie

Banes at 12:00AM, Nov. 23, 2023



There's a specific type of movie “trick” where we'll see something that seems as though it's really happening. I mean, it seems like it's “really happening” within the movie.

For instance, it'll be some kind of elaborate action sequence, or horror sequence, or whatever, but ...



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Incorporating Catharsis

Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Nov. 18, 2023



Last time I talked about catharsis I focused on how important it is in a story, whether by its presence or absense. This time I want to talk about how to incorporate it in a story.

To give a brief recap, catharsis is the feeling of release of powerful emotions ...



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Panel By Panel: Scavenger Hunt - Round 2

hpkomic at 5:14PM, Nov. 3, 2023



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 ...



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Your Friends and Neighbors

Banes at 12:00AM, Nov. 2, 2023



Greetings!

Well, we're past October once again, and past the spooky season. But I had another thought about
scary stuff - and stories filled with tension and fear is always in season!

One area that is always fun to explore is the paranoia about our the friends, neighbors, and strangers ...






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Last Week to Vote the “Best Presenter Awards”, Vote by October 28th!

kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Oct. 23, 2023


**Cast your vote for the 2023 Best Presenter Award!**

There will be a “Best Presenter” award distributed to the creator with the best presentation during the ceremony. The last day to complete filling out the election ballot will be Saturday, October 28th.

Voting Ballot: https://forms.gle/xeKTTvmAwnqs5kek7

Awards Wrap-Up ...






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Character 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 ...



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So Many Ways to be Scared

Banes at 12:00AM, Oct. 19, 2023



Horror…and the baddies and creepies and long-legged beasties of horror…come in many flavours.
These divisions might be incomplete or somewhat meaningless in a way, but hey, I have to approach it somehow…


Reality Bites: Human Creeps, Scary Animals and Nature
-Serial Killers, Jason, Michael Myers, The Strangers, And ...






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Blessed Days (Ch7 Sneak Peak): “Smoke and Mirrors”; Davidxolukoga’s Origin Becomes a Video Game; Cast Your Vote for Best Presenter in the 2023 DD Awards!!

kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Oct. 16, 2023


Photo: “Chapter 6- Page 110”. Blessed Days. Original story and characters created by InkyMoondrop. (October 2023)

Blessed Days Milestone Announcement

Message from Blessed Days creator, InkyMoondrop:

“Hi!

It's that time again!



The 6th Chapter of Blessed Days comes to an end on the 18th of October! On the 20th ...










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