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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2017 15:37:01 GMT -5
There's a very interesting article in the Atlantic about the work of letterers and colorists in modern day comics. Called The Invisible Artists it looks at the contributions of the people who make comics behind the limelight of the writers and artists. It has comments from a number of letterers and colorists working on books across the board, Image, Archaia, Marvel, DC etc. about what they do, how they do it, etc. I know a lot of folks here at the classics board dont like modern coloring techniques, but this is an interesting read and a glimpse behind the curtain to see what the expectations and thought process behind some of the techniques are. The Wicked + The Divine by Gillen & McKelvie and Cowles and Wilson is the centerpiece feature of the article, but other books are highlighted too. -M |
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Post by badwolf on Aug 17, 2017 18:52:16 GMT -5
I feel like they are more visible than ever. Colorists even sign the covers now.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2017 18:53:16 GMT -5
I feel like they are more visible than ever. Colorists even sign the covers now. That's actually one of the things addressed in the article. -M |
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Post by Jesse on Aug 21, 2017 14:02:29 GMT -5
I read a recent book on comic lettering a few years ago that I thought was interesting Comic Book Lettering: The Comicraft Way by J.G. Roshell and Richard Starkings.  The Wicked + The Divine by Gillen & McKelvie and Cowles and Wilson is the centerpiece feature of the article, but other books are highlighted too. I read the first 14 issues of The Wicked + The Divine and think it's a beautifully drawn and colored series. |
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Post by Farrar on Aug 21, 2017 16:16:56 GMT -5
I read a recent book on comic lettering a few years ago that I thought was interesting Comic Book Lettering: The Comicraft Way by J.G. Roshell and Richard Starkings. I bought that book too, a few years ago--very glad I did, it gives a great overview. IIRC I'd read about it on Todd Klein's lettering site (another great resource). |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2017 20:05:16 GMT -5
I missed this...in honor of the anniversary of Gaspar Saldino's birth on Sept. 1, Sept. 1 has been christened Letterers Appreciation Day. In honor of it, Todd Klein organized a letterer's roundtable discussion, details over at CBR if you can get to it through all the ads.  The rest can be found through the linkadink. -M |
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