So we've talked often about how letting a character die in a story is something that should be used very frugally, because once death occurs, it should be permanent. In most settings, death shouldn't be something that is reversible. If not, it will lose its impact, and the ...

Back From The Dead
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Jan. 2, 2021Character Design Brainstorming: The Monster Among Us
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Oct. 10, 2020
We live in a world of routine, predictability, and pedestrian problems. (2020 doesn't count. Much.)
Magic doesn't really seem to exist in our world.
Or does it?
Perhaps we live above a very thin surface, like floating on a tranquil lake, and just underneath it there are ghouls ...
On the Purging of the Past in Art
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, July 4, 2020
First off, Happy 4th of July to all USA Duckers!
Recently I listened to Lindsey Ellis' excellently made video essay on so-called ‘woke Disney’: the company's attempt to remake or edit or outright hide past works because they are now judged to be problematic in some way or other ...
Quackcast 313 - Technical techniques
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, March 7, 2017 LISTEN!
Carrying on from last week's Quackcast discussion on tips and tricks for drawing and artwork, we jump again into the topic and THIS time we have Tantz Aerine on board to lend her perspective and tell us about even MORE little techniques to use to draw better. It ...
Big News for The Duck!
Ozoneocean at 6:00AM, July 23, 2014 DD on facebook
The Duck webcomics community site is finally moving to full community control.
This has been a very long time in coming and has involved a lot of planning and negotiation.
What will this mean? Well, now the community is able to contribute to the betterment of the ...
The Horribles on Kindle, and Bombshell-Heroes Alliance-Holon milestones and swag!
skoolmunkee at 5:00PM, Aug. 14, 2011carolyn said:I think that's the first announcement I've seen for Kindle publishing!
Readers and fans can now subscribe
on Amazon
to get "The Horribles“ as a weekly update on their Kindle! Yes, you can now read ”The Horribles" even if you are not wirelessly connected!!

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A new DD user interview is up!
skoolmunkee at 11:06AM, Nov. 5, 2009I'm making a lot of newsposts this week!
Okay guys, this time it's another interview of one of our very own DDers:
I Am The 1337 Master interviews Hunchdebunch of Quest for Zanvadas, Last of the Wilds, and others!
4. Q: What is the Quest for Zanvadas going ...