Time for a look at how toons can change. Thursday's ChuckleADuck was originally done in a purely black and white format and the characters were very restrained. When it came time to post it, I looked and decided that it needed more visual punch. Sometimes an emotionally flat look is best for the gag but this time I decided that wasn't the case. That being so, it wasn't hard to break out the stylus and go to work. The original and final are shown below and the individual expressions are shown as well, since that's what the whole point of the redo really was and they're a bit too shrunkified to see well in the complete version.
What do you think?
I prefer the original. The revised version is like a vaudeville gag where the drummer pushes the punchline with a drumroll and a rimshot. The original is a deadpan delivery, which works better for a one-liner like this.
Much more emotion in the colored version.
Interesting how the same facts please one person and displease another. Both opinions equally valid!
I liked the original a bit better, partly because I prefer deadpan over the campiness. Part of it is the doctor just seems cruel in the second. Part is I don’t care for the eyes on the second patient- can’t quite tell what/why. But I like the color of the second. and then there are some comics where campiness is preferable.
either way, keep em coming 8)