tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837001751311078781.post2410635943685167214..comments2024-03-28T21:17:45.398-05:00Comments on A MOMENT OF CEREBUS: Bureaucrat PuddingA Moment Of Cerebushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02718525538144698138noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837001751311078781.post-62354135805226726752017-11-03T16:44:36.689-05:002017-11-03T16:44:36.689-05:00And the leaning of the panels, left then right, mi...And the leaning of the panels, left then right, mimics the motion of a boat in the water, even though they are, ostensibly, on a barge.Jeffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837001751311078781.post-27137524655884634192017-11-03T16:28:03.343-05:002017-11-03T16:28:03.343-05:00It's a small thing, but one of the things that...It's a small thing, but one of the things that struck me buying these issues at the time was the unusual layout. When Dave put six panels on a page, he used two rows of three panels, rather than the then-common three rows of two panels. This made sense to me, as it allowed the dialogue balloons to occupy the upper portion of the panels. And look at the middle page: one panel in the middle of the page, at a time when all comics' artwork extended right to the borders (full-bleed internal pages not being a thing yet). Here I think it strengthens the punchline of the falling potatoes. I've always said that layout is one of Dave's primary strengths.<br /><br /> -- Damian<br />Damian T. Lloyd, Esq.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15423589734839129158noreply@blogger.com