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See more ideas about comic books, movie posters, tv shows. Mar 23, 2021 there are woefully few books on the art of comic book lettering for those starting out. The killing joke dc by alan moore and brian bolland handlettered by starkings precomicraft, when he was still in england. Scott campbell, dave gibbons, christian gossett, ladronn, scott lobdell, joe. Richard starkings learned the ropes of comic book production at marvel uk.
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