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"Speech Bubble"-less Comics

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*Note: I will update this whenever new "Speech Bubbles"-less Comics appear!*

Jeez, it has been a long time since I posted something.

Anyway, I remember that there were several comics where the speech bubbles were removed. Most of them were made by Tom, but I think a couple were made from people on the forum. Unfortunately, I do not know from which dates they were from. If you have saved them or know where they are, could you post them here please? It would make it easier for people to find them. I will see what I can find.

As for why, primarily for two reasons. One is for an artistic stand point. It would be nice to see what lies behind the speech bubbles. It may just be something simple and unimportant (like a wall, tree, or a little bit of a character), but I think it would be nice to see the picture in its entirety. Also, it would be easier for people to make panel shuffles with comics without speech bubbles. It would give them more freedom to work with text and dialogue.

I am not saying that Tom should most a "speechless" version for every single comic. I am just asking that any blank comics that are made by Tom pop up or by someone talented enough to photoshop the speech bubbles out of the comic, that they can be posted here. That is all!

*UPDATE 9/28/2011* (See the :karen: for latest updates)

Guess what guys! Avwolf pointed out a link where Tom is already posting the comics without the speech bubbles! Thank you Tom for posting them for us! I believe I speak for all us, much appreciated!

:karen: Most of these you can find on Kindamoody's site http://gladmac.se/susannes/2k/versions/. However, there are a few that are not. The comics are not all consistent, they tend to jump and skip parts in the story. To make things easier for you all, here is a list of the comics Tom has posted in his speechless comic website, along with what actual number they are in the series and a short description on events in each part. Enjoy! http://twokindscomic.com/speechless/

First 84 pages of the comic (newer versions)
Tom's Speechless Site: 1-84
Actual Number of Comics: 1-84

Lady Nora tells Trace about his past.
Tom's Speechless Site: 85-90
Actual Number of Comics: 404-409

Flora and Natani meet Laura. Alaric reveals his plans to Keith and his statue. Laura and Keith meet.
Tom's Speechless Site: 91-97
Official/Kim's Site: 411-417

Natani spies on Kieth. Laura and Keith make up.
Tom's Speechless Site: 98-102
Actual Number of Comics: 421-425

Laura meets Trace. Natani begins to reveal her jealousy.
Tom's Speechless Site: 103-105
Actual Number of Comics: 431-433

Kat gives Flora a massage.
Tom's Speechless Site: 106-108
Actual Number of Comics: 435-437

Flora looks for Trace. Alabaster reminds Keith of his new mission.
Tom's Speechless Site: 109-113
Actual Number of Comics: 451-455

Grand Builder explains Mana Tower to Alaric.
Tom's Speechless Site: 114
Actual Number of Comics: 462

Christmas Special.
Tom's Speechless Site: 115
Actual Number of Comics: 418



Links to other Speechless Comics

Subject: Comic for December 1st 2010
Subject: Comic for Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Subject: Comic for Wednesday, December 22nd 2010
Subject: Comic for Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Subject: Comic for Sunday January 9th
Subject: Comic January 12, 2011
Subject: Comic Jan 17 2011
Subject: Comic for January 19th, 2011
Subject: Comic for January 26th, 2011
(Thanks BadFoMo!)

Update! Thanks Kindamoody!
Subject: Comic for February 23rd, 2011
Subject: Comic for March 19th, 2011
Subject: Comic for March 23rd, 2011

Also Kindamoody is working on getting rid of the text inside the speech bubbles. Not all of the comics are finished, but the link to the site is below! Enjoy!
Comics done so far = 1-99
Comics with Blank Speech Bubbles

Kindamoody has made a site that features tons of comics where the speech-bubbles are empty! If you have some art skills, go ahead and help Kindamoody out! Thanks Kindamoody!

Kindamoody's Official and Unofficial Blank Speech Bubbles

Also, Conal needs help with these so that folks at FYTK can continue there work!

