I thought this was worth highlighting. In a post below, I mentioned that Mark Fossen noticed a lettering technique Sara Ryan had me use in Flytrap. In the comments thread Augie responded:
- “I did notice what he mentions about your lettering. It’s not exactly a new invention, but it is the kind of thing that’s used very sparingly today. It’s not in the Comicraft How To Letter book, which makes it an Advanced Lesson that only “veterans” can teach.”
We’re talking about these sorts of things:
I’m surprised at how infrequently basic storytelling tools like these are used. Sounds cut off other sounds all the time. We interrupt each other. Loud noises drown out speech. People go on when we’re no longer listening. There are very simple ways to graphically represent these phenomena in ways that are instantly understandable. Eisner and Kurtzman used them. Chaykin used them. They probably go back to Winsor McCay.
