My favorite comic-style fonts, all on sale

01.01.2010

I could go on and on about these hand-lettered faces. So I’ll just close this bit with “Monologous.” It’s what most civilians associate with classical, hand-lettered comic book text. Suffice to say that if you want to re-letter Reed Richard’s dialogue from “Fantastic Four #1” to give it more of a modern, tech-industry twist, look no further than this font:

(Everyday price: $69)

This one is an emblem of why I love this company’s fonts…and how valuable their font sale is. I probably wouldn’t have taken a flutter on this one. But for $20.07? Sure, I’ll take a shot. And it’s become one of my go-to display fonts. It’s lively, it’s fun, but it’s professional and easy to read. Three years later, you will need to part with three pennies more than I did.

(Everyday price: $29)

Oh, for Pete’s sake. You’re whining about this one because it’s only about 30% off? You ingrate!