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Panel By Panel: Patchwork and Lace (Two Beats and No Gutters)
hpkomic at 10:47AM, Aug. 26, 2022Timely or Timeless
Banes at 12:00AM, Aug. 25, 2022
Rogue from the X-Men encounters President Ronald Reagan!
(…who???)
Timeliness vs Timelessness
Some comics are very much “of the moment”, while others are more timeless.
Connecting to the events of the moment can be a worthy endeavor. Webcomics are well suited to this kind of approach, too, with our ability ...
Quackcast 597 - Revelations!
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Aug. 23, 2022 LISTEN on our new player!
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Today we're talking about a technique in storytelling that we're calling the “revelation”. Inspired by Banes doing an article on the weird trope in movies ...
Fantastic Bestiary 11: The Kaiju
Andreas_Helixfinger at 12:00AM, Aug. 21, 2022
Thought I try to get back on doing Sunday articles with more meat to them. So! It’s fantastic bestiary time! And this time I’ve choosen a creature of pop culture rather then myth. The giant monster! Popularly known as the Kaiju! Who doesn’t like a good giant ...
Community Discussion Spotlight: Take a comment - leave a comment
hpkomic at 7:52AM, Aug. 19, 2022
How often do you check the forums here at The Duck? We have exciting discussions floating around, and sometimes we should shine a spotlight on them. This week I wanted to share a thread that I think does a lot of great stuff for the community that, while it has ...
The Horror Newspaper Revelation Scene
Banes at 12:00AM, Aug. 18, 2022
There's a standard scene, particularly in a certain kind of horror movie, where the Protagonist or another character finds a room, or a book, full of newspaper clippings. The villain of the movie has clipped out a scrapbook or wall filled with a record of their evil doings.
It ...
Quackcast 596 - Leadership!
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Aug. 16, 2022 LISTEN on our new player!
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Leaders are not born, they're created… literally in the case of fiction, created by creators of comics, books, movies, and other media! For this Quackcast I ...
Hawk and Flo: Ice Cream Truck of Doom Celebrates FIVE Milestones in its First Week
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Aug. 15, 2022
Photo: “The Thriller Made of Vanilla! Page 26” by HawkandFloAdventures (2022)
HawkandFloAdventures has reached its 25, 50, 75, 100, and 125 page milestones for Hawk and Flo: Ice Cream Truck of Doom in a move that showcases hard work and dedication. The art is drawn using traditional tools and there ...
The Truth Is Out There... in Fiction
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Aug. 13, 2022
We like to say that sometimes (especially these times) reality is stranger (or more ridiculous or outrageous) than anything one can find in fiction. And while I do think that this holds true on so many occasions, I also think we're being unfair to how much of the human ...