Of flaws and foibles - creating characters with rough edges

Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, April 6, 2024



Hello hello Quackateers! Today, let's chat about the secret sauce that makes webcomics, hell comics in general, pop – crafting a character with flaws so relatable, they spark lengthy reddit discussions!

Think about it. What makes your favourite characters stick with you long after you've closed the comic tab ...



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Defying Death

Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, March 30, 2024



For a huge chuck of Christians around the world, today is Resurrection Day (or Good Saturday), which is easily one of the most important days in the Christian calendar, no matter when you observe it. For those that do, therefore, I hope you have the happiest one yet, and since ...

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Quackcast 679 - Correlation doesn't equal causation

Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, March 19, 2024

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The phrase “Correlation doesn't equal causation” is something associated with science and statistics but it really applies to EVERYTHING and that's important to understand. But was does it mean? If a bunch of things happened ...


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Quackcast 677 - You can't spell "Fail" without "AI"

Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, March 5, 2024

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I remembered that a promised Quackcast was AI: slavery for artists and creators.
This is an important subject to cover especially from this angle.

It's slavery because it uses our creative products as fuel for it ...





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Creator Interview: Spooky Kitsune

Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Feb. 17, 2024



Today's Creator Interview is all about the fantastic Spooky Kitsune! They are a recent addition to the DD family and a prolific one, with two webcomics hosted here already!

But you don't want me to tell you about it all! Let's hear it from Spooky Kitsune themselves ...



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Top Five Sci Fi Romantic Couples

Banes at 12:00AM, Feb. 15, 2024



It's Valentine's Day as I write this, and the day after (or many days after) when you're reading this.

Anyway, I thought I'd run down (or run up) my top five science fiction romantic couples. I don't think I've done this topic before, but ...



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Social Issues in Fantasy (Part 2)

Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Feb. 10, 2024



Last time I'd talked about rather superficial and/or inappropriate attempts to weave commentary on real world social issues into a fantasy or scifi world. The discussion in the comments was FANTASTIC! I urge everyone to have a look if you haven't already.

The general consensus was that ...



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Quackcast 672 - Fave Fantasy Creatures

Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Jan. 30, 2024

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A fun topic this time. We decided to chat about our fave fantasy creatures. Mine was elves, Banes' had the bigfoot and Tantz had dragons! We chat about where our love started, why we think we like ...



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Narrative Art: Nujuka & the Solar Fate

Andreas_Helixfinger at 12:00AM, Jan. 28, 2024



Hey everyone.

How is 2024 doing for you guys so far? The beginning of 2024 has been quite a venture for me healthwise. Starting with flu sickness and then having several run-ins with the hospital regarding my increased kidney values resulting in a kidney biopsy this week followed by a ...



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Creator Interview: Inky Moondrop

Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Jan. 27, 2024



Welcome to the first interview of the Creator Interviews! Today, we're asking the awesome Inky Moondrop questions about her, her DD award winning comics, her art, and her creative process.

I'm not using the royal ‘we’ by the way. While some questions come from me, most are from ...



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