I hope you'll all forgive me for a short newspost this week as I spend time opening presents, watching movies and baking with my family.
I'd like to thank everyone who took part in Secret Santa this year. I was completely blown away by the quality of the ...

Happy boxing day!
HippieVan at 12:00AM, Dec. 26, 2014Santa Claus is Coming to Town this Thursday
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Dec. 22, 2014
This week, everyone's favorite jolly ole elf will be coming to town. That's right, I am talking about Saint Nicholas, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle, but mainly Santa Claus. In order to prepare, there has been an on going Secret Santa art exchange in the forums where the Christmas ...
'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 ...
Handmade versus Store-Bought Gifts
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Dec. 15, 2014
The tradition of creating handmade gifts began sometime in elementary school when it was not only appropriate, but expected, to give our parents original creations. Eventually, a handmade knick-knack has a difficult time competing with the latest smart phone or drawing tablet and is pushed aside to make room for ...
Gunwallace's Webcomic Theme Songs
HippieVan at 12:00AM, Dec. 5, 2014
Frequent listeners of the Quackcast have likely heard and enjoyed many of Gunwallace's music themes for DD comics. The songs are now available for listening at www.virtuallycomics.com!
If you haven't heard them before, they're well worth a listen - Gunwallace does a really neat job of ...
Happy Rabbit, Rabbit Day!
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Dec. 1, 2014
Today is December 1st which means the holidays are around the corner on The Duck. A common thread between most denominations and cultures is that traditional foods are served around this time. For the month of December, I am going to include a traditional holiday recipe at the bottom of ...
2014 DD Secret Santa - Sign up now!
HippieVan at 12:00AM, Nov. 28, 2014
Christmas is just around the corner – it’s time to watch Christmas movies, sing Christmas songs and stuff ourselves silly with baked goods.
And of course, Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without DD Secret Santa!
Check out the sign-up thread here: http://theduckwebcomics.com/forum/topic/176725/
Step One – Deadline ...
Searching for Printed Comics
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Nov. 24, 2014
Sometime after the events of 9/11, my family signed up for our first printed newspaper subscription to keep up with the world headlines. I was a high school sophomore at the time and in order to take my mind off of the United State's imminent involvement in an ...