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1. Mordock999

   April 20, 2015 at 6:50 am | # | Reply

   Or “Prison.”

   WAIT! Did I Just TYPE That?!!?

   SORRY, Honey! Just Kidding!!

   (GULP)

   • April 20, 2015 at 9:23 am | # | Reply

     It wasn’t ME! I”m running right now.
2. Rhonda Haas

   April 20, 2015 at 9:22 am | # | Reply

   Harping and tooting
   We two do our share.
   In the deck, King and Queen,
   Lead and follow. What a pair! 🙂

   • April 20, 2015 at 9:23 am | # | Reply

     WOw, that’s impressive! Thanks Rhonda.
3. April 20, 2015 at 9:39 am | # | Reply

   I prefer hand lettering to fonts. There’s something more organic to hand lettering. Fonts can come across as sterile. I also think that lettering is another part of the style of the comic strip. So the hand lettering becomes and added personal feature of the strip by the artist.

   I use a lettering guide (one of those old timey Alvin ames ones) to put down guide lines otherwise my lettering is all wonkey.

   • April 21, 2015 at 7:23 am | # | Reply

     I agree! Fonts can be difficult to work with some art styles. I thought the font you’ve been using works well, but I really like how the hand-lettering looks in this one! And you had to hand-letter the “AAAAH” at the end of yesterday’s strip probably anyway! 🙂

     I find that making a layer with line guides in Photoshop helps to keep things straignt. And making the space between lines (leading) about half of the height of the tallest letters (if that makes sense).

     • April 21, 2015 at 5:08 pm | # | Reply

       Thanks for the encouragement. I’ll try it again.
4. April 20, 2015 at 6:09 pm | # | Reply

   I dig the hand-written lettering, gives the comic a more indie feel, while the fonts give it a more polished professional and established. They both look great; the former resonates with me more than the latter, but again, they both look stellar.

   Love how you did Mark’s eyes in the last panel. Nice touch.
5. April 20, 2015 at 6:19 pm | # | Reply

   Haha! “Full-time, live-in tutor.” Which is true, especially for kids. Parents are pretty much their first teachers.

   Huh. Seriously, if you hadn’t mentioned you hand drew words and the bubbles, I wouldn’t have noticed the difference. IT’S THAT GOOD! 😀

   • April 21, 2015 at 5:09 pm | # | Reply

     Well, that makes me feel good. I don’t believe you, since this is pretty sloppy, but I appreciate the comment!
6. April 23, 2015 at 9:46 pm | # | Reply

   HAND LETTERING FOREVER!!!

   • April 25, 2015 at 12:04 pm | # | Reply

     Thanks Wes. I just have to put a little more effort into it. That first panel is straight up crooked!