The cruel death of thought balloons in modern comics

One of the things I love to study is comic books. It's one of my favorite story-telling art forms, and the little details are endlessly fascinating to me.

As I was doing some house cleaning today while Grace took a nap, I listened to/watched this awesome video about thought bubbles. 


I love this discussion. I'm adding the knowledge here to my toolbox, for when I take one of my short stories and turn it into a comic book.

Makes me want to draw a comic even more. :) But, first things first, and I've already committed to doing a few things this year, so I'm not committing to any specific comic book yet.  

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