Comments on: Today’s Prickly city is 40% off – literally http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2008/12/11/todays-prickly-city-is-40-off-literally/ The source for industry news for the professional cartoonist Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:54:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Rick Stromoski http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2008/12/11/todays-prickly-city-is-40-off-literally/#comment-78335 Rick Stromoski Sat, 13 Dec 2008 13:30:13 +0000 http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2008/12/11/todays-prickly-city-is-40-off-literally/#comment-78335 From a features editor: ≥≥≥ You might also share with the artist the notion that now is probably not a good time to be quite so clever. Every editor in America is under incredible pressure to cut the budget, layout workers, drop features, save money, etc. The features and people who give us the most headache will be first to go. This statement is a perfect example of why most of the comics pages are exercises in banality. It's mandated by their overseers. From a features editor:

≥≥≥ You might also share with the artist the notion that now is probably not a good time to be quite so clever. Every editor in America is under incredible pressure to cut the budget, layout workers, drop features, save money, etc. The features and people who give us the most headache will be first to go.

This statement is a perfect example of why most of the comics pages are exercises in banality. It’s mandated by their overseers.

]]> By: Ted Dawson http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2008/12/11/todays-prickly-city-is-40-off-literally/#comment-78294 Ted Dawson Thu, 11 Dec 2008 20:08:48 +0000 http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2008/12/11/todays-prickly-city-is-40-off-literally/#comment-78294 I was confused because comics are already 40% smaller than they used to be. So technically this strip was cut 64%. I was confused because comics are already 40% smaller than they used to be. So technically this strip was cut 64%.

]]> By: carlton mckenney http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2008/12/11/todays-prickly-city-is-40-off-literally/#comment-78290 carlton mckenney Thu, 11 Dec 2008 17:42:08 +0000 http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2008/12/11/todays-prickly-city-is-40-off-literally/#comment-78290 I assumed that there was an error in the display of the strip on the Washington Post site and went looking for a full copy. I think that while the point is fair and actually well-made the method needs some work. Maybe go ahead and draw the rest of the squares but leave the partial and the last one blank or go ahead and draw all 4 squares but cut off the bottom 40% of each one or cut off the bottom of #1, the right side of #2, the top of #3, and the left side of #4. I'm sure a better method can be found. BTW it's still funny. I assumed that there was an error in the display of the strip on the Washington Post site and went looking for a full copy. I think that while the point is fair and actually well-made the method needs some work.
Maybe go ahead and draw the rest of the squares but leave the partial and the last one blank or go ahead and draw all 4 squares but cut off the bottom 40% of each one or cut off the bottom of #1, the right side of #2, the top of #3, and the left side of #4.

I’m sure a better method can be found.

BTW it’s still funny.

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