Re: Nerd Boy, episode 257

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> In article <ai3m0d$10idcf$1...@ID-102694.news.dfncis.de>, "Joaquim
> G�ndara" <cla...@lords.com> wrote:
> >"llizard" <lli...@NOPOLLUTIONwildmail.com> skrev i meddelandet
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> >> Move Fanboy over a little so that his "um" doesn't seem like part of
> >> Nerdboy's words.
> >
> >It's meant to look as if he's interrupting him. However, I wasn't very
> >satisfied with it either.
>
> Okay, how about this:
>
> Actually, I'm glad Mandy left!
>  She was so full
>   of crap!           Um..
>          `            `,,,
>          OO            ..'
>         .||.          .||.
>   ______ bb __________ || ____________
>
> I realize that it doesn't look exactly like an interruption this way
> but at least there is no doubt that Fanboy is saying "Um" (When I
> first read the strip, I thought that Nerdboy had said "Um" because he
> was trying to sidestep from saying such terrible things about Mandy.

Hmm... The text is sprawling out all over the place. The only solution I
can see is to shorten NB's line or move FB. The first is very hard to do
and still convey the same thing, and the other just looks odd; they're
already a bit far apart for a conversation IMO.

> However, I find I can't let go of wanting to see that brief moment of
> silent horror and still want you to:
>
> >> Add "She's standing right behind you." to the first frame. Leave the
> >> second frame wordless (but retain Fanboy's wonderful pointing gesture)
> >> and Nerdboy's freeze
> >>
> >>                           ,,,
> >>          OO               ..'
> >>         .||.              -)).
> >>   ______ bb _____________ /( _________
> >
> >That seems odd. The point of the strip is that Nerd Boy tries to "think
> >on his feet" and fails miserably. Your suggestion adds a pause... :\
>
> Ah, this is where you can employ your voice-over with "a fraction of a
> split second later" over top of the otherwise wordless second frame.
> As you say, Nerdboy is failing miserably at thinking on his feet so
> for him, time would appear to stand still at that terrible (for him)
> moment.

I don't know... That's just not the pacing I want. The voice-over would
only add to the perceived pause, and Fan Boy seems to be pointing _at_
Nerd Boy as if saying "he said it, not me".

> >> Remove the extraneous *laugh* *point* from above Fanboy. His
> >> expression says it all
> >>
> >>                                      OK, don't
> >>                                     answer that.
> >>                                               `                      ,,,
> >>                                                OO                    ~~'
> >>                                               .||.                  -||.
> >>   jg__________________________________________ dd __________________ ||
> >
> >But it was Popeye-stylee!
>
> I'm not familiar with that unsubtle style. Happily, it has been eons
> since I have seen a Popeye cartoon.

It's not unsubtlety, they usually just repeat things all around the character.

         You're not making
         any sense Fan Boy.
               ,
             OO  *hm?*
     *huh?* .||.
             bb

They seem to be using dialogue as sound effects. Similarly, I wanted to use
actions as sound effects. Fan Boy literally gives off a *point! laugh!* sound.

> >> If you are e-mailing and hit the reply button, add an "e" to "idirct";
> >>
> >> If you are e-mailing and hit the reply button, add an "e" to "idirct"
> >
> >I heard you the first time. :P
>
> Rats!! How did I know that you would notice that senseless repetition?

Because I'm an incorrigible perfectionist and nitpicker?

> To make up for it, I'll leave it out in this post. >%^7^^^7^^

Yay! :)

>  _____
> | `^^,|
> |-BAM+|    ,^%---
> |_^_v_|  __<_ \     Is "Popeye stylee" sort of
>   --- ==   >/       the same as Batman punches?
> [_ejm_]  __>,^
>  |   |  //| |

Well.. sort of. See above.

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