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This week's #Quackcast is all about #horror, since it's #DDHorrorMonth!

Listen to us DD admins talk about #comics and #webcomics we loved of this genre, as well as movies and other #art!

Listen to us here: shorturl.at/nYSE4

#halloween
A body glowing so much its skeleton is visible through its lit flesh is rising from burning lava water, the cover image for today's Quackcast on horror. Art by Tantz Aerine!
October 7, 2025 at 2:55 PM
theduckwebcomics.bsky.social
This year's Most Supportive Reader Award goes to

Plymayer!

Find him here: www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/plymayer/

Congrats!

Presentation by @andreashelixfinger.bsky.social! Nominees listed therein!

#DDAwards #DrunkDuckAwards #webcomics
A comic page showing Quail as a drill sergeant reaming out the three nominees for Most Supportive Reader. Dialogue reads: Quail (screaming): Who is it!? Who the F##K is it!? Which one of you finalists, Bravo1102, Othosmops, and Plymayer-- is the winner of Most Supportive Reader of my beloved site!?? Nobody, HUH!!! The very F$$###G Quackcast said it!! I'll Discord judge you till you F###$$G die!!! I'll Discord judge you till your user pics fall off this F$$###G page!!! You copy and pasted little F$$K!! I bet it is you!!! The winner of Most Supportive Reader is PLYMAYER!
October 3, 2025 at 6:56 PM
theduckwebcomics.bsky.social
This week's #quackchat was us talking about picking up skills and learning #arts and horrible teachers that tell you you can't.

It's never too late!

Listen to us talk about it here:

shorturl.at/dFCG5

#webcomics #comics #teachers #learning #art #podcast
An overstressed duck biting its nails with a gigantic clock in the back ticking away is the image for today's Quackcast! By Ozoneocean!
July 1, 2025 at 10:10 PM
theduckwebcomics.bsky.social
This week's #quackcast is all about ...

EGO!

What happens when characters have an enormous ego? Not just villains, heroes too? Listen to use talk about #webcomic, #comic & #film characters with egos the size of Everest!

www.theduckwebcomics.com/news/2025/fe...

#podcast #art
A collage of movie characters with ego, in particular from Conan the Barbarian, featuring kings in thrones adored or domineering over others is the background for this week's quackcast cover.
February 12, 2025 at 4:31 PM
theduckwebcomics.bsky.social
This week's #quackcast is about hair, feathers, and fur in #webcomics.

Listen to us talk about how we draw all three in our webcomics, including tips and tricks!

Listen to us here! www.theduckwebcomics.com/news/2025/ma...

#comics #podcast #art
A series of six images depicting characters with various hair, feathers, or fur is the background for this quackcast's cover image! All drawn by Ozoneocean.
March 4, 2025 at 11:06 PM
theduckwebcomics.bsky.social
This week's #Quackcast is about asking the question:

Why take over the world?

Listen to us talk about (super)villain motivations, especially those who seek to dominate the world in any shape or form!

www.theduckwebcomics.com/news/2025/ap...

#webcomics #writing #art #podcast
Drunk Duck's mascot, the green Duck, is dressed like Conan the Barbarian, sitting in his throne skeptically under the question reading "Why take over the world?" for this quackcast's cover image. Image by Ozoneocean!
April 29, 2025 at 8:00 PM
theduckwebcomics.bsky.social
Happy Halloween! The Spooktacular Quackcast is out! Join the DD crew as they discuss one of the best holidays of the year. Listen to it here: www.theduckwebcomics.com/news/2023/oc...
November 2, 2023 at 2:46 AM
theduckwebcomics.bsky.social
This week's #quackcast is about discovering new things when we reread #webcomics, #comics, series and moves for a second or more times!

Listen to us talk about it here!
www.theduckwebcomics.com/news/2025/ma...

#podcast #art
A still from the series Archer showing most of the cast is the background for today's Quackcast cover image.
April 2, 2025 at 11:55 PM
theduckwebcomics.bsky.social
This week's #Quackcast is about Stories Out of Order!

Non-linear stories are a different way of telling a tale. There are many famous examples (Pulp fiction, Mulholland Drive etc)... and we talk about how to implement them in #webcomics!

Listen to us here:

www.theduckwebcomics.com/news/2024/de...
Cover image for Quackcast 717: A series of different comic panels showing a battle with a tank and a purple haired woman standing on a metal staircase saying "I bet you're wondering how I ended up here..."
December 10, 2024 at 7:23 PM
theduckwebcomics.bsky.social
This week's #Quackcast is all about how ...

I Was There!

Listen to us DD Admins talk about how we're old enough to have lived through things that are considered history, and how different the world is now. And we're not even 50 yet!

Listen here: shorturl.at/Y74iu

#podcast #webcomics #history
A green Duck wearing a narrow long kaftan and shades is looking timeless as there are mystic lights (or fire?) surrounding him. The cover for this week's Quackcast, art by Ozoneocean!
June 25, 2025 at 12:28 PM
theduckwebcomics.bsky.social
This week's #Quackcast was all about DEATH. Well, about mortality. Memento Mori!

Listen to us DD admins talk about how we deal with mortality in our lives and in our #webcomics!

www.theduckwebcomics.com/news/2025/se...

#podcast #comics #art #tropes
A cartoony duck-billed skull and bones with the title Memento Mori is this week's Quackcast's cover image. Art by Ozoneocean!
September 18, 2025 at 6:45 PM
portocor.bsky.social
wah, seems like it was TAORA's turn this time! gunwallace from @theduckwebcomics.bsky.social's quackcast made an amazingly contemplative theme for my comic! you guys should check it out here, if you have a moment! www.theduckwebcomics.com/quackcast/ep...
Quackcast on The Duck: Episode 753 - driven by internal struggles
Banes was the brains behind the Quackcast this week! His idea is that a character's internal struggle and how that conflicts with the realities they face can be a great driver for a story. -cribbed fr...
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August 23, 2025 at 11:38 PM
theduckwebcomics.bsky.social
This week's #quackcast is about the Conflict Within! A great way to give drive to characters, and even to understand them.