Below are links to helpful tutorials and programs if you are interested in making panel shuffles or having fun with the comic's dialogue :wink: .

Free Art Programs
-http://www.gimp.org/ Gimp! A free art and image-manipulation program that works similar to Photoshop. The only difference is that it is absolutely free!
-http://inkscape.org/ Inkscape. Another free art program. Similar to illustrator.
-http://www.getpaint.net/ Paint.net. This is similar to Microsoft Paint, except it is much better and has more features!

Speech/Thought Bubble Tutorials!
A speech bubble tutorial that uses Gimp. Link
Another speech bubble tutorial for Gimp. Link
Speech bubble tutorial for Gimp. Link
A speech bubble tutorial that uses photoshop. Link
Another speech bubble tutorial that uses photoshop. Link
A speech bubble tutorial that uses Illustrator. Link

If you have any more tutorial suggestions let me know! Or if you happen to know the location of a comic that lack speech bubbles, or where the speech bubbles are empty, go ahead and post a link or a copy of the comic here! I will post a link to it on the first page! Thanks and enjoy!
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Elo wrote:Jeez, it has been a long time since I posted something.

Anyway, I remember that there were several comics where the speech bubbles were removed. Most of them were made by Tom, but I think a couple were made from people on the forum. Unfortunately, I do not know from which dates they were from. If you have saved them or know where they are, could you post them here please? It would make it easier for people to find them. I will see what I can find.
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#3 Post by SirSlaughter »

D3ADKi113R wrote:
Elo wrote:Jeez, it has been a long time since I posted something.

Anyway, I remember that there were several comics where the speech bubbles were removed. Most of them were made by Tom, but I think a couple were made from people on the forum. Unfortunately, I do not know from which dates they were from. If you have saved them or know where they are, could you post them here please? It would make it easier for people to find them. I will see what I can find.
Why?
If people want to do their own panel shuffles it sucks to have all the extra white space bubbles in the way. it takes away from the comic and sometimes it's nice to look at them without all the speech anyway.

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I'd like a full version of the comic without speech bubbles & to have them forwarded to the folks at FYTK.
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D3ADKi113R wrote:
Elo wrote:Jeez, it has been a long time since I posted something.

Anyway, I remember that there were several comics where the speech bubbles were removed. Most of them were made by Tom, but I think a couple were made from people on the forum. Unfortunately, I do not know from which dates they were from. If you have saved them or know where they are, could you post them here please? It would make it easier for people to find them. I will see what I can find.
Why?
Pretty much for the reasons that Conal and SirSlaughter gave. Having a comic without speech bubbles would make it easier for people to create panel shuffles. Also, (from an artistic stand point) I am curious to see what is behind the bubbles. It maybe just some planks of wood, forest, or a part of a characters ear, but it would be nice what the picture would look like.

Now, I am not asking for Tom to post a blank copy of every single comic. He is a pretty busy, and that would just be very time consuming. I am just asking if he happens to post some or someone photoshops a comic without the speech bubbles, they can post them here that is all.
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SirSlaughter wrote:
D3ADKi113R wrote:
Elo wrote:...I remember that there were several comics where the speech bubbles were removed. Most of them were made by Tom, but I think a couple were made from people on the forum. Unfortunately, I do not know from which dates they were from. If you have saved them or know where they are, could you post them here please? It would make it easier for people to find them. I will see what I can find.
Why?
If people want to do their own panel shuffles it sucks to have all the extra white space bubbles in the way. it takes away from the comic and sometimes it's nice to look at them without all the speech anyway.
It’s also good for translators so people who do not speak English may experience the insanity with us. Anyway, here’s a list of the ones I could find. Surprisingly they were all posted by Schrodinger. I guess he/she/it was the only one who bothered to ask Tom about it.

