Having completed the (very quick) foray into the workings of motivations, ideologies and behaviors, the time has come for a look-see of all your amazing comments, from all three articles!
I haven't done this before so I'm not entirely sure how to present them. I'll wing it ...

Motivation, Ideology, Action 4: Your Thoughts
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Dec. 7, 2019Tracing vs referencing
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, Nov. 15, 2019
Screencap taken from video referenced below.
There’s been some controversy going around about tracing vs referencing and it gave me pause for thought. And, of course, after some time, I thought it would be an interesting topic to talk about for this week.
In comics, particularly when it comes ...
The Need To Denigrate
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Nov. 17, 2018
Lately there has been this pattern that I've noticed in both social media and mainstream comics/cartoons outlets that is very saddening: the use of denigration and belittlement as a promotional tactic, or as an argument.
More and more I seem to notice that new series, reboots, retellings or ...
The slow grind that is webcomics and how to combat it
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, Sept. 28, 2018
Once the honeymoon sheen of releasing your new project wears you can easily find yourself burnt out by the concept of having to muster the energy to continue working on it. Sometimes you might have written yourself into a corner or maybe you feel like you are not liking the ...
Earning Your Twists
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Sept. 8, 2018
There's nothing more intense than subverting the audience's expectations: The righteous character that always says the truth says a lie. The character that values all life ends up murdering someone. The bad sort, the punk that's always terrible ends up saving the day or doing something decent ...
Drawing the Line
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, July 14, 2018
We live in a world that can be exceedingly beautiful or appallingly harsh, and everything in between. And as art reflects one's experiences, emotions and questions about this world, it's unavoidable that both the themes of amazing beauty and the themes of absolute terror, disgust and horror will ...
Designing your Characters
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Sept. 9, 2017
So you have your kick ass story ready, you’ve researched your world well and feel comfortable in it, and you have an awesome set of personalities to equip your characters that will propagate your story (or complement it if the plot is story driven).
The only thing left to ...
Quackcast 230 - Getting the formula RIGHT
ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Aug. 4, 2015 LISTEN!
We've talked about formulas before, but mostly in the context of escaping formulas and reinventing them.
NOW however we're talking about using existing formulas to create a story, or creating new formulas and sticking to them to come up with your stories.
Formulas can be a good ...
Uploading and Logging In will be disabled July 1st, 3pm (PDT). New site to launch July 5th. DETAILS
srhdt at 9:58AM, June 30, 2011Site Re-launch: The Plan
Hi everyone,
So we are now only a few days away from the scheduled relaunch of the new Duck Webcomics site.
Several of you have been wondering about the migration plan. When will it happen? What is involved? How long will it take? What happens to ...
The Duck PREVIEW Site is now Live!
srhdt at 1:00PM, April 14, 2011http://preview.drunkduck.com
After months of development and a lot of hard work, the new DrunkDuck sitenow just called, “The Duck”is LIVE as a public PREVIEW.
While the new site is not yet finished, it has reached a state where we feel comfortable allowing you, the Duck ...