>>108063978i limit myself to the 9 panel grid. i either have the panels 1-4 be the buildup, the 5th panel be the climactic action or something i want the reader to be aware of since its the geographic center of the page, and panels 6-9 be the come down, or ill have the 9th panel be the climax and the following page be the come down. ill sometimes repeat the same action from panel 5 in panel 9 to drive the point home
example of 5th panel being the climax and 5 and 9 repeating
1:1 a man reaches into his cubbard and takes down a white mug in his kitchen
1:2 the man fills up the mug with hot water
1:3 the man adds a teabag to the mug
1:4 the man adds milk to the tea
1:5 the man takes a sip of his tea
1:6 man leaves kitchen holding his mug
1:7 he sits in his big lazy boy chair
1:8 he grabs the newspaper and starts to unfold it
1:9 he takes another sip of tea