I was watching The Dead Zone again the other week, and thought that Johnny Smith might be the perfect horror Protagonist.
This movie, and the Stephen King book it's based on, might be a little bit under the radar; I'm not sure how well known it is in ...

The Horror Protagonist
Banes at 12:00AM, Oct. 10, 2024Panel by Panel: 'Killer Ape Theory' and Establishing Scale
hpkomic at 11:21AM, Oct. 4, 2024
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Panel by Panel, a periodic exploration of comic panels around The Duck. Moving away from the workshop format this week, and returning to the more solo-assessments of panels and comics. This week, we have a panel pulled from Marco Rossi's comic [i[Killer Ape ...
Revisiting Hayao Miyazaki’s Film, The Wind Rises, Ten Years Later
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Sept. 23, 2024
Photo: “End of Summer 2024”. Photograph taken by kawaiidaigakusei. (September 2024)
Ten years before Miyazaki’s latest animated film, The Boy and the Heron (2023), was released last year, The Wind Rises (2013/2014) was announced to be Miyazaki’s final film.
In a Drunk Duck forum post dated February ...
Revenge
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Sept. 14, 2024
We love a good revenge story.
The entire journey of a character from victimhood to avenger is one that almost guarantees audience engagement and their rooting for the character on the path of revenge.
The reasoning for that is easy: the character suffered a great grievance that is unlikely to ...
Poetry Time 86: Best or Beast
Andreas_Helixfinger at 12:00AM, Sept. 8, 2024
There’s gonna be a scrap and we cheer, so hear.
The blood of the primordials come to gather the pieces
There’s gonna be a scrap and we dare, so care.
The mud of the immortals gone to scatter the pieces
There’s gonna be a scrap and we ...
Embracing Feedback: Your Secret Weapon for Better Webcomics
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, Sept. 7, 2024
Hello there Quackateers! Whether you're just starting out or have been creating for years, learning from feedback is one of the best ways to level up your webcomic game. However, taking on feedback on work you are particularly connected to can be daunting. Deciphering what is and isn’t ...
Panel By Panel: Worskshop - 'Omegan Survivors' Part One
hpkomic at 2:51PM, Aug. 30, 2024
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Panel by Panel, a periodic exploration of comic panels around The Duck. We return to our workshop series this week. Last time we discussed the comic IWATSV but now we're moving onto a new comic and gathering your thoughts and feedback.
This week we ...
Did I Miss Anything?
Banes at 12:00AM, Aug. 15, 2024
I just read a story about a man who left home in 1991, going missing.
About thirty years later, a stranger drove up to the home and dropped the man off. He was back, and his relatives were obviously shocked. The guy was now in his 90's, and wearing ...
Xade is a Duck in Need!
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Aug. 9, 2024
One of our own, Xade, is in dire straights financially. Xade needs our help to be able to overcome a crisis, so if you have any capacity to help out, just click this link to donate.
What is the crisis? I'll let Xade speak, copying her words from her ...