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[stealthdragon.livejournal.com]

I need more projects like I need a hole in the head. Yet, I&co. are tempted to do a comic where the main character is plural. At the moment, it seems likely to be a 'ghost in the machine' type story. Not sure if I actually want to write one of those, but it's what I seem to have that's writable.

One thing I'm having trouble deciding on, is how to handle internal conversations. Thought bubbles with different fonts could get a bit clumsy. Any suggestions?


(Oh, and: Happy halloween and/or samhain, for those who celebrate them.)

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[stealthdragon.livejournal.com]

That might work. I've already got an image of 'internal space', for the person who's not fronting at any given time.

[gryphons.livejournal.com]

um.. just going from the two comics/webcomics we've seen with plurals.. don't really have to do bubbles, just change fonts, or font colors.. .. *trying to remember what cuckoo did for changes in people*

sorry don't have any better suggestions.

[stealthdragon.livejournal.com]

I don't recall reading any webcomics with plurals. Could you link to them?

[stealthdragon.livejournal.com]

Hehe. Something like that might happen, yes.

I think I'm going to be keeping the multiple character to just a pair of brainmates. Too many people == not enough time for individual character development. Might do three, but not more than that.

[gryphons.livejournal.com]

http://www.johnny-public.com/comic.asp

http://www.electric-manga.com- Kagerou.. our favorite.

there are probably others. then there's all the plurals that we've found in paper comics.. like cuckoo, badger, rising stars, alpha flight..

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[worldnamer.livejournal.com]

One idea is to use an inset panel to show who's fronting during a scene. If you do this whenever the person changes, it might be a useful technique.

You could also use color washes - a filter over the panel that shows it in tones of blue or red or green...

[stealthdragon.livejournal.com]

Nifty. Thank you!

[gryphons.livejournal.com]

you're welcome, we really REALLY like kagerou, it's a lot to read through, but the portrayal of the differences between external and internal. and even different zones.. is wild..