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Detroit Comic

Prioritype · 2025

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Detroit Comic specimen from Prioritype

A ten-style comic lettering family from Prioritype, pairing bold headline cuts with handwritten speech-bubble variants for illustrated and children's work.

About

The family splits into three distinct branches: Detroit Comic for high-impact titles, Detroit Hop for a looser, more energetic alternative, and Detroit Hand for speech bubbles and captions with italic and bold cuts. Each headline branch ships with shadow and outline layering variants, giving designers pre-built depth effects without manual stacking. The pairing between the headline and hand styles is designed to hold together across posters, social media, comics and children's publishing.

Classification

A comic-book lettering family drawing on classic American comic strip typography, combining bold headline styles with handwritten speech-bubble variants across ten decorative styles.

Weights

RegularBoldBold Italic

Family

Detroit Comic ShadowDetroit Comic OutlineDetroit Comic HopDetroit Comic Hop ShadowDetroit Comic Hop OutlineDetroit Comic Hand RegularDetroit Comic Hand ItalicDetroit Comic Hand BoldDetroit Comic Hand Bold Italic

Languages

Latin

Tags

comicdisplayhandwrittenlayeredcartoonposterretrokids