Jan 13 2009

Six Fonts That Kill Webcomics and Comic Books

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16 Responses to “Six Fonts That Kill Webcomics and Comic Books”

1. # Ragged Boyon 16 Jan 2009 at 1:18 pm

   I like Verdana and Book Antiqua for normal fonts, for more decorative stuff like titles I use Papyrus or Broadway. Broadway is my hands down favorite font.

2. # Holliequon 16 Jan 2009 at 1:24 pm

   Word 2007’s default is Calibri, which I quite like. I use Broadway a lot for titles, and Century Gothic for school because those computers don’t recognise some others that I use.

3. # B. Macon 16 Jan 2009 at 1:43 pm

   Hmm. Do you have any favorite comic book fonts? I think that Bronic and Bronic Expanded have a similar feel to Broadway but are a bit more suitable for comic books. (Then again, I’m not that into lettering. Your mileage may vary).

4. # Davidon 16 Jan 2009 at 2:06 pm

   hey question for B.mac in the comic scripted we did u said put Valkrigs words in a speheal font witch font should i use?

5. # Ragged Boyon 16 Jan 2009 at 2:25 pm

   I don’t really know much about comic fonts, some of them I’ve never heard of like Anime Ace or Bronic.

6. # B. Macon 16 Jan 2009 at 2:43 pm

   Well, if you have a letterer he’ll probably suggest a few. If I were your letterer, I’d suggest Elder Gods, Ravenscroft, Flat Earth Scribe, or one of the three following samples.
   
   

7. # Ragged Boyon 16 Jan 2009 at 3:00 pm

   Dark Crystal feels sinister and is a little easier to read than Tribal Two.

8. # Ragged Boyon 16 Jan 2009 at 3:01 pm

   Coolio, I didn’t know there was a site where you can download fonts.

9. # Holliequon 16 Jan 2009 at 3:04 pm

   Ack. I had a lot of good fonts on my old PC. If you’re looking for some decent fonts for an evil character, try browsing dafont.com.

   Of the three above, I prefer Valhalla but the caps-only is a problem. Of the linked ones, I like Ravenscroft.

10. # Davidon 16 Jan 2009 at 3:11 pm

    i do like dark crystle im still thinking god i hate makeing desisions its these ones that will make or brake a comic

11. # B. Macon 16 Jan 2009 at 4:49 pm

    Well, the good news is that this is a pretty low-stakes decision. Lackluster lettering is almost certainly not a deal-breaker. Even if it were, this font only comes up in one panel fairly deep in the book. Your default font will come up a lot more often, and earlier. If readers like the default font, they won’t mind whatever you do in a random panel a third of the way through the book.
    
    If it makes you feel better, I was working today on my cover. That’s got me on pins and needles.

12. # Davidon 16 Jan 2009 at 4:52 pm

    Ok, cool.
    
    I just realized that I know very little about you guys and vice versa. Is there an introduction thread? If not, why not?

13. # B. Macon 16 Jan 2009 at 4:58 pm

    Well, I’m a very private sort of person, but I guess I can give it a try. I used to work for a DC think-tank and am finishing up my political science degree. At that point, I’m probably going to teach, preferably in northern Florida, GA or the Carolinas.

14. # Davidon 16 Jan 2009 at 6:07 pm

    cool well im from scotland moved around alot im 21 i love reading and writeing i do hope to make it as a writer or at lest get publishedv

15. # Holliequon 16 Jan 2009 at 6:42 pm

    I’m from England, studying for my GCSEs. I’m a history geek masquerading as a writer with some vague hopes of being published. Other than writing, though, I’m not sure what I’m going to do after University. If only reading was a profession.

16. # Ragged Boyon 16 Jan 2009 at 6:52 pm

    I’m from Jacksonville, Florida. I’m 16, but don’t knock me… I know my stuff. I’m an aspiring actor/model signed with a relatively big starter company Model Productions. I also dream to be a comic writer and artist. I really don’t know what I want to do as a real job. I hope to go to NYU for college and my entertainment career. I’m relatively new to committed writing but I feel I have improved tremendously. I’m studying for my SAT’s and ACT’s.
    
    I’m bipolar and have antisocial personality disorder that still intrudes on my day-to-day, but it’s all good. I’m pretty much a casual psychopath.
    
    I’m also a vegetarian and a heavy dreamer.

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