The telling of stories, in a big way, is about working emotions. A major reason stories have the power they do is that the great ones wring emotions out of us, and take us through some kind of emotional journey.
In a movie or TV show, things are different than ...
Video, Prose, and Comics
Banes at 12:00AM, Nov. 7, 2024Quackcast 712 - Guncast
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Nov. 5, 2024 LISTEN on our player!
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This week we're talking the development of weapons, tactics and armour over the millennia. This is a fun little overview of everything from ancient stone weapons, to bronze, to iron, steel, guns, tanks, and jet-fighters and ...
My Life As An American Hero by Agentny003 Makes a Debut; Drunk Duck Awards 2024 VOTING OPEN Until November 6th for Best Presenter Award!!
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Nov. 4, 2024
Photo: “My Life As An American Hero 3 Cover”. My Life As An American Hero 3 created by Agentny003. (January 2024)
MY LIFE AS AN AMERICAN HERO 3 BEGINS
Agentny003 writes:
“Hey guys.
So after months of rest and relaxation, The girls and I are finally back. My Life as ...
Character Deep Dive: Robin Sinclair
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Nov. 2, 2024
Today’s character deep dive is on Robin Sinclair, the main catalyst of everything taking place in the supernatural comedy drama that is Blessed Days by Inky Moondrop!
Blessed Days is the story of a young woman that unexpectedly becomes a mom and must handle raising a child- that’s ...
Horror CateGORIES
Banes at 12:00AM, Oct. 24, 2024
Now that's a little TOO scary!
Horror is perfect for metaphor and allegory. In fact, a horror story is often allegorical by default, what with its bizarre landscapes and freaky beasties.
Here are some categories of horror and some thoughts on what they symbolize:
Reality Bites
psycho killer! Qu ...
Quackcast 710 - Ducks in in the wind
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Oct. 22, 2024 LISTEN on our player!
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-Cover image: female Sagittarius silhouette pic by Tantz that only took a moment to create but its impact was way larger!
The fleeting greatness ducks of in the wind! This is a weird one based on a ...
Love languages
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Oct. 19, 2024
Love is an evasive concept to pin down. Everyone acts like they know what it is, but few can discern whether they're actually experiencing it. A lot of fiction and movies are to blame for that, since they often label as love toxic relationships, stalking, or even outright abuse ...
Panel by Panel: 'RATKIDS' and Visual Inspiration
hpkomic at 9:59AM, Oct. 18, 2024
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Panel by Panel, a periodic exploration of comic panels around The Duck.
Our very own Ozoneocean dropped the suggestion for this week, commenting in an earlier post: This from Facebook, by Ryan Ausbun: An action scene I felt pretty good about. Was inspired by 90s ...
Dance With The Devil
Banes at 12:00AM, Oct. 17, 2024
Dance With the Devil
the attraction and repulsion of horror
There a few things - movies, books, stories and TV shows - that scared me enough as a kid that I still remember them. Some are just moments from a book, show or whatever that wasn't that scary beyond that one ...
Quackcast 709 - Dragons!
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Oct. 15, 2024 LISTEN on our player!
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Dragons are cool, aren't they? That's our subject for today, specifically the giant, monstrous beasties of myth, fantasy, and legend. They can be evil, they can be clever, they can be animalistic and wild, they ...