PFFFFFFFFFT Fane is there to pop it, if need be. ):

lawl well pen tool is your friend, as is a 5px brush and a pressure-sensitive tablet. :3 Pen tool makes everything easier anyways, especially on larger pieces.

Haha that secret was crazy. ): But I kinda get where they were coming from too. See, the first two? That's fine! They're meaningful and legible. I think the secret-maker was just raging about the bubbles because sometimes you leave them in, where it's too much redrawing and such, but you can't read the text in them or it's cut off.

The latter two? Are WONDERFUL ways to incorporate speech bubbles. Like, seriously. If you did that more often people wouldn't even know they were speech bubbles. It adds to the overall feeling of the icon and gives it a bit more depth, I really like both. :> Especially the Joker one; it adds a splash of my favorite color and really stands out/blends well with the other colors. *w*

...I only have four icons with speech bubbles and they're all tiny like this one ahahaha.

LOL oh god I need to... go to bed as well orz; Hello 6AM.