Two stories in 4 panels.
Betty approaching, and then turning away from Archie is a story on its own.
From: Archie #1
By: Mark Waid and Fiona Staples
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Riverdale Drama
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Blinded eyes. Voices
silent. Splintered benches sit
alone. Football rests.
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Penalty given.
Gloved fingertips stretch beyond
her limitations.
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Gandalf believed in
Bilbo, Shire burglar.
The dwarves? Not so much.
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Blind detective, fly.
Empty mind, shapeless form, fly.
Track suit king, still fly.
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Small details can set the tone of a page.
Here, Kean Soo melds the speech balloons into the gutters. A subtle but distinct use of the convention, one I’ve never seen before.
From: Flight, Volume Two
By: Kean Soo
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An incredible way to start Friday. Tim and Tyler cover:
- Tyler’s Emergent Ventures program
- His writing process
- And what your open browser tabs say about you
Do have a listen:
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Fall into darkness.
Breath. Skulls, shoulder bones simmer,
till’ downtown appears.
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How do you grow? Your
blossoms blossom from above,
your roots claw below.
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Hilarity ensues
“Roughs” from Jeff Smith’s Bone. Probably the most polished roughs in history.
As a kid, catching a glimpse of a cartoonist’s rough pages provided endless inspiration and encouragement.
My mind melted when I discovered perfect panels didn’t immediately flow from the brushes of master cartoonists.
From: The Art of Bone
By: Jeff Smith
Floodlights and Goalposts 