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Tsk! Comicraft is celebrating 30 years in 2022! Starkings: We were indeed the pioneers - and now people think lettering has always been done on computers, or they think it is done by computers. Has there been any major revelations in lettering in recent years, or is it more like small iterations with style, program updates, etc? Nrama: Comicraft broke out by pioneering the use of computers in lettering back in the early '90s. We have over 300 comic book lettering fonts in the library now and I like to think that we have a style for every title. I don’t think it’s affected lettering as such - good lettering is always going to be about good placement and legibility.

ComiXology’s guided view helps creators tell their stories with the kind of control you could only depend on with page turns or splash pages in print. Starkings: Making comics for readers to read on tablets and Kindles has helped me refresh my approach to telling stories. In general, how do you think lettering has adapted to the growing number of people reading comics digitally - and doing them at different sizes due to different devices, zooming, and all that? Nrama: I don't know about you, but I've been reading a lot more of my comics digitally than in print since March. At San Diego the following year, there were tumbleweeds rolling by to the sound of crickets at Comic Con! I remember thinking it would probably be one of the last San Diego shows! We were in a big slump after the Image explosion of the early '90s and there was a lot of talk about the industry being in severe decline. Starkings: Way back in the '90s when Will Eisner was the keynote speaker at PRO/CON he looked out at the professionals in the audience and said, very plainly “Congratulations! You’re the survivors!”

You've seen a lot in comics - how do you think the industry, and the lettering community, have adapted to it?

Nrama: It could be a lot worse ⁠- we're a couple of privileged guys. Richard Starkings: I have been very fortunate, I have been crazy busy, so every day has been pretty much the same as any other day working in my studio at home! The only real difference has been not being able to go to the gym or eat out… so I’ve been stuck at home eating too many packets of Walker’s Crisps and eating too much home cooking! I may have gained some girth.