Listen to us talk about #character #design that follows that trope here:
www.theduckwebcomics.com/news/2025/au...

#webcomics #podcast
A green duck that has two smaller green ducks fighting it out with swords and shields inside it is the cover for this week's Quackcast, with the title "Driven by internal struggles". Art by Ozoneocean!
August 20, 2025 at 12:53 AM
theduckwebcomics.bsky.social
This week's #Quackcast is about #Halloween! See and listen to us DD admins talk about #horror #movies, #webcomics, and more!

Listen to us here: www.theduckwebcomics.com/news/2025/oc...

#popculture #comics
A screenshot from our video cast talking about Halloween, showing Tantz Aerine and Ozoneocean in Halloween costumes, and Banes' window with a picture of Tim Curry's IT clown, the cover for this week's Quackcast.
October 29, 2025 at 1:15 PM
theduckwebcomics.bsky.social
This week's #Quackcast is about

Things Undrawn!

Listen to us DD Admins talk about what we haven't drawn in our #webcomics, what we refuse to draw, and what we'd like to draw but haven't got the chance!

Listen here: shorturl.at/GgtOk

#podcast #comics #drawing #art
A collage of various characters, including Sailor Moon in Ozoneocean's style, a green duck in a space suit and a very curvy, effeminate Quail is the image for this week's Quackcast. Art by Ozoneocean!
November 11, 2025 at 9:54 PM
theduckwebcomics.bsky.social
In Quackcast 673 we're fulfilling the promise of Quackcast 671 and examining what the art can tell us about the artist! Can certain themes, art styles, choice of imagery/colour, jokes, humour, character opinions, or anything else tell us anything about the artist? Have a listen here: rb.gy/4jumpw
February 8, 2024 at 4:21 AM
theduckwebcomics.bsky.social
This week's #Quackcast is about #censorship!

Listen to us talk about censorship in #webcomics and #art in general here:

www.theduckwebcomics.com/news/2025/ju...

#podcast #comics
A cussing duck censored with a big 'censored' stamp on his bill is this week's quackcast cover image. Art by Ozoneocean!
July 29, 2025 at 11:23 PM
theduckwebcomics.bsky.social
Last week's #quackcast was on Hooks!

What is it that makes you a fan of something, #webcomic, movie or song? This is what we DD admins talk about, discussing how these hooks work!

Listen to us here:
www.theduckwebcomics.com/news/2025/ma...

#podcast #comics #art
A green duck is bemused at a hook under his bill. Image by Ozoneocean!
June 2, 2025 at 7:09 PM
theduckwebcomics.bsky.social
This week's #quackcast was about characters

Overqualified and Overplayed!

Listen to us talk about characters with professional mad skillz to the point they're almost magic at their job! Have you got one of those?

Listen here!

shorturl.at/N0oWn

#podcast #webcomics #writing #characterbuild
A collage of super-qualified, extremely good at their job characters: James Bond, Sherlock Holmes, Jack Hodgins from Bones comprise the cover image for this week's Quackcast!
June 17, 2025 at 6:10 PM
theduckwebcomics.bsky.social
The steaks are heating up on this weeks Quackcast 661! Join the sizzling conversation here: www.theduckwebcomics.com/news/2023/no...
November 20, 2023 at 12:04 AM
theduckwebcomics.bsky.social
The sequel to last week's Quackcast is out! This week we put Indiana Jones under the microscope! It's a really interesting creative writing exercise to think of different ways characters can grow while continuing their adventures.
www.theduckwebcomics.com/news/2023/oc...
October 13, 2023 at 12:33 AM
amymarie3456.bsky.social
just listened to this Quackcast episode about AI on pseudoscience and medical literature reviews. Ey-yikes
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Quackcast 239: Licking
Podcast Episode · QuackCast. Revenant Edition · 10/31/2024 · 25m
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December 5, 2024 at 8:31 AM
theduckwebcomics.bsky.social
This week's #quackcast is all about skin!

Listen to us talking about how to #paint #skin in #webcomics in various ways, how we do it, and what aspects to consider when you do it!

Listen to us gab here!

www.theduckwebcomics.com/news/2025/fe...

#podcast #art #comics #technique
A collage of different renderings of skin and skin tones from Ozoneocean's various comics is the background for this quackcast's cover image.
February 26, 2025 at 11:57 AM
theduckwebcomics.bsky.social
This week's #quackcast is about works that appear shallow or dumb, but are actually layered with hidden commentaries, critiques, even politics!

Listen to us DD admins talk about the ones we think are the best examples in movies here: shorturl.at/VQ7Rv

#podcast #movies #webcomics #art #themes
A cartoon slice of colorful layered cake with a cherry on top is this quackcast's cover image! Art by Ozoneocean!
September 9, 2025 at 9:49 PM
theduckwebcomics.bsky.social
This week's #Quackcast is again about #censorship, this time by the social media moguls. Ironically, *after* recording this #podcast we, The Duck, were also hit with it!

So listen to us talk about it *before* we got the axe on instagram or facebook here!

shorturl.at/pw2zs

#webcomics #comics
A collage of logos of X, facebook, instagram, youtube and google, together with images of Bezos, Musk, and Zuckerberg each featuring devil horns on their head is the cover image for today's Quackcast!
August 5, 2025 at 9:23 PM