How do you make a clever character stupid?
You give them an infatuation. A fixation. Something that completely overrides their critical thinking and better judgment. Something that drives them nuts like a switch is thrown.
And when that happens, they're dumber than a bag of rocks. (And they're ...

Infatuation
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Nov. 30, 2024The Morning Wack Pack Trio
Banes at 12:00AM, Nov. 28, 2024
On Conan O'Brien's Podcast the other day, the gang answered a question from a fan about whether they'd created the show with the classic radio lineup of “Dick, Dork and Dear”.
I'd never heard of it, and neither had Conan and company. But apparently, morning radio ...
Exhaustion is a character beat
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Nov. 23, 2024
So I'm exhausted.
A ton of things I'm juggling in real life plus emotional baggage plus stuff I'm doing online plus art = exhausted Tantz.
And because my brain refuses to focus on anything else, I thought I'd talk about how using exhaustion can be a cool ...
I May Not Know Art But i Know What I Like. Except When I Don't
Banes at 12:00AM, Nov. 21, 2024
I've been VERY slowly working on new comics ideas…way too many of them…for several years now. One of the decisions for me is what kind of STYLE the comic should be.
To be clear, I'm not a phenomenal artist, to say the least. So i don ...
Justice vs Revenge and What it Says About the World
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Nov. 16, 2024
Sometimes it may feel that the justice system protects the perpetrator a lot more than it does the victim:
There are many things an accused can use to mitigate their position, there are many reasons to shorted a sentence, they can get out on good behavior, they can generally serve ...
Quackcast 713 - Gunwallace, Master Composer
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Nov. 12, 2024 LISTEN on our player!
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Today we have onboard with us our resident theme maker, our classic composer and musical genius! He does all the DD comic inspired themes that regularly appear on the Quackcast and has done so for the last ...
How Dan Da Dan saved me from existential dread
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, Nov. 9, 2024
My comic partner and I have already started work on our comic projects for next year. The beginning of the year is always crazy for us, so we’re using the small grace period we have now to try and front load our comic work as much as we can ...
My Life As An American Hero by Agentny003 Makes a Debut; Drunk Duck Awards 2024 VOTING OPEN Until November 6th for Best Presenter Award!!
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Nov. 4, 2024
Photo: “My Life As An American Hero 3 Cover”. My Life As An American Hero 3 created by Agentny003. (January 2024)
MY LIFE AS AN AMERICAN HERO 3 BEGINS
Agentny003 writes:
“Hey guys.
So after months of rest and relaxation, The girls and I are finally back. My Life as ...
Blessed Days Finale on October 31st, InkyMoondrop Developing a Discord Bot for The Duck’s Server; Vote for Best Presenter in the 2024 Drunk Duck Awards!!
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Oct. 28, 2024
Photo: “Acceptance Speech: Blessed Days”. Created by InkyMoondrop for the Drunk Duck Awards 2024. (October 2024)
InkyMoondrop has TWO big announcements this week.
InkyMoondrop writes:
“One is that Blessed Days will be completed on the 31st of October with only a few extra pages going up on the 1st of ...
Casscade is Searching for Characters to Cast as Cameos in Comic; Mercury Virus Comic Touchdowns with 1-0-0 Page Milestone, Debuts New Release of Grapeshot; VIDEO: JohnCelestri Teaches Lesson on Alternative Comics; Tantz Aerine Makes Urgent Call for Ducks to Migrate Over to Bluesky
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Oct. 21, 2024
Photo: “Chapter 2 Cover”. Withdrawn created by Casscade. (January 2023)
Casscade writes:
"Hey guys! Looking to add background cameos for some upcoming scenes that'll involve a restaurant, bar, and train.
What I'm looking for:
-Character has to be human.
-Character has to be 21+.
-Character has to wear ...