As you know, I was overseeing May's DD Fashion Show Contest and chose a historical theme for contestants. After a long period of deliberation, the judges (okay, it's just me) have selected our winners!
BEST HISTORICAL OUTFIT DESIGN - bravo1102's “Russian Tank Lieutenant 1945”
I had a feeling ...

May Historical Fashion Contest WINNERS
HippieVan at 12:00AM, June 5, 2015The Dark Side of Comedy
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, April 13, 2015
-Art by Gunwallace
There was once an intervention for work-appropriate humour at one of my former jobs where we were asked the question: "A joke told in the workplace can be off-colour or sexually offensive as long as I know that I am only kidding.“ The moderator had the room ...
Mary Sue Contest Submissions
HippieVan at 12:00AM, March 20, 2015
Hilarious image courtesy of Banes! Might have Fonzie introduce all my newsposts from now on.
I only got two submissions for my contest (thanks a bunch, guys :P) so I figured I would just declare both of these awesome participants my winners!**
Submission 1: from KimLuster (click to see larger ...
Avoiding the Mary Sue (+ a contest!)
HippieVan at 12:00AM, March 6, 2015
This newspost was inspired by this week's Quackcast on testing your writing and knowing your characters. In the comments, KimLuster posted a Mary Sue test and discussed her annoyance in finding that one of her characters scored highly.
So what is a Mary Sue? Everyone sort of knows one ...
The Ultimate List of 2014 Featured Comics
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Dec. 29, 2014
As the end of 2014 comes to a close, it is a good time to remember the standout comics that got our attention, moved us, or just inspired its readers enough to get featured on the main page. Each week, one featured comics is selected by either ozoneocean and me ...
'Tis the Season! Art-based charities
HippieVan at 12:00AM, Dec. 19, 2014
Since it’s the holiday season, I thought I would take the opportunity to suggest a way that we can all express some generosity in a way that matters to us. I imagine most of us understand how valuable art can be as a way of escaping a bad situation ...
FEATURED COMIC --> Words with Abby and Lydia
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Nov. 19, 2014
Summary:
Words with Abby and Lydia is a side project by the brilliant author of “Masked” (check it out! http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Masked/). It's a three panel weekly strip that features the two titular ladies, Abby and Lydia, giving us comical descriptions of words in alphabetical order, starting ...
QUACKCAST 171 - Let's do the timecast again!
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, June 17, 2014 LISTEN!
- Bad art by me, Ozoneocean “Frankenfueter”.
Content:
Hello!
This is Banes from the future.
I've come back to warn you of a grim, grim fate that awaits us all. Please go back in time and contribute to the Quackcast on the subject of time travel. Last time, you ...