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   Robert I Eachus on August 15, 2014 at 6:26 pm

   I hate it when artists flip artwork for little or no reason. It is even worse in this case, since the wings belong over the left breast pocket. I have to wonder if it is a conspiracy against dyslexics–or maybe the artist has dyslexia and can’t see the wrongness?

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     John on August 15, 2014 at 7:07 pm

     Robert, you’re absolutely right that flipping the art here was wrong. I’ve redone the panel with the art flipped back and I’ve posted it here.

     I used this art once before for a different gag and I flipped the art then because I had both characters talking. The man was the first person to speak and I wanted him on on the left so that you’d have a left-to-right flow of dialogue. That’s generally what readers expect and most letterers prefer to have the dialogue read left-to-right.

     Unfortunately, I didn’t notice the wings when I flipped the art the first time I used it. And I forgot the panel had been flipped when I used it this time. Thanks for bringing this to my attention.

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   John on August 15, 2014 at 8:34 pm

   I’ve revised my other gag using that uses this art. The art is now flipped in the correct direction. It took a bit of work to make the dialogue work, but I think I pulled it off. (Yes, I am a bit anal retentive.)

   https://www.lastkisscomics.com/2009/10/01/ticket-to-trouble/

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