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.

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Featured comic:
SWALLOW Vamps in the Big City - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/SWALLOW_Vamps_in_the_Big_City/

Links:
Quackcast 251 VIDEO - https://youtu.be/hDjDMJibiOg

Special thanks to:
Gunwallace - http://www.virtuallycomics.com
Banes - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/Banes/
Pitface - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/PIT_FACE/
Tantz Aerine - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/Tantz Aerine/
Kawaiidaigakusei - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/kawaiidaigakusei/

The theme song by Gunwallace this week was for:
Dragonet - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Dragonet/ by Willgun, rated E.

- See more at: http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/news/2015/dec/28/quackcast-251-year-end-christmas-wrap-up/

There's not really a difference between digital and traditional art - art is art, your tools and media don't really matter, what's important is how its meant to be seen and what it's meant to be used for. But, people do like to discuss this though and so do we so that is exactly what we did! We opened the floor to people's opinions and experiences on the subject and everyone had their say.
Gunwallace's theme for The Dragon Fists of Smorty Smythe reminds me strongly of The Journey of the Sorcerer by The Eagles!

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Featured comic:
The Grazing Mongrel - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/The_Grazing_Mongrel/

Links:
Quackcast 250 VIDEO - https://youtu.be/0XDbhiX-JJc

Links:
Digital VS Traditional art - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/forum/topic/177390/

Contributors:
HippieVan - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/HippieVan/
Ozoneocean - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/ozoneocean/
Usedbooks - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/usedbooks/
Call Me Tom - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/Call Me Tom/
Genejoke - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/Genejoke/
KimLuster - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/KimLuster/
Peipei - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/Peipei/
Fallopiancrusader - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/fallopiancrusader/
Ironscarf - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/Ironscarf/
tupapayon - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/tupapayon/
Bravo1102 - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/bravo1102/
Whirlwynd - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/Whirlwynd/

Special thanks to:
Gunwallace - http://www.virtuallycomics.com
Banes - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/Banes/
Pitface - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/PIT_FACE/

The theme song by Gunwallace this week was for:
The Dragon Fists of Smorty Smythe - http://theduckwebcomics.com/The_Dragon_Fists_of_Smorty_Smythe/ by Emjar, rated T.

- See more at: http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/news/2015/dec/21/quackcast-250-tradigital-art-digital-vs-traditional/

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!

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Featured comic:
Two Hearts - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Two_Hearts/

Links:
Quackcast 249 VIDEO - https://youtu.be/HffICMp01qI

Links:
BAD drawing advice, WITH PICTURES - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/forum/topic/177387/?page=1

Contributors:
Ozoneocean - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/ozoneocean/
Ironscarf - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/Ironscarf/
HippieVan - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/HippieVan/
Banes - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/Banes/
Gunwallace - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/Gunwallace/
Whirlwynd - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/Whirlwynd/
Usedbooks - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/usedbooks/
Call Me Tom - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/Call Me Tom/
KimLuster - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/KimLuster/
Bravo1102 - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/bravo1102/
Fallopiancrusader - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/fallopiancrusader/

Special thanks to:
Gunwallace - http://www.virtuallycomics.com
Banes - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/Banes/
Pitface - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/PIT_FACE/
Kawaiidaigakusei - http://theduckwebcomics.com/user/kawaiidaigakusei/
Tantz Aerine - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/Tantz Aerine/

The theme song by Gunwallace this week was for:
Caggage - Featured music: http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Caggage/ by stardusty, rated T.

- See more at: http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/news/2015/dec/14/quackcast-249-bad-drawing-advice/

Today we interview Dario Di Donato, the creator of the great webcomic Barbarian Adventure! You may recall that Gunwallace did an amazing theme to Barbarian adventure that we played in Quackcast 244, AND the comic was featured a few weeks ago too! Anyway, this time around, Banes, Pitface and I interview the creator of this fine work and he fills us in on his many classic 1980s pop culture sources of inspiration. Dario brims with a positivity, dedication and enthusiasm that is infectious!
And you can listen to Gunwallace's dark punky theme to Monster Soup!

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Featured comic:
Jesus 2016 - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Jesus_2016/

Links:
Quackcast 248 VIDEO - https://youtu.be/AbB2ur2IlL0

Dario's Links:
Barbarian Adventure - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/BARBARIAN_ADVENTURE/
Dario's homepage - http://www.dariodidonato.com/
Dario's upcoming work - http://www.dariodidonato.com/upcoming.html
Support Dario on Patron - https://www.patreon.com/dariocomics?ty=h
Follow Barbarian Adventure on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Barbarian-Adventure-830880236942116/timeline/
Or Twitter - https://twitter.com/DarioDiDonato2

Special thanks to:
Gunwallace - http://www.virtuallycomics.com
Banes - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/Banes/
Pitface- http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/PIT_FACE/

The theme song by Gunwallace this week was for:
Monster Soup - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Monster_Soup/ by TheGhost, rated M.
- See more at: http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/news/2015/dec/06/quackcast-248-interview-with-dario-di-donato-of-barbarian-adventure/

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!!!

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Featured comic:
Berrybelle - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Berrybelle/

Links:
Quackcast 247 VIDEO - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkF2JxipDPw
Font discussion - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/forum/topic/177385/

Special thanks to:
Gunwallace - http://www.virtuallycomics.com
Banes - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/Banes/
Pitface- http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/PIT_FACE/
Kawaiidaigakusei - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/kawaiidaigakusei/

The theme song by Gunwallace this week was for:
Fred Peterson The Mighty Warlord - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Fred_Peterson_The_Mighty_Warlord_Book_1/ by LanceDanger, rated M. -
See more at: http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/news/2015/nov/30/quackcast-247-fonts-and-lettering/