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'''[http://questionduck.smackjeeves.com/ Question Duck]''' is a gag-a-day comic, the gag always consisting of the title duck asking an off-the-wall question, in a wide variety of settings [[Once Per Episode]].
'''''[https://web.archive.org/web/20131009233237/http://questionduck.smackjeeves.com/ Question Duck]''''' is a gag-a-day comic, the gag always consisting of the title duck asking an off-the-wall question, in a wide variety of settings [[Once Per Episode]].


Some have answers, and some don't, but far more often than not, they are incongruous in the setting.
Some have answers, and some don't, but far more often than not, they are incongruous in the setting.


The strip went on hiatus in early 2012, as Psudonym began work on ''Salamander,'' an as-of-yet unreleased collaboration which she hopes to see released as a comic book.
The strip went on hiatus in early 2012, as Psudonym began work on ''Salamander,'' an as-of-yet unreleased collaboration which she hopes to see released as a comic book.

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=== Tropes included ===
* [[A Boy and His X]]
* [[A Boy and His X]]
* [[Animate Inanimate Object]]: Used in a guest strip where Question Duck visits a kitchen full of talking appliances.
* [[Animate Inanimate Object]]: Used in a guest strip where Question Duck visits a kitchen full of talking appliances.
* [[Art Evolution]]: The comic has evolved from black-and-white line drawings to vivid, detailed backgrounds.
* [[Art Evolution]]: The comic has evolved from black-and-white line drawings to vivid, detailed backgrounds.
* [[Art Shift]]: Psudonym has a distinct art style, but will occasionally switch between styles, as a tribute or otherwise
* [[Art Shift]]: Psudonym has a distinct art style, but will occasionally switch between styles, as a tribute or otherwise
* [[Autotune]]: Discussed in #225
* [[Auto-Tune]]: Discussed in #225
* [[Cast of Snowflakes]]: Psudonym puts enough detail into characters that one can identify recurring characters by minor details, such as Kobe's interrupted eyebrow.
* [[Cast of Snowflakes]]: Psudonym puts enough detail into characters that one can identify recurring characters by minor details, such as Kobe's interrupted eyebrow.
* [[Constantly Curious]]: Our hero.
* [[Constantly Curious]]: Our hero.
* [[Deliberately Monochrome]]: While many of the strips are in color, a large collection of them fit this trope as well.
* [[Deliberately Monochrome]]: While many of the strips are in color, a large collection of them fit this trope as well.
* [[Disproportionate Retribution]]: A series of pranks between Guy and Kobe that starts with Kobe [http://questionduck.smackjeeves.com/comics/1337254/264/ waving a rubber spider at Question Duck] [http://questionduck.smackjeeves.com/comics/1338737/265/ and ends with] {{spoiler|Guy [http://questionduck.smackjeeves.com/comics/1340428/266/ lodged facefirst in a giant shark pillow.]}}
* [[Disproportionate Retribution]]: A series of pranks between Guy and Kobe that starts with Kobe [https://web.archive.org/web/20120502213747/http://questionduck.smackjeeves.com/comics/1337254/264/ waving a rubber spider at Question Duck] [https://web.archive.org/web/20120502034445/http://questionduck.smackjeeves.com/comics/1338737/265/ and ends with] {{spoiler|Guy [http://questionduck.smackjeeves.com/comics/1340428/266/ lodged facefirst in a giant shark pillow.]}}
* [[Everything's Better With Rainbows]]
* [[Everything's Better with Rainbows]]
* [[Giant Spider]]: One is hiding behind the mirror in #169.
* [[Giant Spider]]: One is hiding behind the mirror in #169.
* [[Guest Comic]]: Dozens of them have been included, due to both the popularity of the comic and its structure.
* [[Guest Comic]]: Dozens of them have been included, due to both the popularity of the comic and its structure.
