I was just watching a commentary on The Empire Strikes Back, and the person had an interesting take on things. She was talking about the sequences where Luke sees a vision of his friends in pain, and Yoda tells him he's seeing the future. Will they die? It's ...

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This week our talk is an art one: eyes! We talk about how to draw them, adding meaning and expression, the way different cultures use them, different styles for doing eyes, reflection, shadow, focus and a million ...

A cynical young fox and his overly happy mates experience the day to day ups and downs of life together as good friends, teasing each other and supporting one another in times of weakness. We slowly learn more about what makes them tick as the story goes on. Short changed ...

Photo: “Part 11”. Original characters and story created by GrapeApe. Nocturne 21. (November 2023)

Anniversary Milestone

Here is a message from GrapeApe, creator of Nocturne 21:

Hi!

November 22nd marked the 20th anniversary of my comic Nocturne 21! Twenty years ago my angsty teenage self picked up a crappy composition ...

Why hello fellow comic creators! Ever stopped and wondered what is it about each webcomic that makes them feel like a unique journey into an artist's imagination? Well today, I’m spilling the ink on why drawing styles matter so much in the magical world of webcomics and why ...

Photo: “The Thriller Made of Vanilla”. Hawk and Flow Adventures: Part 1 - Ice Cream Truck of Doom. Story and original characters by HawkandFloAdentures. (November 2023)

HawkandFloAdventures writes:

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I recently took part in an event called Inksgiving on Tapas. I set some goals and some prizes for each stretch goal ...

You might have noticed a forum thread discussing whether AI comics should be hosted on the Duck. As always, big decisions on TOS or policy are discussed with the community on the Duck before we take any decisions. Whether DD will be hosting AI comics or not is one such ...

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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Webcomic communities have different cultures, but why and where do they come from?
DD's culture is pretty chill, we're reasonably neutral and accepting of a wide range of ideas and perspectives, we're egalitarian to ...

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 ...