#comic book techniques

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...just started reading Akira Toriyama’s ‘Dragon Ball’ for the first time & finding it immensely entertaining & enchanting (panels read right to left)... ”The Setting of Dragon Ball has a sort of Chinese feel to it, but it’s not necessarily China. Exactly where it takes place is uncertain. The overall story is very simple, but i’d like to keep making up more details and illustrations as I go along. This way, I can draw anything I want to and enjoy the tension and excitement of figuring out what I’ll draw next.” (A.Toriyama, 1985) (© 1984 by BIRD STUDIO. First published in Japan in 1984 by SHUEISHA Inc.- published by Viz Media 2003 SHONEN JUMP Graphic Novel Edition) [English adaptation by Gerard Jones/Translation by Mari Morimoto/Touch-Up Art & Lettering by Wayne Truman] 

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...quite possibly one of the most endearing books i have come across, Saturn Apartments (土星マンション) is written and illustrated by Hisae Iwaoka (Shogakukan’s seinen manga, 2005-2011/Viz Media 2012) [panels read from right to left]

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Posts about panelling written by tyrellcannon

“Otomo is a master of pacing and motion.  He explores methods that constantly direct your eye through the page and control the speed a viewer takes in information.  We all know his ‘big moments’ in Akira (say, the destruction of an entire city… twice), but those only work due to his pacing and panelling on preceding pages.  He can show speed, tension, and motion simply through his panel layouts and framing...”