This is comic series of mine currently being published by Funtime Comics in my hometown of Christchurch New Zealand.
Duckie the Self-Aware Duck and a cult Internet following back when I was pumping these out once or twice a week. I stopped Duckie after about 64 comics when work commitments interfered.
I don't think there has ever been a complete Duckie collection posted anywhere so I'll put it all in this site for people to see.
I'll try to remember to post a Duckie here a few times per week and provide commentary about each one.
Here's the very first cartoon.
The first sketch of the Duckie character was drawn on a long bus ride in Mexico. As soon as I returned to New Zealand I attended a Arts Festival in Tauranga where I hosted pavement workshops for kids. To introduce people to the sidewalk gallery The kids were creating I drew Duckie with his trademark beret.
Looking at him throughout the week I thought: What if this Duck knew he was a Duck but Duck's shouldn't be able even think these thoughts? And so the first Duckie was born.
Looking back, the duck here is too smart and seems to be reacting to Duckie which is part of the joke. If I had to redraw it I'd make the other duck more brain dead like how the other ducks are portrayed later in the series.
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