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The QuackCast

The QuackCast

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 The QuackCast features Ozoneocean, Banes, Tantz Aerine, and Pitface, talking about writing, movies, webcomics, art, politics, philosophy, sexuality, and everything else! We're the hosts of the oldest webcomic host on the net, Drunkduck.com, aka theduckwebcomics. 20 years this year!WOWIO, Inc. アート
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  • Quackcast 786 - What the butler saw

    Quackcast 786 - What the butler saw
    2026/04/07
    We're talking about the changing depictions of sexuality in media over the years. A big misconception is that trends are purely linear, so a popular belief is that things started out all very pure and safe and gradually degenerated into a kind of sexy free-for all… which is not true. Humans have always been the same, sex is a massive part of our cultures, since the first media existed sex was a part of it (back in the ancient world and pre-history). The 19th and 20th centuries where no different. Prudish Victorians are a myth. Film, books, music, comics and more in the early days included depictions of sex and sexuality, the first porn films came out at the same time as the first mainstream films and it was a similar story with all other media. But there was always push-back from other parts of culture and so that toned things down. This is a continuous process: Sexuality and censorship, the pendulum swings. In the the 1930s in the USA they had the Hays code which got rid of sexiness and sexuality in Hollywood and that had knock on effects for the rest of the world. By the time of the 1960s though things had gone the other way, especially since the Hays code wasn't a thing in Europe and their sexier content came over and influenced the USA. Since then things have continued to go up and down: with the rise of porn on home video, sexuality in film and TV decreased in the 1980s. By the 90s with the rise of cable TV became sexy again and so on. Comics in the USA had the Comics Code Authority, which took out all adult aspects from comics for decades and affected comics in different countries too, but not all. Meanwhile in Europe, Asia, and South America there was interesting stuff being created. We got a taste of that through things like Heavy Metal magazine and some of the Manga that was imported and translated. In the USA and UK it encouraged the growth of an alternative culture that wasn't subjected to the Comics Code Authority and so artists like Robert Crumb proliferated. A push-pull with censorship is always going on for all sorts of reasons. Another misconception is that Christianity and religious conservatives are the main enemy so that there's a proxy divide between progressive left-wingers and the conservative right but the truth is that it's far more complicated unfortunately. We cover this in the Quackcast, but briefly, depictions are often driven by commercial interests rather than simply the needs of art so we have had over-representations of certain kinds of eroticism in media, like things only really made for the male gaze (because men were imagined to be the main audience), which led to distorted depictions (exploitation films), and objectification. This led to to a push-back in art and intellectual circles against that sort of thing. Then there are factors like the protection of children, which crosses all political divides: all of us want to keep them safe. These processes happens in all countries at different rates and different times and the creative products of every culture influence those in other cultures and cause further change. How do you handle sex and sexuality in your own work? When I started Pink TA my goal was not to have any barriers to what I wanted to show, but as the years went on I realised I had to tone things down so my comic could be seen more widely and as I've gotten older I have a lot less interest in sexy things than I did when I was younger anyway so that caused further change. This week we have another best off from Gunwallace and this time it's - X up - 6 … is this a theme for a comic? … no! It could be a theme for X Up, it does have some Wah Wah guitar (the sexiest guitar), after all, but it isn't. This is a theme for the number 6. That number that a certain user, plymayer, gives to comics all when he feels they deserve it. A 6. A 6 out of 5. This is a theme for a concept. The concept of a supportive DD'er. To plymayer … and to every 6 he has handed out. (Okay, so it's also a theme for X Up … but don't tell anyone). - Disco sex - Originally from Quackcast 256, the 1st of February 2016. Topics and shownotes Links Thread that was inspiration for the topic - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/forum/topic/180234/ Featured comic: Kuro Shouri - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/news/2026/mar/31/featured-comic-kuro-shouri/ Featured music: X UP - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/X_UP/ by Plymayer, rated A. Special thanks to: Gunwallace - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/Gunwallace/ Tantz Aerine - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/Tantz_Aerine/ Ozoneocean - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/ozoneocean Banes - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/Banes/ VIDEO exclusive! Become a subscriber on the $5 level and up to see our weekly Patreon video and get our advertising perks! - https://www.patreon.com/DrunkDuck Even at $1 you get your name with a link on the front page and a mention in the weekend newsposts! Join us on Discord - https://...
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  • Quackcast 784 - Manipulation

    Quackcast 784 - Manipulation
    2026/03/24

    This topic is about manipulation and manipulators. This is a super broad topic because manipulation is everywhere: not just unscrupulous people but in normal communication, advertising, story writing, art etc. for good, evil, and purely neutral objectives. But for the purposes of this cast we got Tantz to use her expertise to limit it down to mainly focus on people.

