We're jumping ahead a bit, here: I meant to do horror/halloween related articles throughout October, starting next week - but I caught a little video that reminded me of a special anniversary happening this year!


Freddy Krueger and his first final girl Nancy down for a 40th Anniversary reunion ...

Born with clay feet on an earth unsteady
Minds unturned to feed the quagmire
Torn away heat on a dusk already
Bonds untamed to bleed the bonfire
Mourned and prayed bead on a faith non-heady
Cants unsung to free the lost choir


NaaN (Now, always and Never)

I was just reading one of the original Star Trek Series Bibles. It's actually called the “Writer's Guide” and was a, well, a guide for new writers who were interested in writing a Star Trek script. It's most interesting!

Being very interested in fiction and writing for ...

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 ...

I'm still slowly rewatching Star Trek the Next Generation and loving it very much.

Just recently I was thinking of a specific episode that ended up being one of my favorites from the series. And knowing a little bit of behind the scenes trivia about the making of this ...

August ends today, and we pick things right back up with another character deep dive, this time of the fascinating Nicodemus Blacroft from the comic Devil’s Blood by the amazing Dragonsong12!


Devil’s Blood is the story of a city in crisis and the people that are trying to ...

I'm reading a book that Brent Spiner wrote. It's a comedic noir mystery. In the book, Brent is a version of himself, during the heyday of Star Trek the Next Generation, playing Data. He finds himself stalked by an obsessed fan. It's called “Fan Fiction”.

It got ...

So as August is coming to a close soon, I'm posting this reminder for everyone who wants to, to start on their submissions for the Red Carpet! Each year, the Red Carpet even that opens the yearly celebration of our webcomics that is the DD Awards, becomes even more ...

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. First, some housekeeping.

As established last time, our page submission comes from xalienrath from the comic IWATSV. Specifically, we are looking at the update “3 ...

Yesterday a scammer on the phone tried to scam us out of around 3k euro by some silly pretense and a bait of around 250 euro supposedly they wanted to deposit on behalf of the government. Now, of course this didn't fly with me or my mom, but it ...