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Not color, but format. Some newspapers will format a comic with two rows of panels, whereas another newspaper will format it with three narrower rows, etc. So t
by nollidge 14y ago
Not color, but format. Some newspapers will format a comic with two rows of panels, whereas another newspaper will format it with three narrower rows, etc. So the syndicates wanted comics with panel divisions that allowed that reformatting, whereas Watterson wanted to simply have his block of space to do whatever he wanted with.
He ended up winning that battle. But to hear him tell the tale (IIRC in the 10th anniversary collection), while it opened up creative possibilities, the toll it took on his psyche probably helped ensure the relative brevity of his career.
- po 14y agoFormat yes, but also with color. The color palette of the sunday comics was punchy and vibrant to attract attention. He very much desired to work in pastels and earth tones and it was a battle for him to get the look he wanted.
- nollidge 14y agoAh, yes, IIRC, most comics are drawn with simple outlines and then numbers are written over the blank spaces to indicate what colors they should be, a la paint-by-numbers. Whereas Watterson wanted license to color things himself using whatever media.
- MaxGabriel 14y agoIf I remember, another good example of this is that papers split on how much space was given, thus many Calvin and Hobbes comics have a "throwaway joke" at the top that the rest of the strip can be independent of. Example: http://calvinhobbesdaily.tumblr.com/image/48223268456 http://calvinhobbesdaily.tumblr.com/image/48223268456
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- fr0sty 14y agoMore info re: formatting: http://calvinandhobbes.wikia.com/wiki/Sunday_comics http://calvinandhobbes.wikia.com/wiki/Sunday_comics