A discussion on comics storytelling with Tony Isabella, Lee Nordling, Kurt Busiek, Mark Verheiden, Lovern Kindzierski, Richard Starkings, John Ostrander, Steve Leialoha, Todd Klein, Keith R.A. DeCandido, Steven Grant, Trina Robbins, Marv Wolfman, Tim Eldred, Howard Cruse, Jackie Estrada, Bob Ingersoll and Steve Lieber
Lettering Roundtable: The Case Regarding Upper & Lower Case Lettering Part Two
A discussion on Comic Lettering with Lee Nordling, Al Davison, Richard Starkings, Todd Klein, Kurt Busiek, Marv Wolfman, Michael T. Gilbert, Batton Lash, Bob Ingersoll, Bill Knapp, Malcolm Bourne, Steve Leialoha, Leonard Kirk, Howard Cruse, Steven Grant & Bryan Talbot.
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Lettering Roundtable: The Case Regarding Upper & Lower Case Lettering
A discussion on Comic Lettering with Lee Nordling, Al Davison, Richard Starkings, Todd Klein, Kurt Busiek, Marv Wolfman, Michael T. Gilbert, Batton Lash, Bob Ingersoll, Bill Knapp, Malcolm Bourne, Steve Leialoha, Leonard Kirk, Howard Cruse, Steven Grant & Bryan Talbot.
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Like a Chained Elephant
An interview with Richard Starkings by design student David Velez
Richard Starkings’ Five Favorite Silver Age Letterers
From Comicon.com’s the Pulse, September 2002
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Letters from America
Richard discusses his days as Editor in Chief of Marvel UK, the formation of Comicraft, Buddhism, and the beginnings of Hip Flask and Hedge Backwards with Andrew Wheeler from NinthArt.com.
Crafting the Comics
An interview with Richard Starkings by Robert Piotrowski, originally published in Marvel Vision magazine, 1996
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A Beginners Guide to Computer Lettering
Our very first Balloon Tales — a newsletter we published back in 1994 in response to questions from our fellow letterers, explaining the computer lettering process. While the technology has changed, the goals and principles still apply!