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In a major leap forward for comic book lettering technology, Comicraft has unveiled its first font featuring their new "Crossbar I" technology. View this post on Instagram. The font claims to be able ...

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 ...

[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 ...

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 ...

Phil Edwards was a senior producer for the Vox video team. Comic book culture is mass culture — even lacrosse moms and field hockey dads who’ve never been in a comic book store can recognize the ...

It may seem cheery, but it's inspiring quite a bit of hate. Earlier this year, Time magazine called Comic Sans — the ubiquitous typeface modeled on comic-book lettering — "perhaps the worst font of ...

Ever wondered why comic books needed someone just to do the lettering? Well, it turns out it’s a lot more complicated than you might think. The lettering in comic books can add a surprising amount of ...