In case you’re asking, no, I did not draw this image you see here. It’s one of many drawings I found on this website I just stumbled upon this morning called Drawception.com where from what I understand reading the site’s info section is about playing these ...
Fictional Sports
Andreas_Helixfinger at 12:00AM, Nov. 26, 2023AI, Comics, and DD
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Nov. 25, 2023
You might have noticed a forum thread discussing whether AI comics should be hosted on the Duck. As always, big decisions on TOS or policy are discussed with the community on the Duck before we take any decisions. Whether DD will be hosting AI comics or not is one such ...
Quackcast 662 - Drunkduck tales
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Nov. 21, 2023 LISTEN on our player!
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Webcomic communities have different cultures, but why and where do they come from?
DD's culture is pretty chill, we're reasonably neutral and accepting of a wide range of ideas and perspectives, we're egalitarian to ...
Incorporating Catharsis
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Nov. 18, 2023
Last time I talked about catharsis I focused on how important it is in a story, whether by its presence or absense. This time I want to talk about how to incorporate it in a story.
To give a brief recap, catharsis is the feeling of release of powerful emotions ...
Panel By Panel: Scavenger Hunt - Round 2 Results
hpkomic at 5:27PM, Nov. 17, 2023
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Panel by Panel, a periodic exploration of comic panels around The Duck.
We're checking out some examples of comics shared by users here on the Duck regarding the previous post's scavenger hunt. As a reminder, we are looking for a specific type of ...
Time Stand Still
Banes at 12:00AM, Nov. 16, 2023
Time doesn't really exist in comics. Someone can blast through multiple pages in seconds, or linger on one panel for years. Well, that would be rare. But you see what I'm saying.
What if you want to make your readers slow down? To give your pages the pace ...
Quackcast 661 - Steaks... stakes
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Nov. 14, 2023 LISTEN on our player!
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Stakes are a part of a story. What does a character want? What means the most to the character? What are they after, what do they care about? Stakes can be really subjective like that and they ...
Thirley Peak Ascends Closer to 100-Page Milestone While Hawk and Flo Adventures: Ice Cream Truck of Doom Passes the 800-Page Mark!!
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Nov. 13, 2023
Photo: “Hawk! Urgh.” From HawkandFloAdventures: Ice Cream Truck of Doom, The Beginning of the End Page 13 (with cameo of Zombie Leona from Kawaii Daigakusei). Original story and art by HawkandFloAdventures. (November 2023)
Did you know that my original character, Leona, has made a cameo in the current story arc ...
The Language of Hands
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Nov. 11, 2023
So I know I got two pending articles to finish up my Religion and my Catharsis series but I'm too tired right now to talk about anything that requires sociopolitical analyses and extrapolations.
So let's talk about hands in comics!
One of the easiest way to mitigate the ...
Quackcast 660 - The Multiverse
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Nov. 7, 2023 LISTEN on our player!
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Multiverses are really popular in fiction right now, eg. Dr Strange into the mouth of Madness, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, The Flash, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Rick and Morty, and The Loki TV series (which I ...