Vox Video on The Origins of Comic Book Font Goes Viral

By Maryann Yin 

Comic book readers know that most comics feature a particular typeface. Vox has created a video to explore the origins of the “comic book font.”

The video embedded above features interviews with two executives from the Comicraft company, Richard Starkings and John Roshell. It has drawn more than 325,000 views on YouTube.

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