How much can you say without words? Silent comics can be tough. Don’t rely on word balloons to tell your story and try to avoid sound effects, too. How does silence effect different types of stories (for instance, funny, serious , action, etc.)? When silent panels appear in a comic, the reader has to “read” the elements in the panel and causes them to examine the panel longer. While doing this exercise, focus on how you can use silent panels effectively within your own work.

Homework for Artists and Writers:

Draw or script a one or two page comic with absolutely no dialogue or sound effects.

Extra Credit:

After drawing your own silent comic, flip through some of your favorite comics, and pick a page with minimal dialogue. Can you translate that page to no dialogue and still make it tell the same story?

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