In Security by Bea R. for May 29, 2017

If granny ain’t happy, ain’t NOBODY happy!

Someone should adapt this story into an animated short.

Mostly off-topic …

I’ve had this song from the new “TWIN PEAKS” episodes running through my head lately, and while tonally inappropriate for this story arc, it ‘does’ reference driving in a car, so …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGUboLZx3Tk

Art Trivia: During Jim Shooter’s tenure as editor-in-chief at Marvel Comics, he had a very strong disinclination towards ‘objectifying’ panel borders, specifically by allowing characters to stand or walk/run atop them.

If I’m remembering correctly, artist John Byrne’s work-around whenever Shooter pressed him on the matter was to thicken the bottom border a little bit.

I bring it up because Bea instinctively did exactly that in panels two through four of today’s sequence. XD

You know Sam most husbands would take this as a cry for attention. Most psyschologist would agree, but you’d probably only listen if a mechanic told you.

Continuing on from yesterday’s topic about collecting strips into book format …

There are a number of digital on-demand print services that handle short-run projects and do a very nice job of it, if you’re looking to test out formats and ideas. They’ll do print runs as low as a single copy.

Ka-Blam Digital Printing [ http://ka-blam.com/main/ ] did some impressive full-color reproduction for a friend’s photo-style art book – the profit margin was very thin, so it was really more of a vanity project, just so that she would have something to sell at her local comic convention.

[ Black & White interior printing is much less expensive than color, of course. ]

Oh, and they can do square binding on anything over forty pages. Classy!

Offset printing is less expensive per book, but that requires a much larger initial print run before it becomes cost effective. Been awhile since I’d actually crunched the numbers, and everyone’s project is unique, so I’d recommend doing plenty of research. Some printers will send samples of their work upon request. Vet your printer thoroughly!

Ka-Blam also has some helpful production templates on their site, to give an idea of how much of a margin would be required so that things don’t bleed off of the page or into the binding.

As for formats, I’ve always been a big fan of Lynn Johnston’s “For Better Or For Worse” collections, which – if memory serves – were more-or-less square, with three daily strips per page, and black-and-white versions of the Sunday strips taking up roughly a full page as well.

Just things to think about.

Also, Bill Holbrook’s “Kevin & Kell” collections are very nicely produced.

I’ve no idea who does his printing, but you could always ask.

http://www.billholbrook.com/

This page has some useful information as well …

http://chrisoatley.com/how-do-i-pick-the-print-on-demand-publisher-that-is-right-for-my-ccomic/

Only knee could Granny see

Yet still she blew a gasket.

Sam’s wrench is idle in his hand

Sedine a case of basket.

After all this, is calling for a toll truck too difficult for these two?

Yeah, at this point I don’t get what she tries to do.

Poor Sedine. This attention getter worked much better for CLAUDETTE COLBERT in “It Happened One Night” but not without such hiarious results. Best, Nick

Some people are way too full of themselves.

Rule of 3s.

Of all people to see, Misss Grundy is probably the worst.

I see that Sedine has run into an old Southern matriarch.

Personally, I’d give Sedine a ride. Probably not Sam since his legs might not be that good, but definitely Sedine.

What makes us think Sedine’s sexy leg bit had anything to do with the old lady being disgusted with her?

Sedine found the problem looking all coy and sexy, Someone will get the mistaken impression you are gong to put out too.