What is this all about?
Each year, Comicraft offers their fonts for a sale price. These fonts can cost as much as three hundred dollars so getting them cheaper is a great thing. The price? It has traditionally been the year, so for 2008, it will be $20.08. The sale happens on January 1st.Who is Comicraft?
Comicraft is a lettering and comic book publishing company. Owner Richard Starkings helped to develop and push the now standard digital lettering process used today. They have lettered millions of comics, including some high profile comics such as The Killing Joke, Marvels, Astro City, Hush, Superman For All Seasons, and others. They are also a winner of the Eisner award, the Oscar of the comic book industry.Recently, they have entered the comic book publishing arena with their highly popular Hip Flask line of comics including their latest, Elephantmen.
In addition to this, they also design websites, such as the Image Comics website, and also design logos for comic characters, comic titles, and other areas. They are a full service design company with over eighteen years in the comic business.
Why should you care?
As a burgeoning letterer, or even a professional one, having multiple fonts to work with can aid in creating the right look for a comic book. A font style used for a horror comic may not work for a fantasy comic. Also, buying fonts cuts into your bottom line, so if you can get quality fonts for a cheaper price why wouldn’t you?If you are looking for some quality fonts to aid in your comic creation process, webcomic, or other work, than this annual “never-to-be-repeated sale” can go a long way for you.
Details
From Comicraft – “The sale begins midnight December 31st and ends midnight January 1st (as per your time zone). Now’s the time to build up your font library at remarkably low prices, spend some of that holiday cash, and enjoy using the fonts the comic book professionals themselves use.”
Cost: For 2008 - $20.08
Purchase at – www.comicbookfonts.com
