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<DIV><SPAN class=125461119-31032004>I've always referred to them as pylon
balloons.</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=125461119-31032004>~Nate</SPAN></DIV>
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face=Tahoma>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> groop-bounces@groo.com
[mailto:groop-bounces@groo.com]<B>On Behalf Of
</B>Pengyfelix@aol.com<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, March 31, 2004 12:50
PM<BR><B>To:</B> groop@groo.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Groop] OT: technical
comics question<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV>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?</DIV>
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<DIV>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. </DIV>
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<DIV>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.</DIV>
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<DIV>Janet</DIV>
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<DIV>PS: MAD has the best rejection letters. Not only are they
funny, they actually give you a reason.</DIV>
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