My first thought looking at this was “Who’s the new kid?” Then I remembered.
(The color seems to be missing on a number of strips today. This is what I think the drawback of having daily strips done in color - when for whatever reason it’s missing, everything looks flat/washed out. But when cartoonists draw in B&W with no expectation of color, they’ll usually vary up the tones with shading, patterns, greys, etc.)
You do draw the dailies with the expectation that they’ll be in color though, am I correct?
Schulz, in the later years, started using printed tones fairly regularly (although sparingly) in his dailies. The “Peanuts 2000” collection printed all of these strips with added color, and it ended up looking really muddy in places.
I really like the way Mark Tatulli uses color in “Lio”; his monochrome “tintings” add to the strip when you see them, but if you only see them B&W they’re not conspicuous by their absence.
Just for my curiosity, what’s the relative size of your audience in print vs your audience online, can you say? Obviously I’m not asking for specific numbers, but do more people read you here than in their newspapers? Twice as many? Ten times as many?
It’s kind of surprising to me that the online version would be considered the “default” for how comic strips are prepared nowadays, but it probably shouldn’t be. I imagine them being prepared for the printed page, and then adapted as necessary for online viewing…
Cleats is not in a lot of newspapers, but I would totally be guessing at what numbers you are talking about. There is another consideration. Strips in newspapers run so small these days that details in the art are lost.
Of course the mistakes look smaller too.
If you want to see what Cleats looks like with a lot of detail, hit the double-left arrow above and look at the early strips.
Ironically, Jack’s aunt in that strip looks like Abby with the short hairdo.
Yakety Sax about 14 years ago
no color today?
Lyons Group, Inc. about 14 years ago
Yes, have we gone nostalgic here?
fritzoid Premium Member about 14 years ago
My first thought looking at this was “Who’s the new kid?” Then I remembered.
(The color seems to be missing on a number of strips today. This is what I think the drawback of having daily strips done in color - when for whatever reason it’s missing, everything looks flat/washed out. But when cartoonists draw in B&W with no expectation of color, they’ll usually vary up the tones with shading, patterns, greys, etc.)
Bill Hinds creator about 14 years ago
I really enjoy seeing them in color. Some cartoonists prefer B&W.
fritzoid Premium Member about 14 years ago
You do draw the dailies with the expectation that they’ll be in color though, am I correct?
Schulz, in the later years, started using printed tones fairly regularly (although sparingly) in his dailies. The “Peanuts 2000” collection printed all of these strips with added color, and it ended up looking really muddy in places.
I really like the way Mark Tatulli uses color in “Lio”; his monochrome “tintings” add to the strip when you see them, but if you only see them B&W they’re not conspicuous by their absence.
Bill Hinds creator about 14 years ago
Frankly, I gear it to what I see, which is this page at Gocomics.
Bill Hinds creator about 14 years ago
I’m working on adding sound.
fritzoid Premium Member about 14 years ago
Just for my curiosity, what’s the relative size of your audience in print vs your audience online, can you say? Obviously I’m not asking for specific numbers, but do more people read you here than in their newspapers? Twice as many? Ten times as many?
It’s kind of surprising to me that the online version would be considered the “default” for how comic strips are prepared nowadays, but it probably shouldn’t be. I imagine them being prepared for the printed page, and then adapted as necessary for online viewing…
Bill Hinds creator about 14 years ago
Cleats is not in a lot of newspapers, but I would totally be guessing at what numbers you are talking about. There is another consideration. Strips in newspapers run so small these days that details in the art are lost. Of course the mistakes look smaller too.
Bill Hinds creator about 14 years ago
If you want to see what Cleats looks like with a lot of detail, hit the double-left arrow above and look at the early strips. Ironically, Jack’s aunt in that strip looks like Abby with the short hairdo.
fritzoid Premium Member about 14 years ago
You’re right, the resemblance is striking! Any thoughts of bringing her back for a bit? Giving Mondo a bit of “older woman” trouble?
markkahler52 almost 2 years ago
I always thought that your details were great, regretless, Bill! Great art all around!