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 ...

Heating Up Conflict
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, June 7, 2025Quackcast 723 - Changing tech and design
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Jan. 21, 2025 LISTEN on our player!
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We're talking about how technology and design changes so much over the years and how that can change things with plot in story and it can also help pinpoint the date of something sometimes better than ...
Character Deep Dive: Vladimir Chekhov
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Dec. 28, 2024
It’s time for another Character Deep Dive, this within the amazing political war thriller The Second Crimean War by the awesome and proliferate The Doodler!
The Second Crimean War is an alternate history webcomic, of a different 1995 where, after the collapse of the USSR, the emerging, independent Ukraine ...
I May Not Know Art But i Know What I Like. Except When I Don't
Banes at 12:00AM, Nov. 21, 2024
I've been VERY slowly working on new comics ideas…way too many of them…for several years now. One of the decisions for me is what kind of STYLE the comic should be.
To be clear, I'm not a phenomenal artist, to say the least. So i don ...
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 ...
Panel by Panel: 'Killer Ape Theory' and Establishing Scale
hpkomic at 11:21AM, Oct. 4, 2024
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Panel by Panel, a periodic exploration of comic panels around The Duck. Moving away from the workshop format this week, and returning to the more solo-assessments of panels and comics. This week, we have a panel pulled from Marco Rossi's comic [i[Killer Ape ...
Freddy Krueger's special day and the Anthology of Dreams
Banes at 12:00AM, Sept. 26, 2024
We're jumping ahead a bit, here: I meant to do horror/halloween related articles throughout October, starting next week - but I caught a little video that reminded me of a special anniversary happening this year!
Freddy Krueger and his first final girl Nancy down for a 40th Anniversary reunion ...
Toxicity in Art
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Aug. 17, 2024
I am convinced that the amazing DD community has spoiled me.
I don't even kid. It is a place where I can experiment with my art and feel like I'll be accepted even if I come up with a dud; that feedback will be given in an elegant ...
Drawing details or drawing faster?
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, June 8, 2024
Hello there fellow Quackateers! I’ve been trying to get back into the swing of comic making but life has been hectic! As I was sitting down to work on some panels I found myself becoming frustrated at how long it was taking which got me thinking. So I thought ...
Creator Interview: Marcorossi
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, April 27, 2024
It's time for another interview, with Marcorossi, one of DD's most active and proliferate webcomic artists, who also has FINISHED WEBCOMICS.
But enough intro on my part! Let's let Marco talk, here we go!
1. Let’s start! Tell us a bit about yourself.
Hi! I’m ...