tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1568334561722760329.post5072173983654464031..comments2024-03-04T04:08:39.755-08:00Comments on The Fies Files: Character Design #1Brian Fieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16347700145666751363noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1568334561722760329.post-83331853754442853892010-11-27T11:03:41.673-08:002010-11-27T11:03:41.673-08:00Thanks, Mike, I appreciate it. One of my long-stan...Thanks, Mike, I appreciate it. One of my long-standing complaints about B.C., even back in the Dark Ages when it was genuinely innovative and great, was that I could never tell the cavemen apart. I think it matters.<br /><br />Namowal, interesting point and counter-examples. I suppose one approach to twin-like characters would be to make everything else about them distinctive. It'd be an interesting challenge.Brian Fieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16347700145666751363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1568334561722760329.post-80517590062923439142010-11-20T18:02:08.331-08:002010-11-20T18:02:08.331-08:00Interesting stuff about contrasts in character pai...Interesting stuff about contrasts in character pairs. That may explain why twin-like characters (Heckle and Jekyll, Pixie and Dixie, etc..) aren't as iconic as the odd pair ups.Namowal (Jennifer Bourne)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00384500508934864421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1568334561722760329.post-60102659755007013842010-11-20T05:19:59.890-08:002010-11-20T05:19:59.890-08:00This is really good -- a substantial topic well-co...This is really good -- a substantial topic well-covered.<br /><br />No names, but I can think of a couple of syndicated comics that may never make Comic Strip of the Day.com because, even after reading them for months, I have to pause to figure out which character is which. Adding curly hair to the same face does not create a new character.<br /><br />Okay, except Harpo.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16807727819590358834noreply@blogger.com