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Dave Lanphear

@artmonkeys.bsky.social

I letter comics, and storyboard cartoons.

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Final First Edition (Documentary) | One Man’s Mission to Reprint TMNT’s First Comic
YouTube video by Film Shortage Final First Edition (Documentary) | One Man’s Mission to Reprint TMNT’s First Comic

Parallel to my own experiences learning the trade and craft of making comics when I started, here’s a documentary with cinematic craft about recreating the first issue of Peter Laird & Kevin Eastman’s TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES. You gotta see this! youtu.be/2iHI3cjsKMU?...

10.01.2025 14:48 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Superheroes: From Fiction to Reality - Ben presented a panel at the International Reading Forum in Saudi Arabia to libraries to increase the acceptance of comics! More about the IRF event: www.kxnet.com/business/pre...

Ben wrote more about our part in it here: www.instagram.com/p/DBJhNp5PHx...

24.12.2024 00:33 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
a student's drawings based on Wally Wood's 22 panels that always work. 22 panels - mostly of a figure, trying different framing approaches, closeups, extreme closeups, silhouettes, etc.

a student's drawings based on Wally Wood's 22 panels that always work. 22 panels - mostly of a figure, trying different framing approaches, closeups, extreme closeups, silhouettes, etc.

a student's drawings based on Wally Wood's 22 panels that always work. 22 panels - mostly of a figure, trying different framing approaches, closeups, extreme closeups, silhouettes, etc.

a student's drawings based on Wally Wood's 22 panels that always work. 22 panels - mostly of a figure, trying different framing approaches, closeups, extreme closeups, silhouettes, etc.

a student's drawings based on Wally Wood's 22 panels that always work. 22 panels - mostly of a figure, trying different framing approaches, closeups, extreme closeups, silhouettes, etc. This one was done with cats...

a student's drawings based on Wally Wood's 22 panels that always work. 22 panels - mostly of a figure, trying different framing approaches, closeups, extreme closeups, silhouettes, etc. This one was done with cats...

Wally Wood's 22 panels that always work. 22 panels - mostly of a figure, trying different framing approaches, closeups, extreme closeups, silhouettes, etc.

Wally Wood's 22 panels that always work. 22 panels - mostly of a figure, trying different framing approaches, closeups, extreme closeups, silhouettes, etc.

My students' takes on Wally Wood's 22 Panels that Always Work - some great approaches - and every time we do this, I always see them grow significantly in the process - thinking about framing, shadows, angles very deliberately! And if you're not familiar - Wood's original set. Give it a try!

10.12.2024 19:03 — 👍 52    🔁 11    💬 1    📌 3
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Letterer letterin’ be like ntts nts squee squeeken spwooosh

26.11.2024 05:33 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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A lot of media attention recently. This mention in @variety.bsky.social was pretty cool! variety.com/2024/film/gl...

18.10.2024 21:31 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Hello all you new Blue Skyers!

10.02.2024 02:52 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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I thought it might be fun to see some process stuff from one of my favorite sequences in this issue.

Script > Thumbnails > Inks >Colors and Letters

Script by @robertvenditti.bsky.social
Colors by Jordie Bellaire
Letters by @artmonkeys.bsky.social

Here’s a quick thread.
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08.02.2024 02:25 — 👍 20    🔁 3    💬 2    📌 0
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It’s foolproof!

09.01.2024 16:17 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Comic book artists; writers; cartoonists. Crowdfunding a book is difficult. What would make it easier for you? #crowdfunding #comics

17.11.2023 22:51 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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So did you know #comics can be lettered in
@InDesign? See pages here at bit.ly/ArtmonkeysIn... (first panel from Humanoids' MEYER by Jonathan Lang, Andrea Mutti & Shawn Martinbrough)

16.11.2023 01:48 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

New 2023 portfolio is up! coroflot.com/Artmonkeys #InDesign #lettering #comics and #classic #Illustrator #lettering #artist

13.11.2023 08:22 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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SUPERMAN ’78: THE METAL CURTAIN isn’t out yet, but here’s a little tease from issue 2.

03.11.2023 17:33 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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SUPERMAN ’78: THE METAL CURTAIN #1 is on sale today! It’s always a joy to work with these characters, and we have a big story planned. Hope you all enjoy it!

07.11.2023 17:19 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Trick or Treat AMA about #comics and #Lettering!

31.10.2023 22:14 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

@artmonkeys BlueSky is live!

13.10.2023 23:08 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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