CBR: Shelf Life - Jan 26, 2012

[CBR News]

This week Ron Marz examines the often overlooked art of comic book lettering, sharing tips on how to create the best project and speaking with frequent collaborator Troy Peteri.


Full article here.

[devildinosaur]

I've never underappreciated letterers--these guys and gals are artists in their own right, and add a lot to the storytelling. Janice Chiang, Rick Parker, Sam Rosen, Joe Rosen, Artie Simek, Tom Orezchowski, John Workman, John Costanza, Todd Klein--they all made the books they worked on their own.

[maniacmatt]

Lettering is definitely something I took for granted up until recently when I started having to letter my own comics. There's a lot that goes into it that I never even thought of.

[JimCampbell]

writers or editors who treat a complete, lettered issue like a first draft, making substantial revisions on every page. Not cool. Letterers get paid once; they shouldn't have to letter an issue twice

Yes! This! A thousand times: this!

:-)

Cheers

Jim

[dimo1]

It is an art that is just overlooked, you only realize it when a book is badly lettered, or you try it yourself.
More credit to letterers!