Yes, we know Watchmen did the 3x3 symmetry perfectly. Don’t just cite the classics. Show us your own warts.
— Keep jabbing, panel-pushers.
But let’s talk about the skeleton. The layout. The architecture of the page that 90% of readers never consciously notice—but feel instantly when it breaks. jab comics forum
What happens between Panel 1 (a gun aimed) and Panel 2 (a body falling)? The gutter is where the reader commits the murder . The most violent panel in comics is always a blank white line. Yes, we know Watchmen did the 3x3 symmetry perfectly