* [[Head Pet]]
* [[Head Pet]]
* [[How Do You Like Them Apples]]
* [[How Do You Like Them Apples?]]
* [[Humongous Mecha]]: Seen in #84.
* [[Humongous Mecha]]: Seen in #84.
* [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]: Kobe.
* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]: Kobe.
* [[Leaning On the Fourth Wall]]: After a lengthy [[Schedule Slip]]; the first strip Psudonym made (showing Guy and Question Duck returning home in full hermit's garb) became the setup for an arc in which Guy recounts a lengthy tale of travels. The question for this one was {{spoiler|"Where have you been!?!" courtesy of Kobe.}}
* [[Leaning on the Fourth Wall]]: After a lengthy [[Schedule Slip]]; the first strip Psudonym made (showing Guy and Question Duck returning home in full hermit's garb) became the setup for an arc in which Guy recounts a lengthy tale of travels. The question for this one was {{spoiler|"Where have you been!?!" courtesy of Kobe.}}
* [[Monochrome Past]]: Discussed in one strip.
* [[Monochrome Past]]: Discussed in one strip.
* [[The Munchausen]]: Describing where you have been.
* [[The Munchausen]]: Describing where you have been.
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* [[Pink Girl, Blue Boy]]: The duck asks why.
* [[Pink Girl, Blue Boy]]: The duck asks why.
* [[Pixel Art Comic]]: Done in a few of the guest strips.
* [[Pixel Art Comic]]: Done in a few of the guest strips.
* [[Rebus Bubble]]: [http://questionduck.smackjeeves.com/comics/1394051/278/ Recounting a tale.]
* [[Rebus Bubble]]: [https://web.archive.org/web/20130615221633/http://questionduck.smackjeeves.com/comics/1394051/278/ Recounting a tale.]
* [[Rule of Funny]]: On occasion.
* [[Rule of Funny]]: On occasion.
* [[Scenery Porn]]: Backgrounds ''lavishly'' unrelated to the questions
* [[Scenery Porn]]: Backgrounds ''lavishly'' unrelated to the questions
* [[Shout Out]]: Too many to list, often courtesy of Question Duck himself.
* [[Shout-Out]]: Too many to list, often courtesy of Question Duck himself.
* [[Single Tear]]: When parting from a love.
* [[Single Tear]]: When parting from a love.
* [[Snowed In]]: One setting
* [[Snowed In]]: One setting
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* [[Walking the Earth]]
* [[Walking the Earth]]
* [[Watching the Sunset]]
* [[Watching the Sunset]]
* [[Written Sound Effect]]: [http://questionduck.smackjeeves.com/comics/1394051/278/ During described comic-book style adventures.]
* [[Written Sound Effect]]: [https://web.archive.org/web/20130615221633/http://questionduck.smackjeeves.com/comics/1394051/278/ During described comic-book style adventures.]
* [[Wild Hair]]: Guy and Question Duck, in one strip.
* [[Wild Hair]]: Guy and Question Duck, in one strip.
* [[Ye Olde Butcherede Englishe]]: A sign saying "Ye all cometh back now, yon heareth?" is seen outside of a renaissance fair.
* [[Ye Olde Butcherede Englishe]]: A sign saying "Ye all cometh back now, yon heareth?" is seen outside of a renaissance fair.


{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Smack Jeeves]]
[[Category:SmackJeeves]]
[[Category:Embellished Webcomics]]
[[Category:Embellished Webcomics]]
[[Category:Gag Per Day Webcomics]]
[[Category:Gag Per Day Webcomics]]
[[Category:Question Duck]]
[[Category:Question Duck]]
[[Category:Webcomic]]
[[Category:Web Comics]]

Latest revision as of 20:48, 5 December 2021

Question Duck is a gag-a-day comic, the gag always consisting of the title duck asking an off-the-wall question, in a wide variety of settings Once Per Episode.

Some have answers, and some don't, but far more often than not, they are incongruous in the setting.

The strip went on hiatus in early 2012, as Psudonym began work on Salamander, an as-of-yet unreleased collaboration which she hopes to see released as a comic book.

Tropes used in Question Duck include:
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