User blog comment:Tiberius64/Story Idea Blogging I: First Steps/@comment-3006892-20121220060149/@comment-4404337-20121220214221

I have some suggestions that may counter those listed above.

First of all, please do not try stuffing more panels into your comic pages. The maximum number of panels you should have is 7, and even 7 is pushing it. The minimum is 3. Having an excessive number of panels tends to leave less space to put backgrounds and details, and you can read a comic much more smoothly if your pages are easily understandable, and laid out neatly.

As for organizing the opening scene, try not to start in a classroom or having someone meet someone in hallways. Those are used too much, and it's not a very interesting start. You want to lure the reader in. You could start with a wideshot of the school from the outside. Next panels could be just introducing the characters, and after maybe a page or two, you can bring in the less-than-agreeable group.

I would give more advice, but that would make this too lengthy.