How Do You Make A Comic Strip Funny?
While the funny pages of a newspaper may seem like the place to get away from hard work, not many people understand the amount of labor that goes into creating comic strips. Whether it’s a classic three-panel comic strip, a one-panel comic strip, or anything in between, conveying funny ideas in the medium is one of the toughest things an artist can do. Always keep a notebook on you. You never know when a funny idea might come to you, so make sure to always have a place to write it down so you don’t forget it later. Use a blank notebook with no lines so you can also quickly sketch out ideas or characters if the need arises. Understand the joke you are telling. The joke is the most important part of the comic strip; it’s what people will remember more than any of the illustration involved. Spend much of your time coming up with the joke itself. If it’s a three-panel comic strip with a punchline at the end, make sure you have the perfect phrasing for the punchline. If it’s a one-panel com
