A cat sits on a folding card table next to an ashtray and a mug of coffee. The cat was enjoying his morning cup of coffee. In this world, a morning confrontation with a cat is an entire conversation. The man in the hat goes deep into the forest looking ...

QUACKCAST 585 - Adaptation
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, May 31, 2022 LISTEN on our new player!
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Adaptations of one thing into another is an interesting process. What's lost, what's gained, what modifications do you have to do to make it happen ...
MINDFOLD turns Two-Hundred and the 2022 Drunk Duck Awards Trophy Design Contest is now OPEN
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, May 30, 2022
Photo: Happy 200th Birthday, “Mindfold page 199” by fallopiancrusader. (2022)
Did you know the Drunk Duck Awards has its own trophy design contest? Here is awards show Captain, Niccea , with an announcement including all the details.
Niccea writes:
“It is time for the annual trophy design contest for the Drunk ...
Fantastic Bestiary 8: The Mermaid
Andreas_Helixfinger at 12:00AM, May 29, 2022
Recently it struck me. So far I’ve already brought up two water-based mythic beings in this series of articles, and non of them were mermaids. Which is why I’ve decided to talk about them here today. We’re pretty much all familiar with mermaids. Though maybe not as ...
The Reimagining of Myth
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, May 28, 2022
Mythologies are fascinating. And with good reason. Each set represents centuries, if not millennia, of common unconscious and community narratives about all aspects of human existence: from the big questions of who we are to the wonders and terrors of nature to the wonders and terrors of society.
In short ...
MindTricks 1 - Memory
Banes at 12:00AM, May 26, 2022
I don't wanna be remembered; I wanna be forgotten
MEMORY and MEMORY LOSS in FICTION
Playing with memory and memory loss is a handy device for fiction writers, from soap opera-type melodrama to exciting-but-thought-provoking stories like The Matrix, and in all kinds of stories betwixt and beyond.
Like any ...
QUACKCAST 584 - Drawing gender
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, May 24, 2022 LISTEN on our player
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We start off with the idea of talking about art techniques, tips and tricks we've mastered and could help people with but the cast turned into a ...
Fantastic Bestiary 7: The Goblin
Andreas_Helixfinger at 12:00AM, May 22, 2022
So it is Sunday again. Following up on the suggestion left by Kou the Mad in my last article, today’s Sunday’s Fantastic Bestiary post is gonna be about Goblins. We’re pretty much all familiar with goblins. Ever since Tolkien they’ve become a common stock creature in ...
Panel by Panel: 'Ghastley Heights' and Framing
hpkomic at 12:00AM, May 20, 2022
Hello and welcome to Panel by Panel, an analysis of panels from comics right here on The Duck and exploring what they do, how they work, and what we can learn from them.
This week's panel comes from the Ghastley Heights strip “Pamphlets.” This comic is by IronScarf. Let ...