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Stan Sakai Is Proof That Lettering Can, and Should, Be Treated As Art
Stan Sakai Is Proof That Lettering Can, and Should, Be Treated As Art
Stan Sakai Is Proof That Lettering Can, and Should, Be Treated As Art
The bulk of lettering in mainstream comics is meant to be invisible. By invisible I don't mean you can't see it; it's more that you don't notice it. In the '90s, Marvel tipped too far in one direction and gave a bunch of characters distinctive word balloons: Iceman spoke in icy bubbles, the Human Torch in flame balloons...