Quackcast 598 - 2D or not 2D

Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Aug. 30, 2022

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What makes a character two dimensional? What makes them three dimensional? Does it matter that they only have two dimensions to them? This was an idea that ...



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Comic Dash by Hpkomic Passes One Hundredth Page Milestone and Wraps Up Volume One

kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Aug. 29, 2022


Photo: “Vol. 1 Ep. 3: Paranoia - Cover” by hpkomic (May 2022)

Three months ago, in untamed space, Comic Dash: Volume One began updating on The Duck. Volume One completed last Thursday and now we look forward to the start of Volume Two this week.

Original Message from hpkomic:

Subject: Hello ...






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Fantastic Bestiary 12: The Na’vi

Andreas_Helixfinger at 12:00AM, Aug. 28, 2022



Another pop cultural fantastic bestiary Sunday. Anybody remember the movie Avatar? Not the kung-fu fantasy one, the tribal sci-fi one. The James Cameron’s Avatar as it was marketed. I still remember it being the movie that REALLY set the standard for what CGI technology can do cinematically, making this ...

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Covering cover art

Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, Aug. 27, 2022



Last week, over on the ole Twittersphere, we were asking the #quackchatters about creating cover art for their comics. It was an interesting discussion to go back and read as there were responses there that surprised me.

The first question of the QuackChat hour asked if creators draw some pages ...



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Panel By Panel: Patchwork and Lace (Two Beats and No Gutters)

hpkomic at 10:47AM, Aug. 26, 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.

Hello everyone, it's been a couple of weeks, so it is time for a new Panel ...



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Timely or Timeless

Banes at 12:00AM, Aug. 25, 2022


Rogue from the X-Men encounters President Ronald Reagan!
(…who???)


Timeliness vs Timelessness

Some comics are very much “of the moment”, while others are more timeless.

Connecting to the events of the moment can be a worthy endeavor. Webcomics are well suited to this kind of approach, too, with our ability ...








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Quackcast 597 - Revelations!

Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Aug. 23, 2022

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Today we're talking about a technique in storytelling that we're calling the “revelation”. Inspired by Banes doing an article on the weird trope in movies ...



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BUDLO Introduces New Small 3-Pager; Hawk and Flo: Ice Cream Truck of Doom Milestone

kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Aug. 22, 2022



New, Small 3-Pager

BUDLO, known for the Featured Comic “Up the Pyramid” has released a New, Small three-pager called “Snowplow”

Synopsis: A three page comic

Link: https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Snowplow/




HawkandFloAdventures writes,
Subject: I’ve Hit 200 Pages
“Hi May I please have the little milestone announcement for 200 ...














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Fantastic Bestiary 11: The Kaiju

Andreas_Helixfinger at 12:00AM, Aug. 21, 2022



Thought I try to get back on doing Sunday articles with more meat to them. So! It’s fantastic bestiary time! And this time I’ve choosen a creature of pop culture rather then myth. The giant monster! Popularly known as the Kaiju! Who doesn’t like a good giant ...

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What do you think about a commenting EVENT?

Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Aug. 20, 2022



So this is something that has JUST come to mind after reading Hpkomic's blog post. I haven't discussed it with anyone (sorry Oz!) and it might just be something that can't fly.

But why not??

What would you think about hosting a monthly or bimonthly commenting event ...





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