Text Bubbles, or Text under panel?

Started by Ark Kuvis October 29th, 2005 10:32 AM
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Speech Bubbles, or Under Pannel?

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Speech Bubbles, why? Because not only is it the way comics were meant to be, but they look better and you have more focus on the pictures in the panels than if you had text under pictures.
Not to mention they look better if used properly.
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Speech Bubbles, why? Because not only is it the way comics were meant to be, but they look better and you have more focus on the pictures in the panels than if you had text under pictures.
Not to mention they look better if used properly.
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I think it depends on the narrative technique you use. If the comic is very dialouge-heavy then speech bubbles are definitely the way to go as it is annoying as heck to keep shifting your eyes between the text panels and the pictures to see who's saying what and to whom. But if you like to take more of a storyteller approach to it then panels are the way to go as they won't clutter up the frames. Myself, I find speech bubbles preferable.
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Some people like to put the text under the panels, they find it hard to put text in bubbles.

Other people use bubbles, they have no problem at all fitting the text in the bubbles.

I say that both of them are fine.

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....what kind of immature comic starts a comic to prove me wrong?
Speech Bubbles can be used right. You, however, failed with them. Comics are speech bubbles. Without them, they are mearly a story book. What sets Comic Books apart from Story books? Speech Bubbles. What sets Comic strips apart from Articles in a newspaper besides the pictures? Speech Bubbles. What sets Sprite Comics from Sprite fics? You should know the awnser.
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Well I see that somethings here. Well I love how others put the Speech Bubbles and I love the Teachy TV and I don't know how many times I told Daviku that I'll be using Speech bubbles on my comic as the story goes on. So I won't vote just yet.
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Speech Bubbles, why? Because not only is it the way comics were meant to be, but they look better and you have more focus on the pictures in the panels than if you had text under pictures.
Not to mention they look better if used properly.
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Hm...that is really hard to say. I think...that I'll go with...neither. The situation varies, just like Alter Ego said. So, I'd have to say that when the approach calls, use Speech bubbles, but when you want more story, use Text under panel. I have used mainly text under panel, being a fan-fic writer, but I think that speech bubbles are what make a comic a comic and not a story book.

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Speech bubbles are for comics, text for fanfics. Speech bubbles look more organized and make it seem more like a comic instead of a fanfic. Plus, there isn't a lot of appealing, fancy stuff you can do with text-under-the-panels. TUTP (text under the panels) distracts your attention from the comic and makes you focus on the words instead.

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But thats a hand-drawn comic, sprite comics are smaller, there for speech bubbles would take up to much room.
IDK, I'm both ways really, I don't mind witch one is used.
Just so long as the story and art is good.
Ah toche' you see a sprite comic is still a comic none the less, the comics in the newspaper are tiny, yet use speach bubbles.

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But thats a hand-drawn comic, sprite comics are smaller, there for speech bubbles would take up to much room.
IDK, I'm both ways really, I don't mind witch one is used.
Just so long as the story and art is good.
How is it different? Can't you comprehend the word? Sprite Comic. Get it?
Your point in speech bubbles taking up too much space fails, newer comics have panels in varied size (depending on the speech bubbles and the pictures), why don't you try and do it the way comic authors do?

A good example would be the PPG Doujinshi
http://bleedman.snafu-comics.com/?strip_id=0

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How is it different? Can't you comprehend the word? Sprite Comic. Get it?
Your point in speech bubbles taking up too much space fails, newer comics have panels in varied size (depending on the speech bubbles and the pictures), why don't you try and do it the way comic authors do?

A good example would be the PPG Doujinshi
http://bleedman.snafu-comics.com/?strip_id=0
Did someone made that? thats really good. He used the speech bubbles well.
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My reasons for liking text under panels:
#Lots of space - more text means the reader can understand what's going on.
#The reader can see all of the pictures fully. No text covering parts of the pictures.
#Order - the reader can read all the text in the correct order without getting confused, no more: "which bubble do I read first??"
#Different colours can be used for different characters, not only does this help the reader, but it can look very good too.
#Frames can be put around the text to make it more decorative and nice to look at.

Don't get me wrong, speech bubbles ar great too, one of the best examples of a comic using speech bubbles is PokeChow by blueguy. I just prefer text under panels ^_^

But I wouldn't want everyone's comics to use the same style, it would make everything boring. If different people use different styles, and try new things, the world will be a happier place ^_^
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My reasons for liking text under panels:
#Lots of space - more text means the reader can understand what's going on.
#The reader can see all of the pictures fully. No text covering parts of the pictures.
#Order - the reader can read all the text in the correct order without getting confused, no more: "which bubble do I read first??"
#Different colours can be used for different characters, not only does this help the reader, but it can look very good too.
#Frames can be put around the text to make it more decorative and nice to look at.

Don't get me wrong, speech bubbles ar great too, one of the best examples of a comic using speech bubbles is PokeChow by blueguy. I just prefer text under panels ^_^

But I wouldn't want everyone's comics to use the same style, it would make everything boring. If different people use different styles, and try new things, the world will be a happier place ^_^
*whipes tear off**claps*, nice speech, and I agree everybody doing the same style would be boring.