Subject: Comic for December 1st 2010
Subject: Comic for Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Subject: Comic for Wednesday, December 22nd 2010
Subject: Comic for Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Subject: Comic for Sunday January 9th
Subject: Comic January 12, 2011
Subject: Comic Jan 17 2011
Subject: Comic for January 19th, 2011
Subject: Comic for January 26th, 2011
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BadFoMo wrote:
SirSlaughter wrote:
D3ADKi113R wrote:
Elo wrote:...I remember that there were several comics where the speech bubbles were removed. Most of them were made by Tom, but I think a couple were made from people on the forum. Unfortunately, I do not know from which dates they were from. If you have saved them or know where they are, could you post them here please? It would make it easier for people to find them. I will see what I can find.
Why?
If people want to do their own panel shuffles it sucks to have all the extra white space bubbles in the way. it takes away from the comic and sometimes it's nice to look at them without all the speech anyway.
It’s also good for translators so people who do not speak English may experience the insanity with us. Anyway, here’s a list of the ones I could find. Surprisingly they were all posted by Schrodinger. I guess he/she/it was the only one who bothered to ask Tom about it.
Thanks BadFoMo! Much appreciated! Just one question. Correct me if I am wrong, but won't those threads be moved to the archives eventually? If so, maybe we should post them all here just to be safe.
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#8 Post by SirSlaughter »

Wow...the art looks so awesome without the bubbles. I mean it looks friggin awesome.

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Elo wrote:Thanks BadFoMo! Much appreciated! Just one question. Correct me if I am wrong, but won't those threads be moved to the archives eventually? If so, maybe we should post them all here just to be safe.
No, the archive thing was kind of a fluke. It's significantly more likely that the archives will be moved back here than things here will be moved into the archives.
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avwolf wrote:
Elo wrote:Thanks BadFoMo! Much appreciated! Just one question. Correct me if I am wrong, but won't those threads be moved to the archives eventually? If so, maybe we should post them all here just to be safe.
No, the archive thing was kind of a fluke. It's significantly more likely that the archives will be moved back here than things here will be moved into the archives.
Alright then. Thanks Avwolf! I will just post the links up on the first page to make it easier.
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#11 Post by Kindamoody »

There are some more pages I didn't see posted in this thread:

http://2kinds.com/images/20110223nt.jpg
http://2kinds.com/images/20110319nt.jpg
http://2kinds.com/images/20110323nt.jpg

I try to ask Tom for no text versions when he has just posted a new comic and is likely to have the file and ftp program open, but as it is extra work for him I avoid it at other times.

If there are more nt versions around, I don't know of them.

As for comic pages with speech bubbles but without text, I'm still working at creating a full archive of such pages. They are currently being used for translations to four languages. Link to these pages for the first four chapters, in a very unorganized folder, can be found here.
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Kindamoody wrote:There are some more pages I didn't see posted in this thread:

http://2kinds.com/images/20110223nt.jpg
http://2kinds.com/images/20110319nt.jpg
http://2kinds.com/images/20110323nt.jpg

I try to ask Tom for no text versions when he has just posted a new comic and is likely to have the file and ftp program open, but as it is extra work for him I avoid it at other times.

If there are more nt versions around, I don't know of them.

As for comic pages with speech bubbles but without text, I'm still working at creating a full archive of such pages. They are currently being used for translations to four languages. Link to these pages for the first four chapters, in a very unorganized folder, can be found here.
Thank you! I added the links to the first post!
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Wow. This would be helpful. Could anyone teah us all how to make them?
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#14 Post by glycolo »

Only Tom can provide good copies without speech bubbles, the best we can do is copying a piece of an even background and paste it on the speechbubbles.
For instance, in this picture http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/3426/u ... eidran.jpg in the top left corner it's clearly visible I used multiple rectangles.
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#15 Post by avwolf »

It would appear that Tom has heard the pleas of the fandom, and seeks to provide.

http://twokindscomic.com/speechless/ He's far from finished yet, but who can complain about getting even just a chunk of the original, speech bubble-lacking artwork.
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