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Second, I don't do SFX lettering a lot, for a couple of reasons. One is that it's actually super difficult. I don't like using fonts so much because it never really combos very well with the linework. It's sometimes a good idea though cause a solid way to separate the panel art from the dialog or sound effects is to have them in very different styles. This can prevent confusion so people don't think the words are elements that are actually in the space of the scene.

You don't want a sound effect to be confused with a poster in the background for example. And the reverse is also true. Posters run the risk of looking like little insert panels.

I mention these things as dangers to be aware of, but they can also be really cool things you can play with if you know what you're doing. You can have little subtle insert panels that create more story elements without getting in the way of the reading. Or you can give sound effects a real physicality that you don't get just by plopping things down in illustrator or with a font.

There's a real beauty to working with fonts but that takes a different skill set than the one I'm trained for. I'm only marginally more interesting with my hand drawn lettering. Any good typist or caligrapher can see all the mistakes I'm making in the words here but I think in this instance it adds to the immediacy and the story telling.