The Secret Structure of Saga | Strip Panel Naked

[@16CharlyV]

Glad to see another video of yours. There's lot of comic channels around, but just a few of them actually talk about the craft and syntax of the medium. Thank you for your work.

[@StripPanelNaked]

Thanks Charly! And thanks for sticking around in between the very long waits for the episodes 😅

[@16CharlyV]

@@sophia_comicart Cartoonist Kayfabe is the other one I actually enjoy.

[@sebastiantravis9406]

Ahhh you got the other 2 Comic Introspective Gems. Check out another: STRANGE BRAIN PARTS.

[@octosalias5785]

Thank you for this. Im obsessed with structure and just started my re-read of Saga and I think this will help nicely. Structure breakdowns always welcome

[@StripPanelNaked]

Thanks Octos! Hope it’s valuable in some way!!

[@Buffal0K]

This goddam book is both the reason why I want to write comics and the reason I feel like I'll never make it in the industry because its just too unbelievably good. Thanks for demistifying BKV's process a little 😅

[@StripPanelNaked]

Haha glad it was useful!

[@olegtriers8882]

Love seeing some appreciation for the simple, solid storytelling in a popular book!

[@StripPanelNaked]

Yes! Truly is just well balanced, solid yet brilliant work being done.

[@drewtheunspoken3988]

This is pretty much the way John Byrne did his Fantastic Four run. Usually the open splash would feature brief narration or dialogue as the hook for the issue.

[@StripPanelNaked]

It's a really, really solid approach, especially if you know that splash is going to be on the right hand side of the comic when opened, too. Just a big, BLAM, and then we're into the comic. Love it.

[@JeegarT]

The king has returned

[@StripPanelNaked]

Haha I wouldn’t say that but appreciate the kind words!!

[@YggdrasilAudio]

Great to see you back!

[@StripPanelNaked]

Cheers!

[@hunterdelaneycomics]

Back with a bang dude! Another great piece!

[@StripPanelNaked]

Thanks Hunter!

[@04kilik40]

Love to see you back!

[@StripPanelNaked]

Thanks Baker-! Hopefully won’t leave it four months between episodes again 😅

[@dominickeverest6471]

hope to see more new content. it would be amazing if you could break down some of the older generation of comics like Heavy Metal. a side series dedicated to it would be wonderful. those are the most experimental and unique comics ever put together.

[@dantecrottogini529]

This is actually something i don't like very much personlly, because i fell like i know what's coming

[@StripPanelNaked]

I think this is where the quality of writing comes into play. Just following these rules doesn’t mean you’ll write an engaging story, it just gives you the structure for a single issue format (and really, not even that, just some guidelines to what can work). But your emotional beats are what will keep someone reading, even within that structure.

[@greatmodernmyths]

Really appreciate your videos. The only good resource I've found on comic page structure, composition and narrative.

[@StripPanelNaked]

Ah thank you, that’s very kind!

[@greatmodernmyths]

@@StripPanelNaked No problem! Keep it up. :)

[@raezarf]

Great vid! Excited with every new episode!

[@StripPanelNaked]

Thanks Raeza!!

[@gabrielidusogie9189]

I’m new to this channel. Are there video essays on how to analyze and dissect comicbooks on your channel?

[@seanosborn6365]

This channel doesn't have direct instructions on how to analyze comics, if that's what you're asking. But it has plenty of well-crafted video essays identifying various unique tricks of the medium, which can clue you in on what to look out for in your own comic book analyses. If you're interested in this stuff, I also highly recommend Scott McCloud's "Understanding Comics". I hope this helps!

[@gabrielidusogie9189]

@@seanosborn6365 thanks man, I’ll check that book out

[@StripPanelNaked]

Yeah as Sean said, nothing specifically about how to analyze and dissect comics, but I'd hope that in watching a few it'd help you look at comics in a different way yourself (or that's the aim, anyway!). I'd also recommend PanelxPanel magazine (panelxpanel.com) which I edit, as that has lots of analysis and in-depth interviews with creators about their work, too.

[@gabrielidusogie9189]

@@StripPanelNaked I went back and watched your moon knight vid essay about how Ellis uses panels and framing to direct action. I think if I study both how to analyze a comicbook and a film it might become easier. Idk it’s hard. I feel like I miss so much when I read a comic. Stuff everyone sees and it makes me wonder if I was paying attention

[@JQJayson]

Clicked on this IMMEDIATELY!

[@StripPanelNaked]

Cheers Jayson!

[@YggdrasilAudio]

I never noticed just how much The Will looks like Robert Pattinson.

[@dannyrayner4968]

Man, where the hell have you been?

[@StripPanelNaked]

Slowly carving out the time for more episodes-!!!! While putting out PanelxPanel mag (PanelxPanel.com) every month, too! But yes, work and life took over a little bit. Can’t promise new episodes will be on any strict schedule, but they are still coming.

[@gonesnake2337]

Great stuff

[@StripPanelNaked]

Thanks!

[@juliootorren9423]

I read mostly trades so when Im reading saga I try to breath in between chapters

[@nicktheritter]

Do you have an affiliate link? I keep finding myself wanting to buy every comic you talk about and I'd love to get you a cut of each purchase.

[@StripPanelNaked]

I don’t! But I’d definitely recommend finding a local comic store and ordering through them, might take a bit longer than online if they don’t have them immediately in stock but will help support their store!

[@VactorVerse]

YES!

[@StripPanelNaked]

🙌

[@umutduran5363]

welcome back hass :)

[@StripPanelNaked]

Haha thank you--! I'm promising to not promise quicker times between episodes anymore, and instead just hopping that I'm able to get them out at a quicker pace. We'll see. But there's always more coming!