The Duckberg Times was a free, alternative newspaper published in Washington, D.C., from January 1985 through 1990.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington or D.C., is the capital of the United States. Founded after the American Revolution as the seat of government of the newly independent country, Washington was named after George Washington, first President of the United States and Founding Father. As the seat of the United States federal government and several international organizations, Washington is an important world political capital. The city is also one of the most visited cities in the world, with more than 20 million tourists annually.
A typical issue featured between 16 and 32 tabloid size pages, although some issues were printed in broadsheet format shortly before its demise. The typical print run was 10,000 copies per issue.
The newspaper evolved from featuring all-original cartoons and comics to covering the local alternative music scene and reprinting articles and other content that originally had appeared in small press publications from around the United States.
One of the founding editors of The Duckberg Times was John K. Snyder III, who would later pursue a successful career as a comic book and graphic novel illustrator.
John K. Snyder III is a writer and illustrator of comic books and graphic novels. His work has been published in the pages of the underground press, and by independent comic book publishers, including Dark Horse Comics(Grendel). For DC Comics Snyder has worked on titles such as Suicide Squad, Doctor Mid-Nite, Green Lantern, and Mister E. Snyder's latest project is as adapter/artist of the graphic novel adaptation of Lawrence Block's classic detective noir novel, 8 Million Ways to Die.
Originally a monthly publication, The Duckberg Times published every other week during its third year, then became a bi-monthly / quarterly / erratically released newspaper until it ceased publication with issue number 50.
A magazine-sized "Best of Duckberg" publication collected 48 pages of comics and art drawn from the pages of the newspaper.
The Duckberg Times was part of The Chronicle Newspaper Group, which included The King Street Chronicle, The Washington Art Reporter, The Antiques Chronicle, and The Alexandria Visitor's Guide.
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