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em-bitterred

Keep your priorities straight: post fic.

dunmeshistash

Surely everyone wants to see even more Ryoko Kui girls

These are from her blog

nevver

Anything can happen but it never does, Josh Kawahata

bvckbiter

“is this character good or bad” “is this ship unproblematic or not” “is this arc deserving of redemption or not” girl…

mynameismad

I've been getting back into comics while I wait for more info from my concept job, and I thought I'd make a post about something very important to me, which is COMIC PANEL VARIATION and HOW TO THINK ABOUT IT.

Also, yes, before you ask, these rules can absolutely be broken. I strategically break them to create a noticeable shift or flow in the storytelling, like so:

You can also probably make your own set of 5 IN 5 rules! I like to draw facial expressions and backgrounds and hands (like a masochist), so my 5 in 5 is definitely geared towards that. If you like to make more quiet, introspective comics, you could throw in a panel with NO DIALOGUE every 5 pages, or a mood panel with no characters, for example!

ngoziu

Oh my God, Mad is updating us with more comic paneling insights and advice???

I’ve handed that first slide alone to dozens of sequential art students over the years and have used it to diversify my page layouts. And that new bit about making your own “5 in 5 rules” is also profound. Thanks for this, mad!

roseillest

天使のたまご // ANGEL'S EGG (1985) dir. MAMORU OSHII

pryze

dappledwithshadow

René Lalique

birindale

Concept art of Castle Grayskull’s throne room by Jean “Mœbius” Giraud, for the 1987 live-action movie. The man loved crystals; just look at the Mœbius strips referenced in the SPOP “Bible”. It also bears a strong resemblance to our Fractal Flake, albeit (presumably) not made of ice.