TAS comic "Murder on Tuesday" Completed

Kail · November 4 2012, 04:20 PM

For the past year we have been releasing pages of "Murder On Tuesday" a Star Trek murder mystery every other week at www.startrekanimated.com, and it is finally complete. I invite you all to check it out and let me know what you think. If you would please look for and point out any typos, I would sure appreciate it! I hope you like it!

http://startrekanimated.com/tas_comic10_main.html

Kail · November 4 2012, 04:30 PM

Now you see why I asked y'all to look for typos, I got one right in my poll!

Surak of Vulcan · November 4 2012, 07:52 PM

If it helps, I rather liked it. From what I could tell, there weren't any noticeable typos.

lstyer · November 5 2012, 02:04 AM

My only complaint is with the lettering. A better comic book style font would be a massive improvement. This font doesn't appear to distinguish between capital and lowercase letters, while traditional comics lettering actually does so distinguish.

For an example, look at this panel in which Luke Cage confronts Doctor Doom. At a first glance it appears to simply be all caps, but look more carefully at Doctor Doom's dialog. "I knew it had to be you!" "I" the personal pronoun has crossbars, while the "i" in "it" does not. That is because the personal pronoun is capitalized but the word "it" is not.

bbailey861 · November 5 2012, 08:40 PM

Kail, good job. I enjoyed the story and encourage you to do more, if only because you enjoy it. Istyer's comment on the lettering is a good one. I never really noticed before, but it does look like the whole thing is capitalized. Again, nice work.

Kail · November 6 2012, 01:16 AM

Thanks for the kind words guys. As far as the font is concerned, I've heard that before, but don't know of a better one. To me, the example looks like all caps. That's what I use, all caps because that's what it looks like in real comics to me.
Edit: I've done a little experimenting with the Dr. Doom frame and find it to be virtually identical to what I'm using.

Sir Rhosis · November 10 2012, 09:04 AM

Quite enjoyed it. Look forward to the next one.

Sir Rhosis

lstyer · November 10 2012, 10:56 PM

Kail wrote:

Edit: I've done a little experimenting with the Dr. Doom frame and find it to be virtually identical to what I'm using.

Pay particular attention to the letter "i" in the Doctor Doom panel. It really makes a meaningful difference in readability.

View Poll Results: What did you think of the TAS comic "Murder on Tuesday"?
It was great! Please make more!	6	85.71%
It was Ok. More another, or don't. It doesn't matter to me.	1	14.29%
It sucked! You are wasting your time making these things.	0	0%
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November 4 2012, 04:20 PM	#1
Kail Commodore Location: Ga.	TAS comic "Murder on Tuesday" Completed For the past year we have been releasing pages of "Murder On Tuesday" a Star Trek murder mystery every other week at www.startrekanimated.com, and it is finally complete. I invite you all to check it out and let me know what you think. If you would please look for and point out any typos, I would sure appreciate it! I hope you like it! http://startrekanimated.com/tas_comic10_main.html __________________ Star Trek: The Animated Series http://startrekanimated.com I'm very selective about the reality I accept.

November 4 2012, 04:30 PM	#2
Kail Commodore Location: Ga.	Re: TAS comic "Murder on Tuesday" Completed Now you see why I asked y'all to look for typos, I got one right in my poll! __________________ Star Trek: The Animated Series http://startrekanimated.com I'm very selective about the reality I accept.

November 4 2012, 07:52 PM	#3
Surak of Vulcan Ensign Location: On the Starship Enterprise, under Captain Kirk...	Re: TAS comic "Murder on Tuesday" Completed If it helps, I rather liked it. From what I could tell, there weren't any noticeable typos.

November 5 2012, 02:04 AM	#4
lstyer Lieutenant Commander Location: Huntington, WV	Re: TAS comic "Murder on Tuesday" Completed My only complaint is with the lettering. A better comic book style font would be a massive improvement. This font doesn't appear to distinguish between capital and lowercase letters, while traditional comics lettering actually does so distinguish. For an example, look at this panel in which Luke Cage confronts Doctor Doom. At a first glance it appears to simply be all caps, but look more carefully at Doctor Doom's dialog. "I knew it had to be you!" "I" the personal pronoun has crossbars, while the "i" in "it" does not. That is because the personal pronoun is capitalized but the word "it" is not.

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November 5 2012, 08:40 PM	#5
bbailey861 Vice Admiral Location: Kingston, ON	Re: TAS comic "Murder on Tuesday" Completed Kail, good job. I enjoyed the story and encourage you to do more, if only because you enjoy it. Istyer's comment on the lettering is a good one. I never really noticed before, but it does look like the whole thing is capitalized. Again, nice work.

November 6 2012, 01:16 AM	#6
Kail Commodore Location: Ga.	Re: TAS comic "Murder on Tuesday" Completed Thanks for the kind words guys. As far as the font is concerned, I've heard that before, but don't know of a better one. To me, the example looks like all caps. That's what I use, all caps because that's what it looks like in real comics to me. Edit: I've done a little experimenting with the Dr. Doom frame and find it to be virtually identical to what I'm using. __________________ Star Trek: The Animated Series http://startrekanimated.com I'm very selective about the reality I accept.

November 10 2012, 09:04 AM	#7
Sir Rhosis Commodore Location: Cincinnati, OH	Re: TAS comic "Murder on Tuesday" Completed Quite enjoyed it. Look forward to the next one. Sir Rhosis __________________ Read my Star Trek script reviews at http://www.fastcopyinc.com/orionpres...les/unseen.htm Read "Origins" at http://www.fastcopyinc.com/orionpres...es/origins.htm