Author Archives: Drew Bradley

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Annotations
Minding MIND MGMT: Issue #21

By | Apr 29, 2014 | Annotations

A new issue of “MIND MGMT”, another hunt for codes and Easter eggs in a new edition of Minding MIND MGMT. Because each issue of Matt Kindt’s monthly series is overflowing with hidden clues and interwoven narratives, a standard review just doesn’t cut it. This column will provide in-depth analysis and help you navigate the […]

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Reviews
Review: Duffman #1

By | Apr 25, 2014 | Reviews

Have you ever wondered about the secret origin of Springfield’s wildest party animal? All questions are answered in this issue! Written by Matt Groening Illustrated by Mike Rote Get ready to be blown away by the book you never thought you’d see! We asked which character you wanted us to feature in our next One-Shot […]

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Columns
Lettering Week: Wrapping Up

By | Apr 25, 2014 | Columns

To close out our week-long look at lettering, it seems appropriate to evaluate the experience. As I said at the beginning, the ultimate goal of these articles was to get you to a place where you were informed enough to evaluate a letterer’s work. Hopefully, the history of the process was thorough enough for you […]

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Interviews
Lettering Week: Rus Wooton Talks “Deadly Class” and “Black Science” [Interview]

By | Apr 25, 2014 | Interviews

As Lettering Week comes to a close, we’re squeezing in one last interview. This time, it’s Rus Wooten in the hot seat, whose work you may recognize from a myriad of popular titles like “Invincible,” “Walking Dead,” “Manhattan Projects” and recently, “Black Science” and “Deadly Class.”. Let’s get to it. I know you’ve been a […]

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Columns
Lettering Week: The Life of a Letterer

By | Apr 24, 2014 | Columns

Multiversity’s Lettering Week is nearly over, and you may have noticed there’s been lots of coverage about the profession, but not about the professionals. Here is where that changes. As part of the research for these articles, numerous letterers, writers, artists, and editors supplied some invaluable input. It seems appropriate to summarize the results for […]

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Columns
Lettering Effect Showcase: Symbols

By | Apr 24, 2014 | Columns

As part of our our celebration of lettering, we’re running showcases for some particular lettering samples which merit discussion all on their own. Naturally, this will only be a small number of the possible selections, but hopefully you’ll find them to be varied and thorough. We’ve already covered the shapes of the balloons, and now […]

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Columns
Lettering Effect Showcase: Word Balloons

By | Apr 23, 2014 | Columns

The time has come during our celebration of lettering for a showcase of some particular lettering samples which merit discussion all on their own. By necessity, these selections will be limited and subjective, but hopefully they’re also varied and thorough. The first aspect to get the spotlight is word balloons. This isn’t going to be […]

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Columns
The History of Comic Lettering: 1990 to Present

By | Apr 23, 2014 | Columns

In the final installment of our three part look at the history of comic lettering, we’ll be examining the rise of computer-assisted techniques. Like nearly all other areas of modern life, new technologies have completely altered the comic landscape, reducing previously unimaginable tasks to basic processes which can be done quickly and consistently. With the […]

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Columns
The History of Comic Lettering: 1940 to 1990

By | Apr 22, 2014 | Columns

Adding letters to images, as a practice, dates back centuries. We examined the early methods and the thoughts behind them in part 1. Largely, the work was crudely done by cartoonists who were uninterested in the finer points of letter design and aesthetics, and unwilling to share their meager profits with the people who were […]

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