Dialogue Free Comics Day

Friday May 13th is going to be the second ‘Dialogue Free Comics Day’, so it’s time to get your brains thinking visually. Too often, when writing my webcomics (Milton’s Life and DJ Bogtrotter), I forget that this is primarily a visual artform and so to emphasise that, I’ve set myself the challenge of posting a dialogue free comic on that day and I’d like you to join me. If you don’t post on a Friday, then just make it whatever day is nearest, as long as it’s before Friday 13th. I will link to the webcomics that have joined in, tweet about their involvement and, on the day, advertise it on the blog beneath my comic. If you do the same, it’ll be a fun way for us to promote each other’s webcomics.

If you want to join in just email me at noel@miltonslife.com or leave your details in the comments section. Please list your webcomic and the day that you’ll be posting your dialogue-free comic. I will email anyone who has signed up nearer the date to remind them.

Cheers

Noel Curry

P.S. It is allowed to have text on signs or sound effects in the comic, but extra kudos will be given to those who keep their comics completely letter free.

The Entries

djbogtrotter — Mon, 10 May 2010 20:52:26 +0000

OK, here it is. I’ve really been bowled over by the response to the little idea I had. Thanks to everybody who took the time to take part in the inaugural “Dialogue Free Comics Day”.

Aquarium Drinking

Beartoons

Bellen

Buni

Calamities Of Nature

Callous Comics

Channel Ate

Cowbirds In Love (read the column vertically)

Cravensworld

Farmer in the Dell

Crowbar Benson

Daily Denada

DJ Bogtrotter

Don’t Feed The Geek

Don’t Panic

Dungeon Legacy

Ebb’s Children

Eccentricity

Gray Contrast

Hainted Holler

Haunted

Heropotamus

Human Computer Interfarce

Invisible Hair Suit

Jelly’s World

Left Handed Toons

Lfm

Luke Surl

Magpie Luck

Marzipan Comics

Max vs Max

Mister Woodles

Monsterhood

My Cardboard Life

Optipess

Ornery Boy

Our Perfect World

PC Weenies

Redux Deluxe

Sledgebunny

Something Wonderful

Space Avalanche

Stale Bacon

Tales of Nothing

The Department of Bespoke Illustration

The Little World

Underwhelmed

Union of Heroes

(This one is a flash animation, so haven’t been able to download. Click to check it out)

http://www.unionofheroes.com/comic/327-episode-6-page-28.html

Honourable Mentions

(These weren’t done this week, but were offered up as examples of the Dialogue-free spirit)

Clamnuts

Ryan Estrada

Toonhole

The Cattle Raid of Cooley

Accidental Entries

And here are a couple of Dialogue Free Comics that just happened to be posted today too.

McGibs

The Warehouse

Fancy joining in?

djbogtrotter — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 22:54:55 +0000

Dear All,

For no reason other than I felt like it really, I’ve decided that Friday May 14th 2010 is going to be the inaugural “Dialogue Free Comics Day”. Too often, when writing my webcomic (DJ Bogtrotter), I forget that this is primarily a visual artform and so to emphasise that, I’ve set myself the challenge of posting a dialogue free comic on that day and I’d like you to join me. If you don’t post on a Friday, then just make it whatever day is nearest, as long as it’s before Friday 14th, I will link to the webcomics that have joined in, tweet about their involvement and, on the day, advertise it on the blog beneath my comic. If you do the same, it’ll be a fun way for us to promote each other’s webcomics.

If you want to join in just email me at noel@djbogtrotter.co.uk or leave your details in the comments section. Please list your webcomic and the day that you’ll be posting your dialogue-free comic. I will email anyone who has signed up nearer the date to remind them.

Cheers

Noel Curry

P.S. It is allowed to have text on signs or sound effects in the comic, but extra kudos will be given to those who keep their comics completely letter free.

Here are a couple of examples from other webcomics who often do dialogue free comics.

Space Avalanche

And Optipess