May 2020 marks the 80th birthday of DC Comics' DOCTOR FATE, and it seemed a shame to let his diamond anniversary pass unacknowledged. I give you -- "WOTAN!" A modern retelling of Gardner Fox and Howard Sherman's original Dr Fate story from MORE FUN COMICS #55. Enjoy! (1/5)
"WOTAN!" (2/5) In Fox and Sherman's original story, it's never said how Inza finds Wotan, and why Fate couldn't find him himself. In 2020, we've got plenty of ways to find people -- but I can't see Doctor Fate having an IG
Today I'm thinking about American illustrator James Bingham and how @LINEWebtoon artists in particular might benefit from examining his compositions. His staging is energetic and his drapery is *chef's kiss*, but what it really comes down to is his use of vertical space. Thread:
The main limitation of the Webtoon format is the fixed horizontal space. Webtoons can scroll forever, but they're only ever as wide as your phone. I learned early on that landscape shots blip by in this format, because they're only ever as wide as, say, a panel from Watchmen.
But this is also part of what makes the format so great -- endless vertical space makes for tall, vertiginous panning shots whenever you want, an experience that's genuinely more "cinematic" than a print comic, because you're only ever looking at one thing at a time --