Panelhead: Clever Uses of Words -- Or Not -- Mark Three Unusual Artists
The Santa Fe New Mexican › June 30, 2006
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The late Will Eisner once told a friend of mine that he used too many words. Eisner reportedly advised him, "They're comics, kid. Tell the story with pikchas!"
It's good advice. Comics can get muddied by unruly dialogue and writers who can make that work are rare. With that in mind, here are three books with barely any word balloons at all.See the full content of this document
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Panelhead: Clever Uses of Words -- Or Not -- Mark Three Unusual Artists
I suspect Jason, a Norwegian author who uses just the one name, stays away from words because he's writing for an international audience. His collection, Meow Baby!, works around that by having characters speak in sy...
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