Uri Shatil
2/10/2008 6:33pm,
Let me give my advice, for what it's worth.
Surprise us! Be original, witty! Try a one-panel comic, i.e. a panel portraying a situation, and a caption revealing new information about the situation that makes it absurd. Here's an example...
Comic: A classrom, with a man in a labcoat and a stethoscope teaching the class. The man has a speech bubble that reads as follows: "If you make the incision a quarter of a centimeter below, you will lacerate the femoral artery causing severe damage to the leg..."
Caption: As I listened to the lecture, I quietly wondered who gave Phil Elmore the labcoat.
You've gotta be surprising. So far, these comics look more like propoganda posters than comics. A bunch of people agreeing with each other = not funny. Making fun of stupid people using comic devices like timing, satire and surprise = very funny.
Surprise us! Be original, witty! Try a one-panel comic, i.e. a panel portraying a situation, and a caption revealing new information about the situation that makes it absurd. Here's an example...
Comic: A classrom, with a man in a labcoat and a stethoscope teaching the class. The man has a speech bubble that reads as follows: "If you make the incision a quarter of a centimeter below, you will lacerate the femoral artery causing severe damage to the leg..."
Caption: As I listened to the lecture, I quietly wondered who gave Phil Elmore the labcoat.
You've gotta be surprising. So far, these comics look more like propoganda posters than comics. A bunch of people agreeing with each other = not funny. Making fun of stupid people using comic devices like timing, satire and surprise = very funny.