Basic Instructions ([info]basic_inst) wrote,
@ 2007-08-24 09:06:00
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More Daily Tests
So, after last week the general consensus was that breaking up a single strip into four daily strips didn't work. Scott A. suggested two more things to try.

1. That I try one more time to fit my full four panel comics within a daily strip footprint.
And
2. That I try to actually produce one strip a day for awhile, just to see how that flows.

I was dubious of both ideas, but I swore to myself at the start of this project that I would keep an open mind.

I tried one, "How to answer the unanswerable" and it looked like legal fine print with some tiny drawings thrown in. Looking at it, it did occur to me that I wasn't entirely happy with the 3rd panel's joke anyway, so I cut it. The result is below.


Adams and I quickly agreed that this "Write four panels and drop the weakest" plan was worth exploring. Below are the next two day's comics.


 
Any comments? I'd welcome your opinions.



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[info]bdonornot
2007-08-24 06:56 pm UTC (link)
I hate to say it, a sa big fan of BI, but I agree with Doug. Most peopl ein this world are stupid and will immediately pass right over it, thinking "Too much words!"

What if the first panel was just the title of the strip, in the largest possible font? I mean, I know it then cuts you actual comedy by a third, but then the title would at least grab a reader's eye.

You can also save space by cutting the secondary character out of some panels. You can keep their dialogue (they are just speaking from off screen) and then the primary character can be made bigger, making it so the artwork will grab the reader's eye as well.

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