So, the DD site is very close to getting that much-needed face lift and overhaul! Oz's post from yesterday is the right stuff, announcing what we've all been working, rooting, hoping for!
He mentioned in his comments that the Quackcast perhaps is …a little too esoteric… as we ...
What Would You Like in the DD Quackcast?
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Oct. 15, 2022Quackcast 604 - Stylised reality
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Oct. 11, 2022 LISTEN on our new player!
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When creating fiction we always have to stylise experience in many and various ways in order to communicate with the viewer in a way that's meaningful ...
Yuppie Horror
Banes at 12:00AM, Oct. 6, 2022
the happy family with a tear/slash between them is the perfect visual for yuppie horror stories!
Yuppie Harra
This name for this category of horror is taken from the horror movie podcast, “With Gourley and Rust”, which I've been enjoying lately. I'm not sure if Gourley and ...
Tension and Release and appreciation for Watcher
Banes at 12:00AM, Sept. 29, 2022
Watcher (2022) is a fairly unknown new movie, I think, and I recommend it. Simple, well-made, and scary.
Might as well get an early start on the October celebration, here - the fall is my favorite season, for so many reasons, including the time to celebrate our love for the scary ...
Quackcast 602 - It's my turn now bitches!
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Sept. 27, 2022 LISTEN on our new player!
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What happens when the victim becomes the victor? Most of the time it's like the classic line from The Who “Meet the New Boss, Same as ...
Poetry Time 9: The Pledge
Andreas_Helixfinger at 12:00AM, Sept. 25, 2022
This sunday's poem is contributed by DD member TheDeeMan. This is The Pledge by Darryl Hughes aka TheDeeMan
If my hands were not to touch your hands, or hold them soft in mine.
If my eyes were cast to darkness, so your beauty they cannot find.
Or see your ...
Using Stories (or Comics) for Politics
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Sept. 24, 2022
So, fair warning, I was dead tired last night and forgot to write the blog post. I am slightly drunk now, so I've got no inhibition whatsoever. And I'm going to talk about whatever comes to mind. So, big shocker for anyone who knows me, I want to ...
Panel By Panel: Them There Hills and Value Contrast
hpkomic at 8:43AM, Sept. 23, 2022
Hello everyone, and welcome to Panel by Panel, a periodic exploration of comic panels around The Duck.
This week I want to explore one element of art I have been thinking about lately as I color comics for some other creators. Before that, however, I needed to find a comic ...
Quackcast 600 - AI is bad at art
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Sept. 13, 2022 LISTEN on our new player!
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There's a lot of buzz about so called AI generated art at the moment using programs like Dall-E, Neural blender, Dream studio lite and so on ...
The Magic of Memory
Banes at 12:00AM, Sept. 1, 2022
There is a special power to the memory - especially to the memory of youth. Whether it's childhood, the teen years or maybe even young adulthood, it can have a powerful hold on us.
I guess it's the reason that some great stories get their resonance by the idea ...