Comic Left Splash + 6

Tall left splash beside a 2 x 3 grid Tall left splash beside a 2 x 3 grid

A tall left splash beside a 2-column by 3-row grid. Used when a single vertical figure or environment anchors the left side and the action plays out on the right.

About this size

Side splashes are the layout most often associated with character introductions: a hero strikes a pose down the left side of the page, the right side carries the surrounding beats. Also common for vertical scenes like waterfalls, skyscrapers, or towering figures.

The left-splash bias matches Western left-to-right reading: the reader takes in the splash first, then moves into the grid.

Comic art
Vertical hero panel
Character introductions

Pro tips

1 Match the splash subject to the format. Tall vertical subjects (figures, columns, vistas) read naturally; horizontal subjects fight the frame.
2 The 6-panel grid on the right is a complete page in itself. Use it as a self-contained sequence next to the splash anchor.
3 For Western reading order, left-splash. For right-to-left manga, mirror to right-splash.