Sinfest Caligraphy Comic Strips

[Kyle]

Dan all of these posts make me quite nostalgic as they remind me of the intro writing classes I took in China. I do enjoy this thead. Thanks for posting.

[dnoblett]

Dan all of these posts make me quite nostalgic as they remind me of the intro writing classes I took in China. I do enjoy this thead. Thanks for posting.

 

Yep, I have only a limited number of them, so am posting once a week.

 

Yep way cool comics.

[dnoblett]

#28 Fire

 

You know that it would be untrue

You know that I would be a liar

If I was to say to you

Girl, we couldn't get much higher

 

C'mon baby, light my fire

Try to set the night on fire

 

The time to hesitate is through

No time to wallow in the mire

Try now, we can only lose

And our love becomes a funeral pyre

The Doors.

 

http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad334/dnoblett/Calligraphy/2010-03-16.gif

 

This character is quite easy to figure out, it looks like fire.

 

火

 

Chinese: Huǒ 火

Japanese: Kasai 火災

[dnoblett]

#29 Travel

 

I'm a travelin man!

 

http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad334/dnoblett/Calligraphy/2010-11-01.gif

 

旅

 

Chinese: Lǚ

Japanese: Tabi

 

http://youtu.be/0janfcZ8LUw

[dnoblett]

#30 Sin

 

Passing the blame, or the blame game.

 

http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad334/dnoblett/Calligraphy/2010-12-21.gif

 

blame; crime; fault; guilt; offense; sin

 

罪

 

Chinese: Zuì

Japanese: Tsumi

[dnoblett]

#31 Change

 

http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad334/dnoblett/Calligraphy/2011-04-04.gif

 

変化

 

Japanese: Henka

Chinese Biànhuà

 

First thing that comes to mind is M.J.'s "Man in the Mirror"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9Nh84lfvW0

[dnoblett]

#32 Friend

 

http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad334/dnoblett/Calligraphy/2011-05-02.gif

 

友

 

Chinese: Péngyǒu 朋友

Japanese: Yūjin ni 友人に

[dnoblett]

#33 Book

 

Can't judge a BOOK by it's cover!

 

http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad334/dnoblett/Calligraphy/2011-05-27.gif

 

本

 

Chinese: Běnzi 本子

Japanese: Hon no 本の

[dnoblett]

#34 Laughing

 

http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad334/dnoblett/Calligraphy/2011-07-04.gif

 

笑

 

Chinese: 笑 Xiào

Japanese: 笑い Warai

 

What comes to mind, "Make Them Laugh" from "Singing in The Rain"

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FW02c5UNGl0

[dnoblett]

#35 Horse

 

http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad334/dnoblett/Calligraphy/2011-09-19.gif

 

馬

 

Chinese: Mǎ

Japanese: Uma

 

First thing that comes to mind is "Horse With No Name" America...

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5otZg3Rui_M

[dnoblett]

#36 Reality

 

http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad334/dnoblett/Calligraphy/2011-12-03.gif

 

本当

 

Chinese: 的现实 De xiànshí

Japanese: Hontō 本当

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wj_Gvihr508

[dnoblett]

#37 Justice

 

Artist posts them every so often, it has been a while.

 

http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad334/dnoblett/Calligraphy/2012-04-02.gif

 

正義

 

Chinese: Zhèngyì

Japanese: Masayoshi

 

Fist thing that comes to mind when thinking "Justice" is Buford T Justice played by the legendary Jackie Gleason.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCieX-UgSPw

[dnoblett]

#38 Story

 

http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad334/dnoblett/Calligraphy/Calligraphy38.jpg

 

話

 

Chinese: Huà (Words)

Japanese: Hanashi

 

A little back story of this strip, the character is a friendly zombi, all he wants is for people to read stories to him, he is very misunderstood by all who tend to chase him off.

[dnoblett]

#39 Revolution

 

http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad334/dnoblett/Calligraphy/2012-08-27.jpg

 

 

革命

 

Chinese: Gémìng

Japanese: Kakumei

 

​The Beatles come to mind.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jC1e6-5owac

[dnoblett]

#40 Rain

 

http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad334/dnoblett/Calligraphy/Rain.jpg

 

Another easy character you can see the rain drops in it.

 

雨

 

Chinese: Yǔ

Japanese: Ame

 

OK another from "Singing in the Rain"...

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w40ushYAaYA