Comics & Making

Alan Moore Inspired: Learning from Comics Structure

Influence becomes useful when it leads to a specific experiment. Study a structural choice in a comics sequence and adapt its principle to an original subject.

Identify the device

Choose a repeated visual shape, a change of viewpoint, or a contrast between caption and image. Explain its effect before trying to reproduce it.

Change the subject

Apply the principle to a different character, setting, and action. This tests your understanding while avoiding a literal imitation of the source page.

Compare the result

Read your short sequence without its explanation. Check whether the device contributes to clarity or mood and revise the panels that require too much supporting commentary.