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Fair warning: A wall of text is about to follow. If you want to skip it, check out the latest page on the website: [link]

This page not only shows the start of using all caps, but also marking the end of using the font Comic Sans. The arc following this contains the last pages of Comic Sans dialogue, before being replace by Digital Strip 2.0
Switching fonts seems irrelevant, but to me it was rather significant. For years I firmly believed Comic Sans was the perfect font-bold, easy to read, and had an overall warmth. I remember my friends, as they were growing into typographic enthusiasts, cringing when Comic Sans appeared in my work. I also remember my brilliant defense to their critiques:

"But it's named Comic Sans! It's supposed to be used for comics!"

However, as FE's popularity began to grow, fans kept commenting on how the use of Comic Sans was hindering their ability to enjoy the dialogue, rather than helping them. I found this difficult to believe.

"But it's Comic Sans! It's supposed to be used for comics!

Yet messages continued to come in, saying how annoying Comic Sans appeared, explaining the stigmas attached to the font, and offering other fonts as solutions. I finally caved-if these people cared enough to keep commenting on the font, I could at least try it.
Using 'Digital Strip 2.0,' a variation of my favorite of the suggested fonts, I started adding dialogue to a comic page. When finished, I was stunned. This font had all the warmth, legibility, and boldness I enjoyed about Comic Sans. Yet, it also had a quality Comic Sans lacked, such as subtlety: it didn't always have to appear as loud as it was bold. Modesty: it never distracted from the overall appearance of the page. But the best feature was it's ability to be compact:The letters were closer together, creating smaller spaces the speech bubbles had to occupy, allowing more of my artwork to show. That's when I learned what my readers knew all along:

"Comic Sans is not supposed to be used in my comics."

This rant isn't meant to insult artists who like using Comic Sans-it's a fun font. I enjoyed it. But I hope those same artists are open to the possibility another option might work better for them.

Description
Fair warning: A wall of text is about to follow. If you want to skip it, check out the latest page on the website: [link]

This page not only shows the start of using all caps, but also marking the end of using the font Comic Sans. The arc following this contains the last pages of Comic Sans dialogue, before being replace by Digital Strip 2.0
Switching fonts seems irrelevant, but to me it was rather significant. For years I firmly believed Comic Sans was the perfect font-bold, easy to read, and had an overall warmth. I remember my friends, as they were growing into typographic enthusiasts, cringing when Comic Sans appeared in my work. I also remember my brilliant defense to their critiques:

"But it's named Comic Sans! It's supposed to be used for comics!"

However, as FE's popularity began to grow, fans kept commenting on how the use of Comic Sans was hindering their ability to enjoy the dialogue, rather than helping them. I found this difficult to believe.

"But it's Comic Sans! It's supposed to be used for comics!

Yet messages continued to come in, saying how annoying Comic Sans appeared, explaining the stigmas attached to the font, and offering other fonts as solutions. I finally caved-if these people cared enough to keep commenting on the font, I could at least try it.
Using 'Digital Strip 2.0,' a variation of my favorite of the suggested fonts, I started adding dialogue to a comic page. When finished, I was stunned. This font had all the warmth, legibility, and boldness I enjoyed about Comic Sans. Yet, it also had a quality Comic Sans lacked, such as subtlety: it didn't always have to appear as loud as it was bold. Modesty: it never distracted from the overall appearance of the page. But the best feature was it's ability to be compact:The letters were closer together, creating smaller spaces the speech bubbles had to occupy, allowing more of my artwork to show. That's when I learned what my readers knew all along:

"Comic Sans is not supposed to be used in my comics."

This rant isn't meant to insult artists who like using Comic Sans-it's a fun font. I enjoyed it. But I hope those same artists are open to the possibility another option might work better for them.