Insights
ACME has deep expertise within the the comic prop and gag space. While working alongside our clients on their most critical comic challenges often results in new perspectives and insights. We answer questions like…
- What elements can make a gag fail epically wonderful?
- How can an antagonist humiliating pain be amplified without actually harming them?
- Is a gag overused?
- Is there such a thing as a gag or prop being too absurd?
We like to share these insights that we gather here with the greater comic industry,. Our hope is to make your comics a wonderful thing.
The Art of the Gag
Oh, the gag. The relentless, non-stop gags. The gag with in a gag. Writing gags is a form of art. Having the ability to to draw from a humor well without making it go dry, or spoiling the water are essential. If you conserve the humor aquifer, it can supply indefinitely. In the golden age […]
Expanding Shelter Gags
When a character is running from a pursuing character and needs a place to duck and hide, expanding shelters offer a much bigger gag opportunity. They offers a scene within a scene, a gag within a gag. For instance, let’s say your main character is being pursued through a barnyard, the script calls for a […]