Comments on: Sugary Serials #7, Page 22 http://sugaryserials.com/blog/2008/04/28/2008-04-28_marshals-6x/ A Comics Anthology told with the sensibilities of Saturday morning Cartoons in mind. Sun, 12 Oct 2008 17:36:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.4 By: Jerzy Drozd http://sugaryserials.com/blog/2008/04/28/2008-04-28_marshals-6x/#comment-1124 Jerzy Drozd Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:39:55 +0000 http://sugaryserials.com/blog/2008/04/28/2008-04-28_marshals-6x/#comment-1124 Yes, we could have done what you suggest. If it was a page from <a href="http://mlatcomics.com/front_index.html" rel="nofollow"><i>The Front</i></a>, I probably would have done it that way. I would've had panels 3/4 be a larger panel bleeding off of the page behind panels 1 & 2. However, one of the stylistic choices we made with <i>Galactic League of Marshals</i> was to ape the 1960s style of comics storytelling. That means no bleeds and very few overlapping panels. In fact, I'm surprised that Mark let some of my "triangle panels pointing to a character within another panel" slide. I think for the sake of expediency of storytelling he accepted their use this time. Still, I don't think this is necessarily a shortcoming. The fact that there are gutters there seems to direct the eye even more, so you (or at least I) read panel 3, <i>then</i> move on to the bottom left in panel 4. There are always going to be things that folks disagree on as to which works better, though. Just so you know, it was a deliberate choice this time, in an attempt to deliver a storytelling feel. Yes, we could have done what you suggest. If it was a page from The Front, I probably would have done it that way. I would’ve had panels 3/4 be a larger panel bleeding off of the page behind panels 1 & 2.

However, one of the stylistic choices we made with Galactic League of Marshals was to ape the 1960s style of comics storytelling. That means no bleeds and very few overlapping panels. In fact, I’m surprised that Mark let some of my “triangle panels pointing to a character within another panel” slide. I think for the sake of expediency of storytelling he accepted their use this time.

Still, I don’t think this is necessarily a shortcoming. The fact that there are gutters there seems to direct the eye even more, so you (or at least I) read panel 3, then move on to the bottom left in panel 4.

There are always going to be things that folks disagree on as to which works better, though. Just so you know, it was a deliberate choice this time, in an attempt to deliver a storytelling feel.

]]> By: Shawn Robare http://sugaryserials.com/blog/2008/04/28/2008-04-28_marshals-6x/#comment-1093 Shawn Robare Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:16:45 +0000 http://sugaryserials.com/blog/2008/04/28/2008-04-28_marshals-6x/#comment-1093 Okay guys, question. In pages like this, with the way you've set up the first three panels (with two small, and then a third that takes the place of both a third panel on the top right and flowing into where a nice big fourth panel might fall), do you ever consider dropping the gutters on panels 1 and 2 and instead filling that space with even more detail from the larger third panel? Almost like having the 1st two panels laying on top of the third. Anyway, I really like the layout of the individual panels, in particular the 3rd. Okay guys, question. In pages like this, with the way you’ve set up the first three panels (with two small, and then a third that takes the place of both a third panel on the top right and flowing into where a nice big fourth panel might fall), do you ever consider dropping the gutters on panels 1 and 2 and instead filling that space with even more detail from the larger third panel? Almost like having the 1st two panels laying on top of the third.

Anyway, I really like the layout of the individual panels, in particular the 3rd.

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