#bone comic

[who-is-riley]

Bartleby...

#i forgot about him for too long😭 #the original tbh creature #bone comic

[road-kill-eater]

creatures.....

#bone comic #sketchbook #monster art #artists on tumblr

[thisdastampdoesnotexist]

#spy vs spy #spamton #spamton g spamton #how to leave town #csh #car seat headrest #deltarune #space cadet #da stamps #deviantart stamps #stamp #fone bone #bone comic #rayman

[haveyoureadthiscomic-poll]

#bone #bone comic #cartoon books #indie comic #indie comics #jeff smith #poll

[laughingpinecone]

Gran'ma and Thorn for Celamity! Bone requests spark joy :]

#my art #bone #gran'ma ben #rose harvestar #thorn harvestar #bone comic

[comic-art-showcase]

Bone homage by Ethan Young

#ethan young #bone #bone comic #fone bone #thorn harvestar #gran'ma ben #kingdok

[galactic-dragoness]

Mods are asleep post Jeff Smith Bone memes

#bone comic #jeff smith bone #scholastic #comic #meme #fone bone #graphic novel

[elen-ancalima]

winter strikes quick in these parts...

#was flipping through bone and remembered how much of an impact This Specific Panel had on me #blender #3d art #bone comic

[laboratoryrats]

Note to Self - Word Balloons: A Study

(No spoilers, don't worry)

14 total comics to compare against, across genres with half as traditionally printed comics and half from webcomics. While not an exhaustive list, should be enough to start to give some idea about preferences.

Text Type: Either fully capitalized (EXAMPLE) or with mixed case (Example)

All Caps versus Mixed Case

Mixed Case vs. ALL CAPS for all comics

Mixed Case vs. ALL CAPS for Traditional Printed Comics AND for all webcomics (same results)

A slight preference for the traditional method of writing out word balloons with text in all caps

Spacing Between Text and Outer Balloons

Min Spacing versus Regular Spacing versus Max Spacing

Spacing between text and outer balloon for all comics

Traditional comics are basically evenly split between a normal spacing (about the width of a letter) and min spacing (which leaves essentially no room between the text and the balloon)

Traditional comics slightly tend toward a minimizing the spacing between the text and the balloon

Spacing between text and outer balloons for webcomics

Webcomics are split between between a normal spacing (about the width of a letter) and extra spacing (which can sometimes double or triple the distance between the text and the balloon). Webcomics slightly tend towards adding additional space between the text and the word balloon

Word Balloons Within or Outside the Panels

Within Panel versus Outside Panel

Whether word balloon (typically) lie entirely within or can exist outside the strict space of the panel

This is perhaps the most obvious difference between webcomics and traditional comics. All traditional comics in this set only have word balloons that lie within the panel, while all the webcomics typically have there word balloons lie outside their panels

Conclusion

As reductive as it sounds, the overall conclusion is that any combination of word balloon choices are well represented in both traditional and webcomics. The only noticeable difference is that webcomics tend to take greater advantage of the negative space between panels by moving their word ballons out of the panel borders

Resources (and Comic Recommendations)

Format: Print (Traditional)

Fables by by Bill Willingham, Lan Medina, Steve Leialoha, Craig Hamilton, Sherilyn van Valkenburgh

Nimona by ND Stevenson

Bone by Jeff Smith

Ghostopolis by Doug TenNapel

Saga by Brian K. Vaughan, Fiona Staples

Tintin by Hergé

Superman: Red Son by Mark Millar, Dave Johnson

Format: Online (Webcomic via Webtoon)

Marionetta by Míriam Bonastre Tur

Suitor Armor by Purpah

Castle Swimmer by Wendy Lian Martin

Cursed Princess Club by LambCat

Lore Olympus by Rachel Smythe

Space Boy by Stephen McCranie

The Dragon Tutor by Mar_Mai

#word balloons #comics #comic tutorial #art tutorial #education #fables comics #nimona #bone comic #Ghostopolis #saga comic #tintin #the adventures of tintin #superman #superman: red son #superman red son #marionetta #webtoon #web comic #webcomic #suitor armor #castle swimmer #cursed princess club #lore olympus #space boy webtoon #space boy #dragon tutor #the dragon tutor #note to self #comic recommendations #comic recs

[z-ech]

Bunch of unrelated doodles

#deltarune #spamton #bone comic #um jammer lammy

[storekn1fe]

reread jeff smith's bone a while ago, here's some thorn! [id in alt]

#thorn harvestar #bone #jeff smith's bone #bone jeff smith #bone comic #fiona draws #described #hi to all 5 bone fans out there

[fetusmeme]

sigh....i miss him so much tails

#bone #bone comic #phoney bone #jeff smith

[thisdastampdoesnotexist]

#da stamps #deviantart stamps #stamp #rayman #bone comic #fone bone #svs #spy vs spy

[lyraspace]

#bone comic #jeff smith bone #bone jeff smith #ted #meme #get stick bugged lol #bone #ted the bug

[comicalbum]

Drew this cause Jeff Smith followed me back on threads

#BONE #bone comic #bone jeff smith #My Art #it was probably by accident but I still got starstruck when I saw the notification

[butchbarneygumble]

There's something I love a lot and that's seeing what my favourite artists are inspired by. I'm a huge fan of Jeff Smith's comic Bone, and now I'm seeing some of Walt Kelly's Pogo and it's just. Bone's DNA is written all over these comics. It's so cool to see. Yet it isn't a carbon copy - the character designs and general depth resonates through both comics, but both have their own distinct feel.

Can we finally get that Bone movie made? Jeff's been wanting to see it come to fruition for ages and it keeps getting shafted. Screw you, Netflix!!!

#rambly #bone comic