1998 Hand Lettering and 2025 Computer Text

I was going through Black Tower Adventure 51, August 2000 and I found it odd that some of the art looked different to my style at that time. Turns out I drew the strip, Special Globe Guard, in 1998 well in advance of issue 51's deadline.

The strip was a tribute to Golden Age British artist "Ramon" aka Bob Monkhouse!  There is an explanation in the issue as to why.

I thought I could publish and just leave my awful lettering as it was (now you know why the PC was a welcome gift! However, if I expect people to spend their money on a book then they should expect legible text (sorry, Moebius but in this case the artist's lettering destroys the look!).

One day and quitting at 2100hrs saw 14 pages re-lettered and you can see the difference with original above and new lettering below.

I will not lie but admit that my hands after the typing are painful, however, what I enjoy is the fact you can add more text and add to character conversation. Will I complete page 22 by tomorrow? If my hands and eyes hold up I hope so!