Without trying to give a lesson on comics–which others would do much better than we could–we feel that there are three levels involved in reading a comic strip. First there’s what the bubble says, which is the most elementary and should be the least ambiguous level. Then there’s what the picture shows. And lastly, there’s how the page is laid out: the number and size of frames. This last point affects the story’s rhythm. So at the writing stage, it’s important to think about these three dimensions in order to give the story more punch.