tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7665464407181143348.post7587870785669113848..comments2022-11-05T01:19:29.690-07:00Comments on Ink In the Gutter: Word Balloons ‘n’ Panels ‘n’ StuffCacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15225361864066902149noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7665464407181143348.post-24997527575932125572011-08-04T11:06:45.521-07:002011-08-04T11:06:45.521-07:00Hadn't heard of the blog before, but I like it...Hadn't heard of the blog before, but I like it. Thanks for the recommendation, Munir.Cacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15225361864066902149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7665464407181143348.post-54589151976393428102011-08-01T17:15:00.812-07:002011-08-01T17:15:00.812-07:00It is good to see aspiring writers. Check out inci...It is good to see aspiring writers. Check out incidental comics. Snyder is good with dwawing too or may be you know his blog already. This is Munir over here ate Focus.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7665464407181143348.post-6656478290676739972011-07-22T19:42:47.161-07:002011-07-22T19:42:47.161-07:00Excellent points. If I suddenly switch from a pane...Excellent points. If I suddenly switch from a panel-heavy page to less than six panels per page, there's probably a sudden switch in what's happening in the story. Like from a lot of dialogue to a lot of action or a drastic jump to another point in time and set of characters, stuff like that. Panels definitely set the pacing, and they can indicate a lot of other information about the story.Cacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15225361864066902149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7665464407181143348.post-49532768722948713492011-07-19T10:47:24.521-07:002011-07-19T10:47:24.521-07:00I've found that if I'm working with a larg...I've found that if I'm working with a large number of panels per page, I'm more-or-less obligated to continue that pattern throughout the story OR build up to- or back away slowly from- the use of an extreme number of panels. A large number of panels slows the story, provides extra details, and necessitates more attention on the part of the reader. Fewer panels make for a quicker read and often leave the reader flipping the page without taking too close a look at the page.<br /><br />Panels really set the pacing.<br /><br />And, personally, I like to read comics that are word heavy. This tends to happen withing stories that are panel heavy: slower story. Not 'less action', mind you, rather more going on.<br /><br />Building a comic book is building a storyboard, nothing less: the more detailed the storyboards, the more vivid the depiction of the scene.MFitzH2Ohttp://madeinusa.fitzh2o.comnoreply@blogger.com