Recollecting X-Men Trading Cards from the Early Nineties

kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Aug. 1, 2022


Photo: X-Men Series II Trading Card Collection (1993)

An unopened, cellophane wrapped pack of trading cards is a sleeve of anticipation. The probability of finding a hologram or a rare character card is reason enough to get excited.

Around the time the Uncanny X-Men cartoon gained popularity in nineteen-ninety three ...




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Poetry Time 6: The Psycle

Andreas_Helixfinger at 12:00AM, July 31, 2022



Based on an experience I had yesterday. Poem Nr 6: The Pyscle

I return to the barrier now gone
Now the lesser circle is open to discuss
Gust of wind, the spirits leads me yon
Now my veins feel less drunken to lambast
Oh, At last, the other end here ...







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Practical Things to Consider When Designing a Character's Look

Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, July 30, 2022



When designing a character's appearance, we want to come up with cool, original elements that make an impression and distinguish that character from all others. So it's tempting to give them a gazillion cool belts with buckles running up their legs and arms, chains hanging off them, high ...

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Panel By Panel: Phantasos and Perspective

hpkomic at 8:09AM, July 29, 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 we will check out a panel from the webcomic Phantasos by user jslongstreet. This is ...



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The Manchild

Banes at 12:00AM, July 28, 2022



The manchild is a very comic trope in fiction over the years. It's the kind of person who is an adult physically, but have not accepted adult responsibilities in some parts of life…or maybe any part of life. They are irresponsible in relationships or work or life in ...

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FEATURED COMIC --> The Waves Inside

kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, July 27, 2022



Corallium Nelumbo, dubbed as the Lotus Coral, was discovered in a deep trench in the far Pacific. Herein discover a jumble of jellyfish tales that provide immunity for the injured after surviving multiple jellyfish stings. “What Do You Want from Me?” A voice cries out from the bottom of the ...

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Quackcast 593 - Risky Business

Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, July 26, 2022

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The risks of online creative success
We live in a wonderful time where you're able to turn your creative passion into a job that can support ...




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2022 DD Awards: VOTE Tie-Breaker for Best Protagonist

kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, July 25, 2022



VOTE VOTE VOTE

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/13q_zpKpowTAg2N_dVXPLOEKugfOSRptpiKpPPRq4M0Q/


Niccea writes:

After bouncing some ideas around in Discord. I decided to revamp how the character awards are awarded. In the case of Best Protagonist this year I got just under twenty characters submitted, but no character received more than ...








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Poetry Time 5: As if to say goodbye

Andreas_Helixfinger at 12:00AM, July 24, 2022



This sunday's poem is contributed by DD member TheDeeMan. This is "As if to say goodbye”
by Darryl Hughes aka TheDeeMan


As angels find their prayer in song. As birds to wing do fly.

An orange sun touched an ocean blue. It's words a lullaby.

I sat upon ...









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Unearthing old comics

Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, July 23, 2022



I’m back! It’s been a hot minute hasn’t it? I’ll be taking over a blog spot once a month for a while. And for today I have a very interesting topic (hopefully!).

Recently, I have been helping out with the improvements to the site here. As ...



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