Did you know the Comic Sans font was based on Dave Gibbons' lettering work in the Watchmen?
Original panel on the left, Comic Sansified version on the right.
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Did you know the Comic Sans font was based on Dave Gibbons' lettering work in the Watchmen?
Original panel on the left, Comic Sansified version on the right.
@MelissaBearTrix I’ve come to respect it as I’ve learned about it. In all uppercase, I think it looks pretty good.
I wrote about the history of Microsoft's Comic Sans font, and the comic artists who inspired it, here: https://docpop.org/2026/07/how-the-watchmen-inspired-comic-sans/