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Elektrakution

Elektrakution

by Comicraft
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Elektrakution Font Family was designed by Richard Starkings, John Roshell and published by Comicraft. Elektrakution contains 10 styles and family package options.

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    About Elektrakution Font Family


    SHE'S DEAD, FRANK

    It's the year 1991, BC (Before Comicraft) when REM were still making records and Frank Miller's memorable run on Marvel Comics' DAREDEVIL was just over ten years old. Comicraft's Richard Starkings found himself working in Anaheim, California for Graphitti Designs. Graphitti had produced the first hardcover edition of Miller's Batman tale, DARK KNIGHT RETURNS and was now putting together the sequel to Miller's DAREDEVIL — ELEKTRA LIVES AGAIN!

    Richard was not engaged to letter this book, the pages of Frank's incredible original art that came through Graphitti's studio were already lettered by Marvel Stalwart, Jim Novak. However, there were some cover elements that needed to be added, based on the logo originally rendered by Frank's brother, Steve.

    Starkings set about the task of creating an alphabet that could be used to develop Steve's idea for the trade dress -- the cover elements, the back cover copy and credits on the interior pages. This was long before Macintosh computers and font programs made this work considerably easier, so Rich sat down with a pencil and a sheet of vellum and rendered an alphabet that could be used as the basis for the text that was needed... Those sketches have languished in a drawer for nearly thirty years, but now, finally, Comicraft's John Roshell has dusted off those old letterforms and Elektrakuted a font based on those designs, a font we HAD to call ELEKTRAKUTION!

    As for Elektra; she's dead, Frank.

    Designers: Richard Starkings, John Roshell

    Publisher: Comicraft

    Foundry: Comicraft

    Design Owner: Comicraft

    MyFonts debut: Apr 6, 2020

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    About Comicraft

    The World's Greatest Comic Book Fonts! Having dutifully lettered thousands of comic books, Comicraft's Fearless Fonts save the day in video games, TV shows, movie titles and wherever fun, lively fonts are needed. In 1992, the Dynamic Duo of Richard Starkings and John Roshelll, and their Fearless Fleet of Font Finaglers, began providing unique design and fine lettering to the comic book, TV and video game industries, and have become known ...

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