[Groop] OT: technical comics question

Ruben Arellano rarellano at shaw.ca
Wed Mar 31 16:50:18 PST 2004


Whatever they are, I don't think Sergio likes to use them.  I remember him explaining to me once that there should be a different scene for each bit of dialogue, since the expressions would change for each part of the dialogue.  He was frustrated that the drawing would be suitable for the first line of conversation, but as the dialogue progressed, the drawing didn't make sense anymore.  That's my recollection anyway, maybe Mark can shed some light on this.

Ruben.
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Does anybody know if there is a technical term for those word balloons that 
show a more extended bit of dialog in a single panel?  For instance, person A 
says something, person B replies, person A replies to that, etc., all in the 
same panel.  I've seen it done a few places, but I'm not sure what it's called.  
 While we're at it, is "word balloons" the appropriate term?

I'm working on another submission for MAD Magazine (I'm trying to send them 
stuff faster than they can reject it), and since I do not draw worth a hill of 
beans, I have to describe the visual gags in writing.  I'd like to have enough 
vocabulary to sound like I know what I'm doing, since I am obviously winging 
it on the format.  

My goal with MAD, other than becoming a regular in the Usual Gang of Idiots, 
is to write a piece that appears on the same page as a Sergio marginal.  
Actually, the coolest thing would be to have Sergio be the artist on something I 
wrote, but baby steps.  First, I have to have something accepted.  Not sounding 
like an idiot would be a good start.

Janet

PS:  MAD has the best rejection letters.  Not only are they funny, they 
actually give you a reason.

http://janetharriett.blogspot.com

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