The Webcomics Handbook

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Incorporating an oddly shaped panel into a vertical-scroll comic

Accommodating a vertical scroll is crucial — and you can do it with a little planning

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Brad Guigar
Nov 10, 2025
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Building an audience on the web means adapting to the vertical scroll. But that doesn’t mean giving up innovative page designs! You can still feature horizontal panels and even overlapping panels on the page of your graphic novel. You simply need to plan ahead. Here’s a step-by-step guide on doing precisely that.

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