Posted: 18 May 2019 at 1:57pm | IP Logged | 1
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Hi gang - I read a lot of old comics (like 1950s and 1960s) so I am used to the standard 6 or 9 panel layout on a page (and the occasional splash page).
I saw this page (Thanos #1) and have a question I am hoping the more technical comic book people may know about. There are a bunch of panels on the page, but they aren't showing anything "story wise" that a splash page wouldn't take care of. It is like the artist drew a big splash page and then layered panels over top of it.
NOT saying amazing or dumb, just trying to wrap my head around what this technique is. Like what is the point - because in my mind, the artist draws panels to help "speed up" or "slow down" the reader, or at least try to direct them. What is the point of the panels (like on the left and the bottom) that don't seem to show anything specific? Why not just use a splash page?
I totally admit I am not a layout expert so this might be an amazing technique and I am just missing the point?
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