One of the most frequent ways to make characters stand out in fiction or myth is to give them a staggering, amazingly powerful ability. Something that mere talent doesn't give you. Something miraculous, larger than the largest life, unique and insurmountable:
Like a dude that can part an entire ...
Writing Overpowered Characters
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, April 22, 2023FEATURED COMIC --> Book in Hat
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, July 13, 2022
A blue hardcover book wearing a red hat with an unquenchable desire for adventure pulls an older, dusty, grumpy and green hardcover book off the shelf as a companion. Imagine a mysterious, magical mustache gifted by a generous French gentleman, saved from a fire. Descend farther down into an abyss ...
FEATURED COMIC --> Caveston
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, March 23, 2022
“Breaking news,” a voice under the radio static announces, “two children went missing this early evening after leaving the main square. Parents are advised to keep their children at home until more information is available.” The radio signal fades before returning back to the normal schedule. The night before Alan ...
QUACKCAST 552 - Tropes we like
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Oct. 12, 2021 LISTEN on our new player!
Listen on Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/drunkduck-quackcast
Or TuneinRadio - https://tunein.com/podcasts/Books–Literature/Drunkduck-Quackcast-p1150194/
Last time we covered tropes we hated! This time we're talking about clichés we actually like. It's quite a bit trickier because clichés are clichés ...
Character Design Brainstorm: The Man (or Woman) of the Cloth
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Aug. 29, 2020
There are many tropes and many archetypes that we use for character designs. I had a couple of years go (have I really been at it this long!?) done a series of articles on the standard character type/functionality archetypes.
I'm thinking it's high time to explore archetypes ...
2020 Drunk Duck Awards Ballots Now Open!!
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, July 13, 2020
Ballot will be open from July 12th, 2020 until August 8th, 2020.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1QQk5VFGEkNqiIMxmnWainotcenl3-oRiQQetxnHFq1Q/
~One ballot per person. (Must have a valid Drunk Duck Account)
~No voting for yourself. (That means comics you work on)
~Drunk Duck hosted (or mirrored) comics only.
~Comics must be ...
The Weather as Prop
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Aug. 10, 2019
So the weather is very important. We all know that from our real life routine alone.
There is often a tendency, however, not to use it when it comes to the visual narrative that webcomics are. More often than not, the weather is basically perpetually clear. Daylight or moonlight are ...
#Twitter_Feature: Holy Bible the Albino Ginger Version
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Aug. 5, 2018
This Sunday's #Twitter_Feature is Holy Bible AGV by Albino Ginger! Read the thread at twitter here
Get your own #Twitter_Feature by PQing me and booking your Sunday!
Quackcast 352 - Help make DD better! Comment notifications! More play
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Dec. 12, 2017 LISTEN!
In this Quackcast we cover a few different things! FIRST up is our latest campaign to give YOU comment and reply notifications so that you can see who has commented on your comic pages easily, you can respond to them right away, then they'll KNOW you replied and ...