Something I’ve been meaning to ask Dave. So Tehk is living with his uncle and aunt, and it was implied they were Te Fahn’s parents. But in the strips we’ve seen of them, they look nothing alike. So are Tehk’s guardians a third sibling to Tehk’s father? And will we ever find out what happened to Benny’s sister?
The vertical continues unbroken from top to bottom while the horizontal bars never continue past it. This makes the horizontal line kinda feel more important than the horizontal ones. So yeah, I breafly thought of that possibility too before deciding the left to right was still the more probable order.
Kinda sounds like one of those lies that get told to kids to make them not do certain things that the adults don’t care to actually explain.
Also, comics layout is an art, and getting the eye to go where it’s meant to go is a big part of that. There are various techniques to accomplish that, including the placement of gutters but also the layout of elements within each panel. This page being rather spartan with the background details means there’s no additional elements helping out.
The fact that I’m reading it on a rather small computer monitor and could only see the top half of the comic at first is probably the only reason I read it correctly the first time. Vertical pages on horizontal screens is an interesting technological limitation that also needs to be taken into account.
Reminds me of my Venezuelan ex-wife teaching me to cuss a little. There’s a word that’s apparently pretty mild in Latin America. Then when we traveled to Spain I used it casually and she looked horrified and said “You can’t say that here!!!”
Also, I’m sure Te Fahn would love to know Selkie has also taught Amanda some Sarnothi insults. Yes, yes. Selkie’s been very proactive in presenting aspects of Sarnothi culture to those interested. :3
Something I’ve been meaning to ask Dave. So Tehk is living with his uncle and aunt, and it was implied they were Te Fahn’s parents. But in the strips we’ve seen of them, they look nothing alike. So are Tehk’s guardians a third sibling to Tehk’s father? And will we ever find out what happened to Benny’s sister?
The question is, if it’s that bad, how did she learn it? And does she know what it means?
Dunno if anyone else had this problem, but the layout made me think “Uh how bad is it?” was to be read second, rather than fourth.
The vertical continues unbroken from top to bottom while the horizontal bars never continue past it. This makes the horizontal line kinda feel more important than the horizontal ones. So yeah, I breafly thought of that possibility too before deciding the left to right was still the more probable order.
Kinda sounds like one of those lies that get told to kids to make them not do certain things that the adults don’t care to actually explain.
Also, comics layout is an art, and getting the eye to go where it’s meant to go is a big part of that. There are various techniques to accomplish that, including the placement of gutters but also the layout of elements within each panel. This page being rather spartan with the background details means there’s no additional elements helping out.
The fact that I’m reading it on a rather small computer monitor and could only see the top half of the comic at first is probably the only reason I read it correctly the first time. Vertical pages on horizontal screens is an interesting technological limitation that also needs to be taken into account.
Reminds me of my Venezuelan ex-wife teaching me to cuss a little. There’s a word that’s apparently pretty mild in Latin America. Then when we traveled to Spain I used it casually and she looked horrified and said “You can’t say that here!!!”
I wonder if that’s similar case to the word c**t, severity of which varies wildly between different English speaking countries.
Or if they are just generally more accustomed to cussing in Latin America than in Spain.
Selkie, a mild opponent of everlasting torment.
Also, I’m sure Te Fahn would love to know Selkie has also taught Amanda some Sarnothi insults. Yes, yes. Selkie’s been very proactive in presenting aspects of Sarnothi culture to those interested. :3