I'm not sure if I've written a post about this already, but an interesting thing we have to think about sometimes with comics is how to make the characters, the foreground, stand out from the background.
Here are my notions on that:
- using human natural ability and instinct ...

Front and Back
Banes at 12:00AM, Nov. 14, 2024Character Deep Dive: Robin Sinclair
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Nov. 2, 2024
Today’s character deep dive is on Robin Sinclair, the main catalyst of everything taking place in the supernatural comedy drama that is Blessed Days by Inky Moondrop!
Blessed Days is the story of a young woman that unexpectedly becomes a mom and must handle raising a child- that’s ...
Quackcast 711 - Lost Boys
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Oct. 29, 2024 LISTEN on our player!
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Halloween is on the way and we always do something different for it. This time we're doing a commentary for the 1987 vampire movie The Lost Boys! We even dressed in Lost Boys themed outfits for ...
The Psychology of Monsters
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Oct. 26, 2024
Halloween is just around the corner, so what better thing to do than talk about monsters?
Specifically, what has motivated humanity to create them, talk about them, fear them and love them across time and across culture.
Monsters are generally linked with our sense of fear. Fear is an adaptive ...
Horror CateGORIES
Banes at 12:00AM, Oct. 24, 2024
Now that's a little TOO scary!
Horror is perfect for metaphor and allegory. In fact, a horror story is often allegorical by default, what with its bizarre landscapes and freaky beasties.
Here are some categories of horror and some thoughts on what they symbolize:
Reality Bites
psycho killer! Qu ...
Love languages
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Oct. 19, 2024
Love is an evasive concept to pin down. Everyone acts like they know what it is, but few can discern whether they're actually experiencing it. A lot of fiction and movies are to blame for that, since they often label as love toxic relationships, stalking, or even outright abuse ...
Panel by Panel: 'RATKIDS' and Visual Inspiration
hpkomic at 9:59AM, Oct. 18, 2024
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Panel by Panel, a periodic exploration of comic panels around The Duck.
Our very own Ozoneocean dropped the suggestion for this week, commenting in an earlier post: This from Facebook, by Ryan Ausbun: An action scene I felt pretty good about. Was inspired by 90s ...
Imago Nebraska Concludes Chapter Two; Drunk Duck Awards 2024 Presentations begin Monday, October 14th!!
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Oct. 14, 2024
Photo: “- Spring - Ch.2: Page 65”. Imago Nebraska by InkyMoondrop. (October 2024)
Imago Nebraska’s Chapter Two Conclusion
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Hey! :)
Imago, Nebraska's chapter 2 ends on Monday, the 14th of October (well, technically the 15th has the ending cover, but the last noteworthy page will go up on ...