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sarydactl wrote: Yugoslavia is the nation of cool. Officially. Nikšić's is my favorite. How do you find all this cool stuff, adrian?

sarydactl wrote:Yugoslavia is the nation of cool. Officially.

shutupadrian wrote:Not exactly subtle, but if it's good enough for Scott McCloud to blog about it...
http://www.nettserier.no/jellyvampire/1304892000/

yesterdayshero wrote:Looks like a Final Fantasy attack...

one thing i hear from japanese editors/creators is "we don't need more manga artists from US if all you're doing is copying what we do."
http://twitter.com/#!/debaoki/status/81845620670861312

they are, however, interested in creators who can take the manga influence & create something that is unique. same goes for US publishers
http://twitter.com/#!/debaoki/status/81845818063196160

it's ok to be inspired by manga -- but don't stop at just imitation. US creators are in a unique position to be influenced by many styles
http://twitter.com/#!/debaoki/status/81846436953726976

Panel-to-panel progression is closely related to storytelling. Skilled progression will create the story in your head, and turn still pictures into animation. Picking that perfect moment for a panel may well be the most important job a cartoonist has. A talented artist who draws the action half a second too late will create a book full of awkward poses and ugly action. A talented artist who nails that moment, though, can make something fantastic.

Katsuhiro Otomo's good at a lot of things -- pacing, plotting, destruction, terror -- but today? Today, he's good at storytelling. Otomo is a master of the perfect pane