How do you make a clever character stupid?

You give them an infatuation. A fixation. Something that completely overrides their critical thinking and better judgment. Something that drives them nuts like a switch is thrown.

And when that happens, they're dumber than a bag of rocks. (And they're ...

Juliet stares blankly at the neighboring table where Whiteheart, a golden-haired gentleman sporting a mysterious scar running down the left side of his face sits surrounded by swarms of women. Her idle gaze returns to Don, this evening’s dinner date set up by her mother. Donny is a classmate ...

I was thinking about different filmmakers and how varied their processes can be. Stanley Kubrick was famous for doing multiple takes - sometimes dozens of takes and sometimes much more (!)

Meanwhile, Clint Eastwood will do one or two takes and that's it.

On the show Seinfeld, there were two takes ...

I am convinced that the amazing DD community has spoiled me.

I don't even kid. It is a place where I can experiment with my art and feel like I'll be accepted even if I come up with a dud; that feedback will be given in an elegant ...

Group Dynamics


I'm working on putting some teams together for some new comics. Will I ever get to them? Yes, I think so!

Figuring out an ensemble is a long process. At least it is for me.

Before I started my first webcomic, Typical Strange, I spent over a ...

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 ...

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Thirst trap is the topic of today's Quackcast! What is a thirst trap? It's basically someone presenting themselves as very sexy in order to get attention for some sort of reason, rather than just happening ...

Hello, everyone, and welcome to Panel by Panel, a periodic exploration of comic panels around The Duck. As we established last time, this week we'll be going over the community feedback on a webcomic page provided by a volunteer. I'll also share my thoughts as well.

As for ...

Photo: “Blessed Days, Final Chapter: The Hand”. Blessed Days by InkyMoondrop. (May 2024)

A message from InkyMoondrop:

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Chapter 7 of Blessed Days will end on Monday, the 29th of April and the next important event to announce regarding that comic will be about 6 months from now: that the ...

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What happens when the hero dies? Especially when it's early on in the story… do things fall apart or does someone else take over? Our topic is about a story style where you establish that a ...