Splash Splash 18

Splash Splash 18

Here’s a pretty extreme example of an expository splash page. There’s enough expository dialog here to choke a horse. First the readers are brought up to speed, and then the stage is set. All served beautifully by Gene Colan’s art which turns it into...
Splash Splash 16

Splash Splash 16

There are enumerable splash pagey ways to establish your characters, recap things a bit, and set the scene. These days it’s devolved to showing a box with the character’s face next to an adjoining box with a description of the character, followed by a...
Splish Splash 15

Splish Splash 15

The all-recap splash. Pictures and words designed to bring you up to speed. So much better and more interesting than the way it’s done today.