Prologue: Page 10
Three things of note in this page: Times New Roman keeps a portrait OF HIMSELF in his office; he always keeps his pinky up, because he fancies himself a proper gentleman; and his mug says #1 BOSS on it. Let me tell you, I had a LOT of fun drawing all of those visual gags into this page, along with all of the hand-drawn type. And Times New Roman is unexpectedly very fun to draw, just because he's so darn grouchy.
All joking aside, this page has a lot of really important plot-type information. As I said last week, it's...probably not a good idea to trust someone who has two phones, and TNR is kind of proving that true here. My personal nickname for this page is just Times New Roman Lies And Berates People On The Telephone. Things we've learned: the League is located on...Atlantis, and now that it's been over 80 years since he was born, TNR has been promoted to the CEO. But what about John Hancock? I can't tell you exactly what's going on, because that'd be spoilers -- but do you have any theories about WHY John Hancock and "Robert Smith" exist? And, finally, there's that Comic Sans joke everyone has been asking for! Don't say I never did anything for you. |
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And don't exile Papyrus. :( I'd rather Times New Roman was run over by a bus.
Times New Roman is fun to watch, too. He's so good at lying, and from the viewer's perspective, it's so obvious. It leaves you wondering whether either of the stories he gives are true. And I'm amused by his #1 Boss mug.
Ooh, I like your insights about Times New Roman here - they're pretty spot on. He IS a very good liar, and he also has the power to back up his claims, which makes any lies even more dangerous...
Also is that italics when he says "Comic Sans" in exasperation?
And yep! They're italics! He, like everyone else, hates Comic Sans.
Chapel was more self-contained or rather fairly short arcs of connected pages, but it seems like this is going to be a more continuous narrative and I am very very excited to see how it goes and also to see how your story-telling works out in a more prolonged setting.
I should get off my butt and make something myself.
Yes, you're spot on about that difference between Chapel and League. That's why (I've mentioned in some places before), I worked on scripting League while I was working on Chapel, and I have an entire script for the comic already completed. Because it's a longer, continuous narrative, I wanted to make sure I had the plotting down pat before I started to draw it.
Haha, yes! Go ahead and make something! I love seeing people draw comics or write stories. It's the best to be creative together!!
My best guess is that Robert Smith is some kind of guise or side job for TNR...you've said before that the fonts start to age when they fall into disuse, so perhaps that's the purpose? Beyond that, I wouldn't know...ill just have to find out in a later update!
You're spot on that Robert Smith is a guise for TNR, but it's not necessarily a side job...more about this will be mentioned in the next few pages, though, so you won't have to wait that long to find out! ;)
I'm so glad you think TNR is a dynamic character! I had fun with his body language on this page.
also sweet jimminy christmas i love your hand lettering on the italics hgfjkdshg
Thank you so much!! The lettering on this page took forever but it was definitely worth it.