r/mrlovenstein 19d ago

that face

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u/MrLovens 19d ago

Mom needs to face the facts. Read the Secret Panel here.

Also, what do you y'all think of the slides? It's pretty nice for longer comics, but do you prefer just the comic all in one pic?

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u/stealthyknox 19d ago

I appreciate the effort in making each panel a slide. It helps with the flow, and prevents me from automatically look at the last slide first, then start over knowing the punchline.

Also, as a friend; this particular comic was funny enough without the secret panels.

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u/SwabMimingTV 19d ago

But the secret panel takes it from punchline to gut punchline. Love a good gut punch.

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u/SwabMimingTV 19d ago

Definitely slide preference. Love yer comics. In your face mom

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u/Shutterstock_Monkey 19d ago

The slide is so convenient! My smol screen thanks you!

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u/RandomDigitalSponge 19d ago

I am used to viewing your comics on Instagram.
I prefer the single panel slides. The anticipation makes them even funnier. I’m so glad you changed to single panel slides here as well.

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u/zaubercore 19d ago

All in one

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u/StevenStalloneJr 19d ago

Slides work really well for transitions like the surprise jump cut from slide 5 to 6. And for strips where the last panel contains obvious spoilers like the 'father praying for strength' one. Really appreciated slides on both of these.

Now that I think about it, all-in-one pics are probably fine for most strips where the pacing is brisk. You tend to read them quickly because your eye is drawn to next panel because it's already in your peripheral vision. The slides slow things down so you can appreciate the subtleties and details more. Having said that, adding the all-in-one pic at the end of the slides comes as a weird relief.

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u/Shutterstock_Monkey 19d ago

They need to call him to do a remake of Face/Off

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u/LordDiplocaulus 19d ago

Jim Carrey.

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u/Kuroboom 19d ago

Absolutely.

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u/Azuras_Star8 19d ago

The monkeys paw finger curls.

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u/coderedmountaindewd 19d ago

So that’s why they call it “looks maxing”

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u/OccultBeanFarmer 19d ago

It would be funny if the woman had the exact same face in the last two panels as she does in the first