Quackcast 743 - Lore vs reality

Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, June 10, 2025

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This is a weird one to encapsulate, but it was based on an idea I had while re-watching Star Trek the Next Generation and I had to explore it with my fellow Quackcasters, Banes and ...


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Heating Up Conflict

Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, June 7, 2025



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 ...

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Dungeons & Dragons as therapy

Gunwallace at 12:00AM, March 20, 2025



There was a recent article in the Guardian about how playing Dungeons and Dragons had helped siblings bond and cope with the death of their father. It got me thinking about the role that role-playing has played (now there's a phrase) in my own life.

For me role-playing began ...



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Preventable Deaths

Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Jan. 18, 2025




There's nothing more frustrating when a character dies from a situation that had no reason occuring except perhaps that the writers wanted to be edgy and make the story have more gravitas with a random death that's forced into the plot.

I've talked often over the years ...




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And Now Let's Party Like It's 1994!

Banes at 12:00AM, Dec. 26, 2024



Greetings! I hope you've all had an enjoyable holiday season so far, no matter what you're celebrating and regardless of actual ‘holidays’ are part of it for you.

The end of the year is still about a week away, but this will be my last regular Newspost of ...



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Exhaustion is a character beat

Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Nov. 23, 2024



So I'm exhausted.

A ton of things I'm juggling in real life plus emotional baggage plus stuff I'm doing online plus art = exhausted Tantz.

And because my brain refuses to focus on anything else, I thought I'd talk about how using exhaustion can be a cool ...





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Justice vs Revenge and What it Says About the World

Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Nov. 16, 2024



Sometimes it may feel that the justice system protects the perpetrator a lot more than it does the victim:

There are many things an accused can use to mitigate their position, there are many reasons to shorted a sentence, they can get out on good behavior, they can generally serve ...



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Character Deep Dive: Robin Sinclair

Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Nov. 2, 2024




Today’s character deep dive is on Robin Sinclair, the main catalyst of everything taking place in the supernatural comedy drama that is Blessed Days by Inky Moondrop!

Blessed Days is the story of a young woman that unexpectedly becomes a mom and must handle raising a child- that’s ...




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Quackcast 710 - Ducks in in the wind

Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Oct. 22, 2024

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-Cover image: female Sagittarius silhouette pic by Tantz that only took a moment to create but its impact was way larger!

The fleeting greatness ducks of in the wind! This is a weird one based on a ...




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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 ...



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