Working Daze by John Zakour and Scott Roberts for June 09, 2024

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    catchup  5 months ago

    I love these!

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    rekam Premium Member 5 months ago

    Scott, thanks for going back in the archives and giving us a glimpse into the past.

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    eromlig  5 months ago

    Scott? GREAT job! (Let’s not tell rekam, though…)

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    RonnieAThompson Premium Member 5 months ago

    Thanks for sharing the first comic and the interesting history.

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    The Famous Eccles  5 months ago

    Love these “history” strips!

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    drmickeyg  5 months ago

    Adding my voice to the “loving the ‘history’ strips” crew! (Actually, I love all our strips!)

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    ChessPirate  5 months ago

    Didn’t Ed Kennedy go on to work with Laurel and Hardy? ☺

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    davidlwashburn  5 months ago

    The difference in the art styles is the most fascinating thing. Check out the detail. I suspect it took a lot longer to draw one of those.

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    Thomas Scott Roberts creator 5 months ago

    It was work all right. The first part is research and study. But I’ve been doing that all my life.

    Even after the drawings are done, there’s all the after effects to ‘age’ the art, then add copyrights- and in some cases even show ink bleeding through from the ‘next page’ (not in these samples, though.) And get the formats right- the size and dimensions have to be accurate. That affects the size of the lettering. Lots of stuff to consider.

    Add to that the writing. The gags have to feel right for the period, including the wording. The titles of the artists’ other features need to seem typical of the time period.

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