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One of our favorite running arguments here is about the gutter (the space between panels). Newer artists treat it like a wall. Veterans treat it like a doorway .

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We spend a lot of time on Jab debating the big stuff: inking styles, color theory, decompressed storytelling, and whether a six-panel grid is "boring" or "classic." jab comics forum

When you force the reader to fill the gap, you make them complicit in the story. That’s magic. One of our favorite running arguments here is

The best modern layouts (think Monsters by Barry Windsor-Smith or Step by Bloody Step ) use the grid to create a . They break the panel only when the emotion breaks. They merge panels to merge moments. jab comics forum