{"id":1108,"date":"2012-08-23T07:57:49","date_gmt":"2012-08-23T11:57:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bunchofdorks.com\/twodimensionpodcast\/?p=1108"},"modified":"2022-02-04T23:14:12","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T04:14:12","slug":"episode-37","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bunchofdorks.com\/twodimensionpodcast\/2012\/08\/23\/episode-37\/","title":{"rendered":"37 | Comic Book Letterers And The Art Of Typography"},"content":{"rendered":"

Once again, the whole gang is present, and thanks to Al<\/strong> we discuss letterers and the art of typography<\/a>. What’s better.. digital fonts<\/a> or traditional lettering<\/a>?
\nWe reminisce about some of the old school lettering masters such as John Workman<\/strong><\/a>, Moebius<\/strong><\/a>, and Tom Orzechowski<\/strong><\/a>. Don<\/strong> finds a way to slide in a Carl Barks<\/strong><\/a> comment,
\nand Dallas<\/strong> gushes about Dave Sim’s<\/strong><\/a> typographical masterpiece, Cerebus<\/a>.
\nWe then discuss “event fatigue” in the DC and Marvel universe, and Rook<\/strong> tastefully bags on DC’s New 52<\/a> concept. We talk about how boring the superhero “status quo” can be,
\nand how refreshing books like Spider-Man’s Brand New Day<\/a> and Morrison’s<\/strong> New X-Men<\/a> can be. There’s some creator-owned rights talk, and Don<\/strong> brings up symphonic music
\nto hammer home his point on artistic “innovators” and “cultivators”.
\nOh, and Rook<\/strong> sticks up for Aquaman<\/a>.<\/p>\n

MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: The Brilliant Green<\/a><\/p>\n

DOWNLOAD<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Not Only Could No One Draw Or Design Like Alex Toth<\/strong><\/a>,
\nNo One Could Letter Like He Could As Well.
\nYet, We\u00a0Missed Talking About It On This Episode.<\/p>\n

Comic Book Letterer<\/strong><\/a> \u2022 Design<\/a>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0<\/strong>Computer Lettering<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Chi Chian<\/a> By Voltaire<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Richard Starkings’<\/strong><\/a> Comicraft.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Jim Aparo<\/strong><\/a> Who Did It All.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Tom Orzechowski<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>John Byrne<\/strong><\/a> Pencils And Terry Austin<\/strong><\/a> Inks.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Alan Davis<\/strong><\/a> Pencils And Mark Farmer<\/strong><\/a> Inks.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Darwyn Cooke<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0Pencils With J. Bone<\/strong><\/a> Inks.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Jeff Smith<\/strong> RASL<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Usagi Yojimbo<\/a> by\u00a0Stan Sakai<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Paul Grist’s<\/strong><\/a> Hand Lettering\u00a0Jack Staff<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Al Feldstein<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0At EC Preferred The Consistent Lettering Of A\u00a0Leroy Set<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Harvey Kurtzman’s<\/strong><\/a> EC Titles Were Hand Lettered<\/a> By\u00a0Ben Oda<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Charles Moulton<\/strong><\/a> And\u00a0H. G. Peters’<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0Leroy Set\u00a0Lettered\u00a0Wonder Woman<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Richard Corben’s<\/strong><\/a> DEN Typeset.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>John Workman<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>And His Lettering On The Mighty Thor<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Moebius’<\/strong> Lettering On Parable Defies The Unbreakable
\nConsistency Of American Comic Book Lettering<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Typography<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Ken Bruzenak’s<\/strong><\/a> Hand Lettering\/Typography On\u00a0American Flagg<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Dave Sim’s<\/strong><\/a> Hand Lettering On\u00a0Cerebus<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Will Eisner’s <\/strong><\/a>The Spirit<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Kirby<\/strong><\/a> And Lee<\/strong><\/a> Fantastic Four<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>How Many Times…<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Can The Justice League<\/a>…<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Outsmart Amazo<\/a>?<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Or, Can The X-Men<\/a> Beat Apocalypse<\/a> Again?<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Holst: The Planets<\/a> And\u00a0Black Sabbath<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Grant Morrison’s<\/strong><\/a> X-Men<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Garth Ennis<\/strong><\/a> On Ghost Rider<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Alan Moore’s<\/strong><\/a> Swamp Thing<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The Avengers<\/a> By George Perez<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The Avengers<\/a> By Steve Englehart<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Fantastic Four<\/a> By John Byrne<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Superman: The Byrne Reboot<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Geoff Johns’<\/strong><\/a> Aquaman<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Sandman<\/a> By Neil Gaiman<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Dr. Strange<\/a> In His Domain.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Hark A Vagrant By Kate Beaton<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Dalgoda<\/a> By Jan Strnad<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0And Dennis Fujitake<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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