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In comic making, what purpose does cutting a single image into panels serve?

Basically, sometimes, there will be a single page or a large portion of the page dedicated to a single scene or image, and this will be cut into panels. But if the gutters were removed, the image would be whole. So what purpose does cutting it do…
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Is there an "ideal" width-to-height ratio for speech bubbles in English language comics?

When drawing speech bubbles for an English language comic, is there such a thing as an "ideal" or preferred ratio to them in regards to their width and height? Ideal in terms of visual attractiveness. Effectively the graphic design version of the…
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