The Tuesday Funnies

kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, March 17, 2025
tags: Comics, Newspaper


Photo: “A Page of the Tuesday Funnies Used to Wrap a Mason Jar at the Thrift Store”. The San Diego Union-Tribune. (February 2025)

Gleaning for vintage supplies at the local thrift store, I made out with an assortment of cream coloured typewriter papers weathered by age from card stock cotton ...


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Resentment

Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, March 15, 2025




In designing a good villain character there's a wide range of paths one can follow. From the grandiose villains that want to take over the world and live in volcano islands, waiting for the hero to fall into their elaborate death trap to humanized villains with complex backstories that ...


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Against the Grain

Banes at 12:00AM, March 13, 2025



I love a character in an ensemble cast that runs counter to the rest of the people around them.

Really, it's the best way to make a character stand out. The one who has some kind of contrast to everyone else, in terms of their priorities, or beliefs, or ...



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FAFO Reveal

Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, March 8, 2025




So you might have a character that's generally very calm or stoic. They may appear weak, or just not intimidating. They may be the right gender, class, age, or any other parameter for their peers to assume they are easy pickings and thus a great target for harassment. Initially ...


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Writing what you don't want to write

Gunwallace at 12:00AM, Feb. 27, 2025



I'm having to write a short speech to give at a friend's memorial service next month, and I'm finding it difficult. It's not the words that I'm struggling with, it's more the entire concept of what I'm doing. So, as a distraction from ...

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Quackcast 728 - Skinship

Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Feb. 25, 2025

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Today we're going into another aspect of creating artwork for webcomics! This time it's painting skin, a topic that Tantz suggested. How do you render skin? It's a super common thing in ...


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Diamonds Are Forever?

Gunwallace at 12:00AM, Feb. 20, 2025



Diamond Comic Distributors has gone bankrupt. As someone who once worked in a comic book shop, back in the 80s and 90s, it was something of a shock. I came over all nostalgic for their blue logo. I still have a number of cardboard boxes crammed with comics that have ...

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Creator Interview: Genejoke

Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Feb. 15, 2025



We are finally back with interviews, and who better to kick it off than with Genejoke, one of the most prolific, helpful, and active creators in the Duck!

Genejoke is invaluable in many group projects, including our top event, the Drunk Duck Awards, and its side event the Red Carpet ...



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Art For Art's Sake

Gunwallace at 12:00AM, Feb. 13, 2025



I was tempted to write about something easy and non-controversial this week, but then decided I would just keep being me. At least this post has something to do with comics, and current news. I'm genuinely interested in what people have to say on this topic, as it it ...

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What Will Happen Without the Barbarians?

Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Feb. 8, 2025



There is a poem by one of the most interationally famous Greek poets, Konstantinos Kavafis, called Waiting for the Barbarians. I invite you to give it a read (I've linked its translation) but here's the gist in a nutshell: It's about the Romans waiting for the Barbarians ...

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