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The first boasas strip is available on comics.com today! (seem familiar?)
It's a "soft launch". They'll start promoting it officially after Wednesday's update.
The first boasas strip is available on comics.com today! (seem familiar?)
It's a "soft launch". They'll start promoting it officially after Wednesday's update.
I'd shrink the text size by a couple of points to give you more room. You might need the extra dialog space at some point :)
Very cool to see the first cartoon redone in the most modern style, though :D
*looks at Dinosaur Comics*
I also think the backgrounds, which are one of my favorite graphic parts of the comic (and, I think, one of the most distinctive) are going to end up being covered up with text and the characters. This is not to say that this issue can't be addressed with clever design, so I'll have to see what solution you come up with. ;) The issue of design there (dense vs. sparse) is also a very important part of the comic's general feel.
I think the large size of BoaSaS is one of the features that adds to its distinctiveness and uniqueness, lends itself to artistic expression, and much better fits the medium of a web comic rather than a print comic. Of course, the relevance of this depends on what you're intending to do; to transition to print or to stay grassy and rooty on the series of tubes known as the interweb.
Probably the biggest upside to the new design is that strips can be more easily translated to t-shirts, since they're already properly proportioned. The coloring presents challenges, of course, but the image itself doesn't need to be redrawn. This I like, because I need more provocative t-shirts to wear to impress the ladies, and the ones I have get smelly and have to be laundered quite often.
I think of change as a positive force in the world. It's a chance for improvement. I hope that these changes will be positive ones for BoaSaS in the long run, despite any initial growing (or in this case, shrinking) pains. Just remember that there are those of us who like things because they defy mass appeal. BoaSaS isn't just another comic; that's why I read it.
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