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| Blambot Comic Fonts & Lettering |
"Comic book lettering has some grammatical and aesthetic traditions that are unique. What follows is a list that every letterer eventually commits to his/her own mental reference file.
"The majority of these points are established tradition, sprinkled with modern trends and a bit of my own opinion* having lettered professionally for a few years now [*That's Nate Piekos from Blambot's voice, not mine. I'm not a professional letterer].
"The majority of these ideas have been established by Marvel and DC, but opinions vary from editor to editor, even within the same company. I'm* [*Nate is] often asked to bend or break these rules based on what "feels" best, or more likely, the space constraints within a panel.
For Example:
"An asterisk appearing in dialogue references an editor's note; a caption somewhere else in the panel or on the page. These generally inform the reader that more information can be found in a separate issue or comic book, or explain an acronym."
"There are two instances where this is used. The first is when a character says two separate ideas expressed one after the other. The second instance is when two characters are speaking in a panel and the conversation goes back and forth between them. Their balloons will be staggered and joined with connectors. This rule is most often broken when space constraints don't permit it."
You can find the rest of Nate's list here.
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