Of flaws and foibles - creating characters with rough edges

Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, April 6, 2024



Hello hello Quackateers! Today, let's chat about the secret sauce that makes webcomics, hell comics in general, pop – crafting a character with flaws so relatable, they spark lengthy reddit discussions!

Think about it. What makes your favourite characters stick with you long after you've closed the comic tab ...



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Creating wickedly captivating characters you love to hate

Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, March 2, 2024



Hey there Quackateers! Have you ever been compelled to continue a comic because of a character you just can't help but despise? These characters have the delightful role of drawing the audience’s ire. They’re often times a thorn in the side of the protagonist, acting as a ...

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The magic of webcomic habits

Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, Jan. 6, 2024



Hello there my fellow Quackateers!

The new year is here! And it’s around this time that resolutions and goals are set in stone for the year. However, have you ever found yourself setting ambitious goals for your webcomic, only to feel overwhelmed and demotivated when life inevitably gets in ...



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BlueSky(s) ahead!

Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, Oct. 7, 2023



Hello lovely Quackateers!

Drunk Duck is now on BlueSky! The new social media platform is growing fast. Last month, they achieved the one million users milestone. If you’re on the platform, swing by and give The Duck a follow.

If you’re a regular Twitter user, don’t worry ...





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Housekeeping! (#Quackchat + Red Carpet Update)

Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, Sept. 2, 2023



Hello, hello lovely Quackateers!

Spring is in the air! So it’s the perfect time to open the windows, sweep away the winter gloom and do some old fashioned housekeeping!

You may have noticed that Twitter has undergone some…changes, recently. After its acquisition from a certain CEO, features that ...





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Fantastic Bestiary 5: Witches

Andreas_Helixfinger at 12:00AM, April 24, 2022




As Easter has come by to melt away the final vestiges of a long, cold winter (at least up in these parts where I live) it feels like a good time to bring up the mythology of witches. Witches have a central role in the Easter that we celebrate here ...


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Illustrator Uses Rabbit Comic to Teach Mindfulness Techniques to People Dealing with Depression

kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, April 8, 2019


Image credit: thelatestkate

Southern California based author and illustrator, Kate Alan, uploaded a mini online comic series last week titled “Let’s Get You Mentally Healthy”. The ten page comic series gives helpful tips on how to deal with negative thoughts that come from feelings of anxiety and sadness.

Alan ...




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Quackcast 319 - Roll out the photocomics!

Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, April 18, 2017

LISTEN!

Photocomics don't get nearly enough love. A while ago Banes did a great newspost on the subject where he did some great little promotional reviews of some prominent photocomics on DD. I thought that was a cool idea and I've been meaning to return to the subject ...

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Episode 124 - 60 Challenges in 60 Minutes

skoolmunkee at 12:05AM, May 7, 2013



With ozoneocean away having fun this week, it falls to Banes and skoolmunkee to pick up the slack! Our chosen topic is “Challenges” - those longer-term thematic projects you see around, meant to get you off your drawing/writing duff and doing stuff that makes you better. They can be fun ...

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FEATURED COMIC --> Blitz

Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, April 17, 2013



There's this funky new comic shop called Blitz! It has Manga, hentai, normal western comics, card game things and all the rest of the stuff people like to go to such places for. The owners are Ruby and her husband Xander. These two are competitive, funny, fun-loving people. On ...

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