It's no exaggeration to say that Drunk Duck AKA The Duck Webcomics, has a bit of an image problem. The trouble with Wowio and the site losing funding back in 2011 etc left us with a bad reputation, we had unfixed bugs, unfinished features, we lost data, and we ...
The Comedy Plot, Toolbox Edition (part four)
Banes at 12:00AM, June 1, 2017THE LAST PART!
Part One:
http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/news/2017/may/10/the-comedy-plot-toolbox-edition-part-one/
Part Two:
http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/news/2017/may/17/the-comedy-plot-toolbox-edition-part-two/
Part Three:
http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/news/2017/may/17/the-comedy-plot-toolbox-edition-part-three/
This is it! Part Four of the “Comic Toolbox” approach to comedic story structure ...
Daring to Do Something Different
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, May 29, 2017
Today is Memorial Day in the United States. I have met many young men who have joined the military and each time I look into their eyes, I see a brave person who is able to confront fears I never had to face at that age. Some of them may ...
At the End of the Day, We All Revert to Our Seventh Grade Selves
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, May 22, 2017
Before I begin, I must preface that this news article is brought to you by the workings of a large iced dark roast coffee (black) and a large unsweetened iced green tea. This magical concoction of caffeine has offered a rush of thoughts and clarity to the regular thoughts that ...
The Comedy Plot, Toolbox Edition (part one)
Banes at 12:00AM, May 11, 2017Hello again!
I'm gonna continue for the next two or three weeks about “The Comedy Toolbox” approach to comedy structure.
There is quite a bit of crossover between this method and other methods you've heard of. But that's probably a good thing; there should be some similarity ...
HOME v. AWAY: where to work?
HyenaHell at 12:00AM, May 5, 2017
Typically I work on my comics and illustration at home in my studio. I know I'll have everything I need on hand, for one. Also I hate and mistrust almost everyone and everything, as working in the service industry for the majority of my adult life has left me ...
Comedy Plots
Banes at 12:00AM, May 4, 2017Howdy!
I was going to go over the structure of a comedy story, based on the fine book “The Comic Toolbox” by Jason Voorhees.
If you have the interest, I can go into the structure outlined by Jason; he lays out a few different options that you may find useful ...
DEADLINES!
HyenaHell at 12:36AM, April 28, 2017
Welcome back, friends! Today we're gonna talk about deadlines!
When I took over this here Friday blog from my (much more capable) predecessor, I asked Oz, I says, “Oz- I can write whatever I want to, huh?” And he may or may not have actually greenlighted that but if ...
COMEDY - part three - You take the good, you take the bad...
Banes at 12:00AM, April 27, 2017
Comedic Characters - You Take the Good, you Take the Bad…
This week we continue talking comedy. Last time we started creating characters by choosing a “STRONG COMIC PERSPECTIVE”…like greed, innocence, obseque–obquestri–obteq– uh, weasellishness, and then EXAGGERATING that perspective to the extreme.
Now we finish creating our characters ...