Hmm...I think the closest I've gotten is Denmark the Toad (I might rename him). It seems like it would really have to be the right kind of story, and I don't think I'm good at that kind. Maybe after I learn normal comics. I really do think I need to learn to express myself more thoroughly in pictures before I can even begin to think in those terms.
Hi, Irene.
I hope I didn't add to your emotional overload with my last post, but if I did, sorry about that. I am very excited about what you are doing.
What I didn't finish saying last time was that talk balloons, thought balloons, and other words generally inhabit the picture plane, with the pictorial scene behind them. Unless the words are actually part of the scene, like a sign or store marquee. Reading the balloons pulls the visual attention onto the surface (as if it were a glass windowpane) and away from the scene, which is then relegated to background status.
What I want to see in comic art generally is some way of using words in a way that draws you into the scene, and allowing other visuals to draw attention to the picture plane, instead of always maintaining the illusion of depth. Escher plays with 2-D/3-D perception in a fun way.
Baba Ram Dass in Be Here Now lets his words float without balloons, fitting into holes in the pictures and overlapping them.
Well, just some thoughts. Speaking of thinking too much.
And BTW, I am thrilled that you and Mel will be within hailing distance.
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