Episode 261 - D.U.C.K. Radio2
Mar 7, 2016
Radio D.U.C.K. has come again for part number TWO! Bringing you ALL of Gunwallace's lovely tunes, one after another. This time we get to meet Evangelist for DD Reverend Carlton Crackers, SciFi Hour with Kurt and Steve, Woman 1 and Woman 2, a return of DJ and Rhett Blanket, and introducing BILLY-BOB Banes and JETHRO Ozoneocean! All these fantastic personalities are the mind children of scriptwriter and musician Gunwallace, and played by Gunwallace, Banes, Ozoneocean, and Pitface. Enjoy the music and remember the name of Gunwallace!
Topics and Show Notes
Topics and shownotes
Featured comic:
Pickled - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Pickled/
Links:
Get your OWN Gunwallace created theme by helping out DD - http://igg.me/at/DrunkDuck
All Gunwallace's projects on DD - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/Gunwallace/
Gunwallace's homesite! - http://www.virtuallycomics.com
Track list:
Jesus 2016 - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Jesus_2016/
Devil Spy - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Devil_Spy/
The Godstrain - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/The_Godstrain/
Gods Revelation - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Gods_Revelation/
YOUR CHOICE - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/YOUR_CHOICE/
DDSR - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/DDSR/
Holon - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Holon/
Robofemoids - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Battle_of_the_Robofemoids/
BASO - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/BASO/
Supermassive Black Hole - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Supermassive_Black_Hole_A_Star/
Monster Soup - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Monster_Soup/
The Ink - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/The_Ink/
Master the Tiger - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Master_the_Tiger/
Red velvet requiem - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Red_Velvet_Requiem/
Restless - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Restless/
Tina’s Story - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Tinas_Story/
Fred Peterson the mighty warlord - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/ /Fred_Peterson_The_Mighty_Warlord_Book_1/
Joy to the world - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Joy_To_The_World/
Clockwork Atrium - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Clockwork_Atrium/
Aidana - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Aidana/
Rizmo - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Rizmo/
Simply Sarah - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/simply_sarah/
Tales from two tiny titty bars - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Tales_from_Two_Tiny_Tittybars/
Monday Monday - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Monday_Monday/
Pinky TA - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Pinky_TA/
Steel and Manitou - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Steel_and_Manitou/
Culture Shock - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Culture_Shock/
Journey man - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Journey_Man/
Rose Killer - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/The_Rose_Killer/
Usedbooks - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Used_Books/
Special thanks to:
Gunwallace - http://www.virtuallycomics.com
Banes - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/Banes/
Kawaiidaigakusei - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/kawaiidaigakusei/
Pitface - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/PIT_FACE/
- See more at: http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/news/2016/mar/07/quackcast-261-duck-radio2/
Episode 259 - Drawing Crowd Scenes
Feb 22, 2016
Crowd scenes of any sort can be horrible to draw. There are many, many reasons for this, one of them is that it's quite boring to invent a whole lot of new character models just for the purpose of making a group scene. My own way of combating that problem was to do cameos of other characters that I stole from my fellow Quackcasters, Banes, Pitface and Tantz. There are many other tricks and clever ways of managing crows though which you can hear bout in the Quackcast or see us talk about in the Quackcast video. Gunwallace's theme for Phineus Magician for Hire is VERY Sword and Sorcery! It reminded me a little of the famous music to the first (and best), Conan film, and brought to mind the writing of Fritz Leiber.
Episode 257 - Accents in Comics
Feb 8, 2016
Using accents and different languages in comics can be a challenge, or at least a challenge to represent. Some people will actually have their text IN a different language or even a made up language in the case of aliens, and they'll have translations in a footnote. Some will use pointed brackets to represent the different language, some will use different fonts, and some won't bother showing that there is a different language being spoken at all. We spoke to Tantz Aerine and Pitface about this because that's something they both have to tackle in Brave Resistance and Tantz's solo comic Without Moonlight because it's very central to the plot: Tantz uses different colours for the languages. Pitface phonetically represents different accents in her comic Putrid Meat quite expertly. However, there can be challenges to phonetic representation when you get it wrong, most frequently in the case of Irish and Scottish accents! This was inspired by a newspost by Hippievan! Listen ad enjoy Gunwallace's audio interpretation of Aidana. VERY Pink Floyd!
Episode 253 - narrative order and the flashback
Jan 11, 2016
Doing stories that start with the climax, then flash back, tell what happened to get there: the old narrative style of switching the first few chapters around to make a more interesting story. Sometimes it works GREAT because it throws you right into the middle of things and you have to work your way back to that point… It works very nicely in The Hangover for example! Often it's used very badly- in anime particularly, where they use it for foreshadowing and a tease to try and get you interested in the rest of the story- but anime story structure is so formulaic that all it really does is give you a cheap spoiler. Other times it doesn't work well is when the writer isn't very good so the viewer loses their way in the plot… If the writer is GOOD though you end up with Pulp Fiction. You'll love Gunwallace's theme here- a super funky jazz track for the comic Nothing Important Happened Today. Enjoy!
Episode 251 - Year end Christmas wrap up
Dec 28, 2015
Merry Christmas and a Happy new year!!! For Quackcast 251 we have a year end wrap-up episode. Tantz Aerine and Pitface join Banes and I to talk about the year as it was, what happened with DD, comicing, and what movies we're looking forward too!- Star Wa… ZOOLANDER! Yes, Zoolander 2, it better not be a disappointment. Gunwallace's theme this week was for Dragonet! A very sober and majestic sounding piece, like a royal funeral march.
Episode 249 - Bad Drawing advice!
Dec 14, 2015
All too often we try to give out GOOD drawing advice and USEFUL tips on how to do art. Well that all changes here: this time professors Ozoneocean, Tantz Aerine, Banes, and Pitface (our throbbing Head of department), come together to tell you the very worst ways to produce artwork, with the help of a few of our contributors. The advice will help you to become the most horrible artist ever. Gunwallace's theme this week is a creepy sounding classical piece for the creepy classic comic Caggage!
Episode 247 - FONTS and LETTERING
Nov 30, 2015
This week we have VIDEO of the Quackcast again - a nice condensed 10 minute version. Quackcast 247 is all about what fonts to use for your webcomic, hand lettering, aligning fonts, likes and dislikes, where to find good fonts, what sorts of things to look out for and what to avoid. You can find a lot MORE in the font discussion thread linked bellow. The lovely Pitface and hilarious Banes were with me lending their clever insights. Gunwallace gave us a rocking FUNK theme to the comic Fred Peterson The Mighty Warlord!!!
Episode 246 - Characters: Fictional Love vs Real Life Hate
Nov 23, 2015
Characters you would love in media but hate in real life! In this Quackcast, once again we have an ensemble cast of Banes, Ozone, Pitface, and Tantz Aerine, but THIS time we were also joined by the talented and studious kawaiidaigakusei! We wanted to talk about fictional characters we love in fiction but would hate if they were real. It was sort of an extension of last week's Quackcast topic, with that fiction VS reality vibe. Gunwallace's gospel themed theme for Jesus 2016 is hilariously great!
