OPPOSITES ATTRACT
There’s no such thing as a one-man show in cartooning—all stories need at least two characters (or two sides to one character) to create conflict, which arises from differing goals or clashing personalities. And because you’re telling a story with pictures, you should make these differences in your characters clear through their physical appearances and actions. Make sure that your audience never gets confused by characters that look too much alike!
WEIRD SCIENCE One of the oldest tricks in the book is pairing extreme opposites—for example, a brainiac scientist and his dopey younger brother who never quite grew up. Besides their ...
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