As creators of stories, be they novels or graphic novels or comics, we all have heard the adage “write what you know”. It's been drummed into our minds to the point that its cold fingers have our impostor syndrome in a deathgrip every time we venture our to write ...

Lack of Research
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, April 12, 2025Comics in the News
Gunwallace at 12:00AM, April 10, 2025
Comics and their creators have actually been prominent in the news recently.
There was the comic book creator Rebecca Burke who was was detained in ICE detention facilities in the US for a couple of weeks due to some problems with the type of visa she was trying to enter ...
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 ...
Baby Steps
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, Dec. 7, 2024
The end of the year is fast approaching. Per tradition these past few years, I have done an article focusing on setting comic goals or habits for the upcoming year. Last year, for instance, I had a whole bunch of goals to achieve, habits to establish and projects I wanted ...
Front and Back
Banes at 12:00AM, Nov. 14, 2024
I'm not sure if I've written a post about this already, but an interesting thing we have to think about sometimes with comics is how to make the characters, the foreground, stand out from the background.
Here are my notions on that:
- using human natural ability and instinct ...
Quackcast 713 - Gunwallace, Master Composer
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Nov. 12, 2024 LISTEN on our player!
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Today we have onboard with us our resident theme maker, our classic composer and musical genius! He does all the DD comic inspired themes that regularly appear on the Quackcast and has done so for the last ...
Panel By Panel: 'Phantom Force 3000' and Pushing the Craft
hpkomic at 3:11PM, Nov. 1, 2024
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Panel by Panel, a periodic exploration of comic panels around The Duck.
This week we're looking at another comic by user HawkAndFloAdventures, who has become one of the most prolific creators on the site, grinding out comic after comic. it's very admirable and ...
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 ...
Embracing Feedback: Your Secret Weapon for Better Webcomics
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, Sept. 7, 2024
Hello there Quackateers! Whether you're just starting out or have been creating for years, learning from feedback is one of the best ways to level up your webcomic game. However, taking on feedback on work you are particularly connected to can be daunting. Deciphering what is and isn’t ...
Quackcast 697 - The DD Anthology comic
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, July 23, 2024 LISTEN on our player!
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We present to you our latest Drunk Duck anthology comic: A Flock Of Dreams!
This is an amazing collection of high quality comics by the members of our site, all connected by the theme theme of dreams ...