True or false: out of all the people who work on comic books, the least important is the letterer. True! Okay, class, that was some good learning. See you tomorr– what's that? Letterers aren't just a ...
Since pioneering Digital Comic Book Lettering in the early 90's, we've fielded a lot of font requests. Usually they're along the lines of "Can you make a Will Eisner font?" (that came from Will Eisner ...
Comics conjecture tends to revolve around story and illustration, with journalists and fans giving borderline-exclusive attention to those two trades while neglecting the more subtle elements of the ...
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Eisner award-winning letterer Stan Sakai talks about his art for Letterer Appreciation Day. Comic book lettering, like film editing, can be an invisible art that goes unnoticed and unappreciated. But ...
Usually, when comic books are discussed, the focus is on the muscular, super-powered folks who generally inhabit them. They’re the ones, after all, who get the merchandising deals and the movie ...
The DC Comics jobs are lining up like planes over La Guardia now. Up at the Time Warner career page is a post noting that DC is looking for a staff Letterer for their Lettering Department. Lettering ...
[Editor’s Note: This article is originally from New Year’s Eve 2009. Add a penny and the rest still applies for New Year’s Day 2011.] It’s easy to complain about the soul-eroding tyranny of ...
As 2017 draws to a close it’s time to reflect on a year filled with great entertainment and recall what stood out and what will stay with us. This year everyone on the ComicBook.com team came together ...
WOBURN, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Comic Sans® typeface, one of Microsoft’s most popular designs, has received a makeover courtesy of Monotype Imaging. Today the company has introduced the four-font ...