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ButterflyFairweather Since: Dec, 1969
#51: Jan 26th 2011 at 12:16:45 PM

Could someone make one? What is the name of a good-looking comic book typeface?

SalFishFin Since: Jan, 2001
#52: Jan 26th 2011 at 12:33:32 PM

I have a Manga-style font on my comp. If someone can get me some blanks, I can put the dialogue up.

Mattonymy Mr. Dr. from The Evils of Free Will Since: Jul, 2010
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#53: Jan 26th 2011 at 1:02:18 PM

Here's a PDF [1]

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SalFishFin Since: Jan, 2001
#54: Jan 26th 2011 at 1:37:45 PM

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I was talking about screenshots without the words. I guess it was my fault for not being clear, but still...

INUH Since: Jul, 2009
#55: Jan 26th 2011 at 1:59:05 PM

I'll see what I can do, but I can't remember which episode that's from right this moment...

Infinite Tree: an experimental story
suedenim Teutonic Tomboy T-Girl from Jet Dream HQ Since: Oct, 2009
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#56: Jan 26th 2011 at 2:42:11 PM

Blambot has a bunch of good free fonts. I usually use Digital Strip for my own stuff.

Given that the current captions are fan-made thingies, we thus have license to clean up the dialogue a little. It really should be "YOU'RE more sexy without it," no?

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rodneyAnonymous Sophisticated as Hell from empty space Since: Aug, 2010
#57: Jan 26th 2011 at 4:44:49 PM

The brick pattern gets a little messy in the middle, but I think that area will be covered by new speech bubbles:

Becky: Who are you? The Mysterious Stranger: An angel. Huck: What's your name? The Mysterious Stranger: Satan.
SalFishFin Since: Jan, 2001
#58: Jan 26th 2011 at 5:25:49 PM

I went with boxes, since I'm not good at making speech bubbles from scratch.

And D'oh! I forgot one of the lines.

some caption text

edited 26th Jan '11 5:26:45 PM by SalFishFin

INUH Since: Jul, 2009
#59: Jan 26th 2011 at 5:27:54 PM

Don't like the lines on the speech bubbles. I might try my own version in a bit.

Infinite Tree: an experimental story
rodneyAnonymous Sophisticated as Hell from empty space Since: Aug, 2010
#60: Jan 26th 2011 at 5:28:41 PM

Also I would put the "new" bubbles where the "old" ones were, minimize the amount of painted out area, it isn't perfect. (And, presumably a professional chose that speech bubble layout, it is kind of presumptuous to change it. Their position is great, it's just their "look" that feels shoddy I think.)

edited 26th Jan '11 5:37:05 PM by rodneyAnonymous

Becky: Who are you? The Mysterious Stranger: An angel. Huck: What's your name? The Mysterious Stranger: Satan.
ThePope Since: Oct, 2010
#61: Jan 26th 2011 at 5:30:06 PM

I prefer the original by a long shot.

INUH Since: Jul, 2009
#62: Jan 26th 2011 at 5:44:29 PM

Here's my version of the speech bubbles. Don't know if it's any better.

Infinite Tree: an experimental story
INUH Since: Jul, 2009
#64: Jan 26th 2011 at 5:59:35 PM

Okay, here's another version with larger space between the text and bubble borders.

That said, I'm still open to new options on this one. It's just that people seem to like this image except that it needed better speech bubbles.

edited 26th Jan '11 5:59:55 PM by INUH

Infinite Tree: an experimental story
rodneyAnonymous Sophisticated as Hell from empty space Since: Aug, 2010
#65: Jan 26th 2011 at 6:00:36 PM

[up] Yeah I think the crampedness / lack of space between the type and the bubble was the main problem with the unedited one. I like that a lot. (Though maybe would have the "tails" come out the bottom of the bubbles like in the last, and not their side or corner like in the first. Looks less pro/homogenous and more home-brewed.)

edited 26th Jan '11 6:04:29 PM by rodneyAnonymous

Becky: Who are you? The Mysterious Stranger: An angel. Huck: What's your name? The Mysterious Stranger: Satan.
ThePope Since: Oct, 2010
#67: Jan 26th 2011 at 6:12:20 PM

INUH's second one is my favorite so far.

suedenim Teutonic Tomboy T-Girl from Jet Dream HQ Since: Oct, 2009
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#68: Jan 26th 2011 at 6:17:00 PM

I'm not crazy about either font choice. INUH's is legible, but doesn't look like comics lettering. Sal's looks more like a comics font, but it's not a terribly legible one.

Also, one thing I hadn't considered that, for all its faults, whoever did the original lettering layout got right: It's actually kind of important that the word balloon NOT cover any area where her head would be, if she had a head.

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#69: Jan 26th 2011 at 7:09:11 PM

[up] An excellent point...honestly, I think the original image's speech bubbles are better in terms of use of space than any with better text.

rodneyAnonymous Sophisticated as Hell from empty space Since: Aug, 2010
#70: Jan 26th 2011 at 7:28:31 PM

Oh lol, I don't know why I painted out the bubbles completely instead of blanking them. Of course. Duh. That is easier and looks better: [1]

Becky: Who are you? The Mysterious Stranger: An angel. Huck: What's your name? The Mysterious Stranger: Satan.
Edmania o hai from under a pile of erasers Since: Apr, 2010
o hai
#71: Jan 26th 2011 at 7:47:12 PM

I imagine the main problem now would be trying to fit text into it.

If people learned from their mistakes, there wouldn't be this thing called bad habits.
ThePope Since: Oct, 2010
#72: Jan 26th 2011 at 7:48:27 PM

Now someone just needs to re-type it again in a clean font.

Edmania o hai from under a pile of erasers Since: Apr, 2010
o hai
#73: Jan 26th 2011 at 7:49:00 PM

I'm not exactly sure what you mean by "clean"

If people learned from their mistakes, there wouldn't be this thing called bad habits.
ThePope Since: Oct, 2010
#74: Jan 26th 2011 at 7:51:06 PM

Legible. Not fuzzy. But also not too robotic.

SalFishFin Since: Jan, 2001

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