mollycrabapple ([info]mollycrabapple) wrote in [info]act_i_vate,
@ 2008-03-13 12:40:00
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Backstage: Act Two: Page Four


Backstage, by Molly Crabapple and John Leavitt.



See an archive of Act One here.
See an archive of Act Two here.








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[info]planetx
2008-03-13 05:32 pm UTC (link)
"You're lucky I find that charming."

Hilarious.

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[info]la_dulce_evita
2008-03-13 09:10 pm UTC (link)
that article makes me sad. :^(
but comic is getting intriguinger!

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[info]simonfraser
2008-03-14 03:01 am UTC (link)
She can copy my datebook anytime
The saucy Spitfire!

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[info]man_size
2008-03-14 03:29 am UTC (link)
As usual, great dialogue and fun art [could her neck BE any skinnier?].

Be careful with your balloon placement. I accidentally read panel 8 before panel 7.

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[info]jleavitt
2008-03-14 03:48 am UTC (link)
Elizabeth's head floats on a heady aether of morals and ambition.

best script note for this page

"Johnny is ...unnerved."

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[info]mollycrabapple
2008-03-14 04:25 am UTC (link)
"[could her neck BE any skinnier?]."

Try me : )

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[info]knockabout
2008-03-14 05:22 pm UTC (link)
A note from the letterer:

In Act 2, the writers love them some dialogue! Panel 8 became two less-than-sensical separate panels when I tried to put Johnny's caption in a narrow balloon down the middle of it. Molly sends me the finished drawings and I do my best to not obscure her beautiful scenery with text. Granted, I could have put the caption bubble over Elizabeth's hairdo, but she's already getting squeezed out of the frames as it is.

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[info]man_size
2008-03-14 05:59 pm UTC (link)
The letterer's job is uber important on many levels but, most importantly, the word balloon placement is the captain that guides the readers eye. Which is why I always provide my letterers a balloon placement guide [when I'm not lettering my own comix]. So, Molly should start providing you said guide and this will also help her consider placement and story flow when she lays out her pages.

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[info]jleavitt
2008-03-19 12:24 am UTC (link)
GUIDES?! we don't need no stinkeeeen guides!

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[info]agent_hush
2008-03-14 10:24 pm UTC (link)
I really enjoyed this. Great use of color and the whole thing is getting better and better as it progresses. Cant' wait to see what happens next.

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