    So what IS manipulation? It's getting others to do things or change their thinking, often against their interests. They think it's their own decision based on their own wants and reasoning but in reality they're behaving in the way that the manipulator wants them to, using triggers, deception, and other clever methods. As children most of us learn how to easily manipulate others through behaviours and actions: things like tantrums, fake tears, being cute etc. Basically big obvious stuff that easily gets a reaction. Thankfully most of us also grow OUT of such crude behaviour, though some silly adults never do, or if they do they go back to it.

    The behaviour of master manipulators is driven by a perception of weakness: they see manipulation as their main available option to exert power because they don't feel they're able to in any other way. They can make great villains. A memorable manipulator villain is the mother in The Sopranos. A great example of the power of nasty manipulators is shown in the 1988 film The Chocolate War (also a great use of Kate Bush's "Running up that Hill"), where one boy's act of rebellion at the school causes him to be the target of a bullying campaign by a master manipulator.

    Sometimes manipulation is unintentional: certain things trip triggers we have and we change our behavior despite our better interests. The whole "sex sells" is based on that. People knowingly take advantage of that but it's ripe for comedy when they don't realise they're doing it. The character Francis in the comic Bottomless Waitress by Banes and I is one such example. The film Something about Mary is an entire story based on this premise because characters romantically fall for Mary, and do whatever they can for her and then they even deliberately manipulate others in their competition for her affections!

    Do you have a character that uses manipulation to get their way or can you think of an example of a noted manipulative character in fiction?

    This week we have another best off from Gunwallace and this time it's - Firefly cross - A very mystical sound, with traditional, middle eastern style music mixed with dark techno fuzz, this one is intriguing!
    Originally from Quackcast 285, 10th Oct, 2016.


    Topics and shownotes

    Links

    Thread about manipulation - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/forum/topic/180225/

    Featured comic:
    The Fox and Feather Saga Vol One - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/news/2026/mar/16/featured-comic-the-fox-and-feather-saga-vol-one/

    Featured music:
    Firefly cross - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Firefly_Cross/ by Dragonsong12, rated E

    Special thanks to:
    Gunwallace - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/Gunwallace/
    Tantz Aerine - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/Tantz_Aerine/
    Ozoneocean - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/ozoneocean
    Banes - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/Banes/

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  • Quackcast 785 - Women in comics

    Quackcast 785 - Women in comics
    2026/03/31

    Tantz developed an idea to promote DD creators by doing themed months. DDers were asked to come up with themes that fit various months and when those came around we DDers were asked to nominate creators and their comics to be promoted as part of that themed month. March was chosen to be the Women in Comics month to coincide with Women's History Month. So in this Quackcast we're celebrating our female creators and recapping the success of the themed month.

    DD has been around for well over 20 years now and in that time our site has tried to stay as egalitarian as possible across all fronts. We have always had prominent women creators on the site producing amazing comics and our staff managing DD has always had a fairly equal split between women and men. So why the need for a women in comics month if this is the case? It's because despite all this many women don't feel comfortable having their gender known in case their work is judged and assumptions made because of that and also to avoid certain types of unfavourable attention. The purpose of our women in comics month is to help all of us and comics in general because more equality of representation gives us a diversity of points of views and experiences and that massively enriches our community and the comics available to us to read.

    Who are your fave women comic creators here on DD? Or if you're a woman creator, what has your experience been like here? When I first started posting my own comic here in 2004 Creators like Amelius, Coydog, Skoolmunkee and Blackitty really welcomed me and I was in awe of their work and talent as well as their roles in the community.

    This week our best-off from Gunwallace is: Demon Eater - Jillyfoo's demonic horror comic. This has a gritty, grungy, red sound of rending and tearing, pulsating, and the chittering of unholy insectile monsters!
    Originally from Quackcast 190, 26th of October, 2014.

    Topics and shownotes

    Women in comics Newspost - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/news/2026/mar/06/march-dd-theme-female-creators/
    Women in comics thread - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/forum/topic/180217/

    Featured comic:
    Where the Light Falls - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/news/2026/mar/24/featured-comic-where-the-light-falls/

    Featured music:
    Demon Eater - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Demon_Eater/ - by Jillyfoo, rated A.

    Special thanks to:
    Gunwallace - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/Gunwallace/
    Tantz Aerine - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/Tantz_Aerine/
    Ozoneocean - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/ozoneocean
    Banes - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/Banes/
    Kawaiidaigakusei - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/kawaiidaigakusei/


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