August ends today, and we pick things right back up with another character deep dive, this time of the fascinating Nicodemus Blacroft from the comic Devil’s Blood by the amazing Dragonsong12!
Devil’s Blood is the story of a city in crisis and the people that are trying to ...
Character Deep Dive: Nicodemus Blacroft
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Aug. 31, 2024The Idea Stage
Banes at 12:00AM, Aug. 1, 2024
There was big Internet news the other day when Marvel revealed that Robert Downey Jr. was returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe…and that he'd be playing Doctor Doom (?)
The thrill of seeing RDJ on stage sent the audience into thunderous applause of course…we all love this guy ...
The Competition Plot
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, July 27, 2024
As I'm writing this I'm counting down the hours to the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games 2024 which are taking place in Paris. The Olympics are the king of all sports competition, and even being able to participate requires for athletes to have been rigorously through very ...
Cynicism
Andreas_Helixfinger at 12:00AM, July 14, 2024
Cynicism. That is the inclination to believe that people are motivated in large by their self-interest and therefore cannot be trusted – at least not initially. I’ve found myself – as I’ve gotten older and encountered many different acquaintances and personal relations in my younger years – that I’ve become ...
More than just an NPC
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, July 13, 2024
I recently got married and for our honeymoon, my newly anointed husband convinced me that it would be more than well spent playing Baldur's Gate 3. For a whole week, we sequestered ourselves in the study, turned off our phones, rigged out our monitors and couch co-oped our way ...
Art, Communication, and Comics
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, July 12, 2024
Comics are one of the most effective forms of art.
The most important part of all art is communication. It's often overlooked in favour of “meaning” but without the ability to effectively communicate that meaning, the meaning becomes meaningless. Concepts and manifestos are utterly inadequate because they usually become ...
Panel By Panel: Scripting (with examples!)
hpkomic at 3:53PM, July 5, 2024
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Panel by Panel, a periodic exploration of comic panels around The Duck. Last time, I asked about how you all scripted your comics and got a lot of interesting responses I wanted to run through here. So let’s run through all of them.
First ...
Creator Interview: Paul Eberhardt
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, June 29, 2024
Finally! It's time for yet another Creator Interview, and as usual, I have the pleasure of interviewing one more fantastic DDer! This time it's Paul Eberhadt, a wonderful artist and comic creator with a unique style I could discern among many!
Paul already has a bio on his ...
Quackcast 692 - Benevolent racism and other isms!
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, June 18, 2024 LISTEN on our player!
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Benevolent racism, sexism, ableism, and whatever other “isim” is an interesting aspect of those otherwise negative things. It's not as obvious in its negativity, it's well-meaning and yet quite misguided. So what is it? The ...