Onomatopoeia

Welcome! I hope you are enjoying yourself.

Here's a question for you, have you ever actually tried to spell out sounds? We've all seen the classic "BAM!" and "POW!" but have you ever really given it thought? I mean is that "CRASH!" really what we hear when plate falls to the ground? It's a lot harder to do than you think. Can you actually spell the sound you hear when some one runs upstairs? Or what is the sound you hear when you close a door?  It's tough stuff. I've tried. And failed. Many times. I highly respect Stan Lee for his skills in this area. I personally think that the sound Wolverine's claws make when they come out, "SNIKT" is spot on. I really don't think there are any better. As I have been working on a few graphic narratives now, I have come to truly understand the difficulty of this. That is why I think we have seen a general disappearance of onomatopoeia in graphic narratives. Apart from the fact that these are so hard to do, I think it is good we have evolved passed this. I feel that when people see these sound descriptions, they instantly go back to the campy Batman TV show of old. They can't look passed them and see the quality behind the writing. Even though we have moved on, I still wish I was better at writing onomatopoeias. I'll keep practicing. You do the same.

Onwards and Upwards,
Hemmity