Comic Selection 2
Comic Selection
Personal, individual and direct: the Comic Selection
The origin of comic fonts is to be found in those short texts, usually in the form of direct speech in speech bubbles, incorporated in cartoons. The personal, often somewhat fleeting but highly individual nature of these scripts can also be put to good use outside comic books. Short notes, witty aphorisms and choice promotional messages may suddenly find their own distinctive voice when set using a comic font.You will find that the fonts provided in the contemporary OpenType format will add spice and piquancy to your projects.
Brief information on the fonts making up the Selection:

The characters of the burly Balder™ Regular by Lutz Baar are reminiscent of poster fonts of the 1950s and 1960s. This dynamic uppercase font looks as if it has been written with a broad felt-tip marker pen.

The robust and organic letters of Akira Kobayashi’s Conrad® Light are brought to life by ingeniously positioned irregularities.

To create Fat Sally, Gert Wiescher first used a marker pen to write the characters, scanned these and then modified the script by hand using his computer. A font that emphasizes that characteristic ‘marker’ feeling.

The irregular, dancing letters of ITC Kristen™ Normal by George Ryan share similarities with the handwriting of a child.

The style of Linotype Rana™ Italic by Hans-Jürgen Ellenberger evokes script written with a calligraphic felt-tip pen. Its personality is almost too serious for a comic font.