The title is from a live blog entry on The Guardian website on the 10th of June. The post quoted Trump spreading a conspiracy theory that the Governor of California and the Mayor of LA had paid protestors to cause trouble. The not-so-subtle phrasing makes it quite clear what the ...

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This is a weird one to encapsulate, but it was based on an idea I had while re-watching Star Trek the Next Generation and I had to explore it with my fellow Quackcasters, Banes and ...

Conflict is the spice of storytelling! Whether it’s a comic, movie, or show, those moments of raw emotion often stick with us the longest. You know the ones—when characters clash, emotions boil over, and things get real. A fiery argument can leave your readers on the edge of ...

I've spent a lot of this year dealing with the fallout of the death of a close friend. For whatever reason he picked as his executor a woman that none of the rest of his friends and family get along with. Actually, that's downplaying it. Most of them ...

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It seems like every single “badass” in TV, Movies, books and comics is “ex-special forces” or something like it these days. It's become a meaningless cliche. Writers use it as a shortcut to show ...

Photo: “Imago, Nebraska: The Book of Summer (Character Promo)”. Imago, Nebraska created by InkyMoondrop. (May 2025)

InkyMoondrop writes:

“Hey! :)

So on the 3rd of June (next week) Imago, Nebraska's 9th Chapter is done publishing, which means The Book of Spring arrived to its final chapter and emotional conclusion and ...

I don't really have much to say when it comes to balloon placement, except that it's a balancing act: speech balloons must be looked at but not really be ‘seen’. In the sense that the balloons shouldn't obstruct the reader of the webcomic from easily reading the ...

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Artwork from Key of Dreams

When you're working on a project with other people, a comic collaboration for example, it's usually best to decide on different roles for everyone according to what they ...

Photo: “-Spring- Ch.8: Page 75 ”. Imago, Nebraska, created by InkyMoondrop. (May 2025)

InkyMoondrop writes:

“Hi again!

A Chapter 8 ending announcement for Imago, Nebraska.

It should end this week, so a new chapter begins by Monday. There's only two left from the first Book and the second Book ...

The stars couldn't have aligned better, and we're suddenly here again!

The Drunk Duck Awards 2025 are already in the works, organized by the awesome Niccea! If you missed it, have a look at the DD Awards 2025 forum thread.

And since the DD Awards are underway, the ...