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Saturday Trending Topics: Drawing, Soliciting, Printing

Published Sun, 19 Jun 2011 00:29:15 -0500

Last updated Sun, 19 Jun 2011 00:29:23 -0500

Today's theme seems to be comics behind the curtain. We've got pencils, solicitation tactics, and even a bit about printing. As a comics production guy from way back, I sympathize with Dave McCaig. Transforming the work from the original art paper, through the digital production process, and back to paper again is a complex process — and all it takes is a butterfly somewhere else in the world to send it off in a different direction. Still, the rare setbacks are worth it — when the final comic turns out just as you pictured it in your head, there's no better feeling.

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