At one point CS was the life of the party. Everyone was raving about him and wanted him to be in everything. From Christmas cards all the way to programs for a special event. This dude was rocking it for a long time in the 90s. So what happened to make Comic Sans so despised?

Some say that it was overused and worn out it’s welcome. But some people have their favorite fonts that they rotate in and out. And they are still crowd favorites. Maybe Comic Sans was just a one hit wonder. Was it the Chumbawamba in the typeface world? I remember jamming to “I Get Knocked Down” for weeks but afterward and even to this day, when I hear that song, I want to puke. The same feeling people have when they see Comic Sans on stuff.

Or was Comic Sans like Pauly Shore? Was he too fun? Couldn’t be taken serious? Did CS want to take his fun and comic lifestyle to a more serious stage? I think that was the problem. He wanted to grow up and be taken seriously. He started to appear on college reports and funeral programs and was put out on the street.

So will Comic Sans ever have a comeback tour?

- Brett Essman