So 2023 is almost over! In just a few days we'll all be correcting every document we date for a month or so.

As is tradition, as the year ends we look at the crop, so to speak: everything that happened, what changed us, what helped us, what undermined ...

I have a lot of interest in story structure. Understanding what it is, how it works, and using it to write better stories. Stories that will keep people more interested, and deliver a satisfying experience…that's what we try to do when we're making comics and writing stories ...

Pony comes home to the farm after working in the big city, wanting to taste some of the simple life again and maybe something else… She didn't fit in there when she was growing up but since her late farther willed it to her she thought she better make ...

Photo: “La Mariée Mise à Nu Par Ses Célibataires, Même (The Green Box)”. Marcel Duchamp. 1911-1915. Photograph taken by kawaiidaigakusei. The Philadelphia Museum of Art. (December 2023)

Tomorrow will mark one month of continuous cross country travel in the most real Kerouac sense of the word. The trip across the ...

For those who don’t know, having a hypothesis means assuming or entertaining a theoretical possibility. We see this be applied to fictional stories time and time again, particularly those that tries to paint a picture of a future society. Star Trek for example can be seen as a massive ...

This year we almost didn't get our annual Secret Santa! But the awesome Niccea stepped in and the Secret Santa is on! Unlike most times, the deadline is near New Year's, so you have time to participate. Go sign up today! I'm sure there will be a ...

I am taking a break from the regularly scheduled Panel By Panel this week to share some news about a project I am putting together, and I am inviting you all to participate. While not affiliated with The Duck, I hope to involve as many of you as possible in ...

I was just watching a commentary on The Empire Strikes Back, and the person had an interesting take on things. She was talking about the sequences where Luke sees a vision of his friends in pain, and Yoda tells him he's seeing the future. Will they die? It's ...

It is another all-nighter for Druhi as she spends the evening writing a research paper for school. The discussion topic is centered around a winged angel known as the Light Bringer, the Morning Star, the Planet Venus, but most famously known in various religions and cultures by the names Lucifer ...

Last week I had the fortune of stumbling across Netflix's latest animated series, Blue Eye Samurai. I didn't expect much, but I was so bowled over by the sheer excellence of this show that I ended up binging the entire first season overnight. Like all shows, it's ...