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Scott McCloud writes in his seminal book Understanding Comics:
In learning to read comics we all learned to perceive time spatially, for in the world of comics, time and space are one and the same.He points out that a long panel conveys a feeling of a longer time than a shorter panel. Especially when used for dramatic pauses like this. You probably felt that without thinking about it (at least I hope you did). Next time you notice a long pause in a comic, take a look at what makes you think it's a long pause. It may be this trick, or something else...
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