World building is a cornerstone of any story. From your neighbourhood slice-of-life to an out-of-this world space opera the world in which the characters inhabit draws the reader and keeps them invested in the character’s struggles. Here are some questions to consider when constructing your new universe.

What is ...

Last week, I went into the basics of building your fictional worlds. We’re continuing on with our second instalment where we’ll dive a bit deeper into the nitty gritty of world building. Without further ado…

What’s your world’s system of government?
Politics plays a large role ...

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agentny003 would like the announce the milestone for reaching the 300th page of the comic My Life as an American Hero 2. That is an incredible milestone to reach, agentny003, keep up the great work, you are the best!


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Three years after the Cocoa City Attacks, the Valentine ...

With the Thanksgiving holiday coming to a close and Christmas not being far away, now is a good time to take a step back and consider the past year. For my writing partner and I, we had high hopes for the year coupled with a mountain of plans. However, those ...

Over the holidays I watched a couple of programs that made me think of “non-traditional heroes”

We've talked about antiheroes multiple times around theduckwebcomics.com of course.

One of the programs was a series called ‘Happy!’ and the other was the movie “Inside Llewyn Davis” by the Coen Brothers ...

Oh what a coincidence, that my newspost day should fall upon the date of my 15th year on this very site! So naturally, on this anniversary, I'd like to open up and reflect on how the Duck has left a major impact on my life and work.

Every year ...

Several creative ducks have already completed and uploaded their Secret Santa gifts to their mystery recipients in time. If you have a gift to send, you still have until tomorrow to complete your gift art or else you will not get placed on Santa’s Nice list for next year ...

As we are well into holiday season and only 9 days before 2019 (the final countdown!), I think it's good to have a look at all the awesome stuff that happened at the DD site, all absolutely done, funded, supported and cultivated by webcomic artists for webcomic artists AND ...

MERRY CHRISTMAS!


This will be the last of my posts before Christmas arrives, so I'll take the opportunity to wish you all a happy, joyous, relaxing, safe, peaceful or exciting (or both, as you please) Christmas and Holiday season!

Are you going to be hanging around the Duck over ...

A big hello from Greece! I'm here with Tantz. It's very warm and picturesque.
It's always interesting going on holiday to a new country, especially one that's quite different from your own and you don't speak the language. You have to find your feet and ...