So maybe the verb ‘hate’ is excessive, but there are some tropes that can really throw me off a story. Or perhaps, what throws me is the way they are used. I firmly believe that any trope can be part of a solid, enjoyable story, even the ones I hate ...

Tropes I Hate
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Oct. 2, 2021Body doubling - how it can help you stay focused
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, Oct. 1, 2021
Over the past few months, I’ve been logging onto a drawing hangout where we share our screens as we draw. There is no camera or mic. Just a chat and our screens as we scribble away. At first, I wondered how productive this could be. I figured it would ...
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Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Sept. 29, 2021QUACKCAST 550 - Gaming
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Sept. 28, 2021 LISTEN on our new player!
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We decided to chat about games. Video game and computer games. They're now a huge part of pop-culture entertainment and they've influenced us in many ...
COMMUNITY PROJECT: You Are Cordially Invited to the 2021 Halloween Fashion Show
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Sept. 27, 2021
Photo: (clockwise from top) Ubasti from PynkFL by Hapoppo; Chyler by cresc; Hitomi from The Gloom by Avart; Molly Lusc by Andreas_Helixfinger; Adulting Amy by L.C. Stein
sleeping_gorilla writes:
Hey there! Just wanted to invite you to this year's Halloween fashion show.
https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/forum/topic ...
The Use of Imagery
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Sept. 25, 2021
One of the greatest power of webcomics is that a lot can be said with an image, thus making the need for words minimal. The old ‘picture is a thousand words’ adage, and so on.
Through the power of imagery, and what we choose to add or leave out of ...
Making a splash - Introducing new characters
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, Sept. 24, 2021
In comics, as in life, characters will come and go in your story. However, how does one go about introducing them in an organic way? Sticking the landing of character introductions can make or break how memorable they are. So here are three things to consider when introducing a new ...
QUACKCAST 549 - Love stories
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Sept. 21, 2021 LISTEN on our new player!
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In today's cast we're chatting about LOVE stories! This isn't a subject we get into much but it's a huge genre so we ...
Jubilee and Wolverine Team Up Again in X-Men Legends
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Sept. 20, 2021
Photo: Cover art for X-Men Legends #7 by Billy Tan
Marvel Comics is hitting comic book store bookshelves this Wednesday with its most recent issue of X-Men Legends (#7). The issue brings back fan favorites, Jubilation “Jubilee” Lee and James “Logan” Howlett (aka Wolverine), in an adventure that travels all ...
Children's Stories
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Sept. 18, 2021
When I was growing up in the 80s, stories that were marketed as ‘children’s' were occasionally brutal.
Characters got maimed or killed, tortured or traumatized, met with horrid ends in worlds that were anything but rosy. And this was a pattern that wasn't limited to, say, English literature ...