The Picard Maneuver to Just Post • 6 months agoDialogue from an old Spider-Man comicimagemessage-square3arrow-up141arrow-down11
arrow-up140arrow-down1imageDialogue from an old Spider-Man comicThe Picard Maneuver to Just Post • 6 months agomessage-square3
minus-squareJackGreenEarthlinkfedilinkEnglish1•6 months agoSide note: why is there this obnoxious feature in some comics, even new ones, that they embolden or italicise random words? It’s annoying to read.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish15•edit-26 months agoI would guess that it’s all about emphasis. Kinda like: I never said we should kill him I never said we should kill him I never said we should kill him Etc etc. Each emphasized word changes how that entire sentence is read, regardless of which one is emphasized.
minus-squareThe Picard ManeuverOPlink3•6 months agoThat’s a good question. Maybe it’s supposed to emulate a handwritten style?
Side note: why is there this obnoxious feature in some comics, even new ones, that they embolden or italicise random words? It’s annoying to read.
I would guess that it’s all about emphasis.
Kinda like:
I never said we should kill him
I never said we should kill him
I never said we should kill him
Etc etc. Each emphasized word changes how that entire sentence is read, regardless of which one is emphasized.
That’s a good question. Maybe it’s supposed to emulate a handwritten style?