We're already almost at the halfway point of Pride Month, and well, the Duck has an event going!

About a week in June, and seeing everything happening where people are being treated terribly (to put it mildly) for just being true to themselves and who they are, it occurred ...

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 ...

A plague has ravaged the land and a small band of friends are attempting a very unorthodox method to combat it. Very unorthodox indeed… One of them agreed to sacrifice themself so they they could call on the aid of a demon! But will the demon live up to it ...

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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 ...

It's not really talked about much, since trust isn't as flamboyant or flashy as love or praise or admiration. However, I think a strong case can be made that it is the most invaluable element defining human relationships on pretty much every aspect and every scale.

We see ...

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 ...

The skies are grey and hold great danger. Outside of Allison's little bubble of familiarity a world spanning war is all encompassing. Things seem normal to young Allison, although a little off. What is that great big military base near her at Bletchley park and what does her dad ...

I have found that an interesting, fun, and very helpful exercise when getting to know your webcomic's characters is to drop them in different settings and she what they'd be or what they'd choose.

So, for example, if your character is in a fantasy setting, what would ...

The old 70s sitcom, Happy Days, is a mine of tropes. It's where we get the phrase “Jump the Shark” as there was an episode where The Fonz water-skied over a shark for some reason. Happy Days was also a spin-off generator, giving us Laverne and Shirley, Mork and ...

June Santiago, Clover Cristina Condray, and Simone are three best friends living in a fantastical world filled with retro arcades and chonky, gigantic winged rabbits. An avid reader of comics, June is in love with comic book superhero, Garlic Man, whom she wishes to marry one day. While playing games ...