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The comic book/graphic novel/trade paperback will be broken up into sections, just like any other etext. If it is a single issue, it will usually consist of:
If it is a trade/compendium/collection, it may include the following sections:
Each page includes a series of panels that tell a story. The size, shape, and layout of the panels on the page is part of the narration. Write the page description in full, brief sentences, not point form, to aid with the flow of narration.
Examples:
Seven panels in three rows.
Row one has one wide panel, and rows two and three each have three vertical panels.
Six panels in three rows.
Row one has a wide, borderless panel which bleeds behind the other rows, fading to black. Row two has three vertical panels, and row three has two square panels.
Country road outside hospital.
Seven panels in three rows.
Rows one and two each have three vertical panels. Row three has a wide, borderless panel which bleeds into the gutters of the panels above.
Rick approaches and enters the house.
The following is an outline for page description:
Each panel tells its own story within the larger narration of the page. The following is a suggested outline to help with your writing. You may find that some panels require a different order, and some will not include all these steps. The main key is to think of the narrative; does the order you describe work for the narrative being told within the panel? The following is the outline for panel description: