tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1171457769306554856.post2905523888507643411..comments2024-03-26T14:48:19.345+00:00Comments on Lew Stringer Comics: Unseen Characters: NOBBY LARD (2012)Lew Stringerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13260048632152445875noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1171457769306554856.post-82172398390224925942021-02-06T03:13:42.435+00:002021-02-06T03:13:42.435+00:00Ah sorry Ian. I can see how you thought each was o...Ah sorry Ian. I can see how you thought each was one story though. The length is whatever the client wants really. Not my decision. Had they wanted a full page I'd have staged it all differently, perhaps with two or three attempts at sports going wrong before the final punchline. Although really I hadn't thought about it in this instance. They wanted three panel gags so that's what I focused on. Every format has its own merits I guess. Lew Stringerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13260048632152445875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1171457769306554856.post-63850571320013255472021-02-06T00:34:49.746+00:002021-02-06T00:34:49.746+00:00Oops, sorry Lew, I can see it's three panels n...Oops, sorry Lew, I can see it's three panels now! I'm on the autism spectrum, and my 'processing' can sometimes lead to mis-reading things like that.<br /><br />I get what you mean about rhythm - I guess the length is largely dictated by the subject matter and the characters!Ian Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1171457769306554856.post-19410548129894200652021-02-06T00:15:48.125+00:002021-02-06T00:15:48.125+00:00Thanks Ian. It's actually three panels per str...Thanks Ian. It's actually three panels per strip. I did two on each sheet. I'm used to doing short strips like that and have done many for The Beano. (And of course my Daft Dimension strip for Doctor Who Magazine). There's a nice rhythm to telling a story in three panels. (Although I'd prefer a full page of course as it pays more!)<br /><br />Thanks Steve. Glad you liked them. Lew Stringerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13260048632152445875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1171457769306554856.post-44349132684524043332021-02-05T23:17:48.238+00:002021-02-05T23:17:48.238+00:00Really like the strip and the concept Lew, and sho...Really like the strip and the concept Lew, and shows how effective a story can be with only six frames. It must be frustrating when you put effort into it and then hear nothing. I'm sure the strip would have had quite a long tenure - just thinking about all the sports Nobby could have tried (and failed) to master!<br /><br />The client's loss in my opinion, but thanks for giving us a peek at the character.Ian Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1171457769306554856.post-87406656968307385802021-02-05T03:20:57.186+00:002021-02-05T03:20:57.186+00:00Thanks for sharing this Lew, very interesting. Lov...Thanks for sharing this Lew, very interesting. Love the poses on the character sheet.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10639700391857258821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1171457769306554856.post-34914630360685464612021-02-04T18:06:39.486+00:002021-02-04T18:06:39.486+00:00Possibly. Even though it was only nine years ago I...Possibly. Even though it was only nine years ago I've forgotten the details of what they asked for, and although I kept a screen grab of my email I didn't keep one of theirs. It was probably too old fashioned for the times, but I must have thoight that's what they were looking for, and they ended up using a similar character so perhaps they just didn't want to pay up. Lew Stringerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13260048632152445875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1171457769306554856.post-9097374986613396572021-02-04T09:30:18.088+00:002021-02-04T09:30:18.088+00:00Looks good to me ^_^ I wonder if they more wanted...Looks good to me ^_^ I wonder if they more wanted some kinda shill though.. character that made money winning at their shops.. that would have been very dull though...Manic Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02848336835961917079noreply@blogger.com