Do you like lots of dialogue or few dialogue in comics

[Phantomlight]

I love to read so I like a lot of dialogue and helps me understand the characters and what kind of relationships they have with other characters through those verbal interactions. Actions help too for sure, and I have recently seen the appeal of silent comics or silent episodes, but I am partial to lots of dialogue

[elyss]

Dialogue is great in comics, the fact that your friend said it helps grow the story is a good thing. The only issue I can think that you should keep an eye on is making sure no one panel is bogged down by it. Don't be afraid to spread dense dialogue across a couple panels if you have to.

[Phantomlight]

I agree, a wall of text can be intimidating. I am a repeated offender of this, but I am trying to get better xD

[GoldenHoneydew]

I like lots of dialogue but I also like drawing scenes where there's no dialogue and it's just images of character(s) or the setting (an example of this is my pfp). I like characters interacting with each other but I also have moments where I pause and stare at nothing but the art just for... eye-candy? not sure what the correct term for it is- if there is one. dialogue definitely not a turn off for me though

[BreakingChalk]

Lots of dialogue is ok when explaining key aspects of the story that can't be explained with pure panels, scenes and drawings, but as a whole, the less dialogue a page has, the easier new readers can digest the info, and the more probable they'll keep reading the comic.

It's fine, just don't over do it, it happened to me too.

[FelopePE]

If you can convey the actions through your art, then I don't think there's any need for too much dialogue. Anyway I tend to skim over those pretty quickly if there's too much on the page so that's on me if I miss any important info.

[cherrystark]

It depends on the story for me. I'm not big on comic books but sometimes writers go overboard. They'll either vocalize every thought in the characters' heads, or butcher normal speech patterns. I like being able to clearly see the difference between what a character is thinking compared to what comes out of their mouth.

[DualDragons]

I prefer fewer dialogue lines for several reasons. Especially in action comics, where it would be cliche for the villain to go monologuing during the fight. Also I believe in the rule of "show, don't tell." Displaying a character's power is more effective than having them talk about their power

[joannekwan]

For a comic, I'd rather less dialogue. If I'm reading walls of text every other page, I might as well read a novel.

[NickRowler]

I sort of like when there is a balance. I don't want to feel like I am reading a novel in each word bubble. And I personally don't like silent comics.

[ble]

Less dialogue.

I've heard one of the sins of webcomics is having lots of exposition dump or one big wall of text. "Show, don't tell".

I do small dialogue because I'm not really a writer, so I just put very little stuff.

[Dreams-of-Gaia]

I think there is a balance between having too much dialogue or too few. Mostly I prefer it when it has fewer dialogue than when there is a lot of it, but that could be a personal liking. Comics are a very visual media so usually experts recommend to not have too much dialogue on one panel or page, but as I tell you, that also depends on the reader. There are readers who would prefer more dialogue and some others who would not.

[krissyhalo]

It depends! If a comic can relay the emotion without any dialogue, then I’m all for it!!!

[vothnthorvaldson]

I generally like lots of dialogue; however I prefer when scenes with heavy dialogue are surrounded with scenes with less dialogue or even none at all. I find it more natural and close to what happen in a real person's life.

[azzy-m]

For me, I think it depends on the story, but generally, I like dialogue heavy series. Usually comics with lots of dialogue work for very plot driven/lots of exposition stories, and if the author is good at writing their characters, it can work for character-driven stories.

An example of a comic I can think of that does dialogue heavy scenes well is the comic I'm The Grim Reaper. It's got a nice balance of action and story, but when the dialogue-heavy scenes come, they end up being my favorites.

But since comics are indeed a visual medium, it's important not to bog down it down with unnecessary dialogue. Show don't tell applies here too. Basically, if you can convey it through a panel without dialogue, don't add dialogue.

[N1ghtm4r3]

depends on what i need to do , some parts i can show more and other need to be told more

[kitschensyngk]

If you have too much, it drags down the flow of your story.

If you have too little, your readers will have to rely on the panels to know what's going on.

I like "just enough" dialogue.

[raeguardart]

As long as the text doesn’t squish the art then its a-ok to me? Sometimes everyone needs to sit down for a talk and thats ok, better than losing the plot.

[iHateFridays]

Depends on the context lol. XD If the dialogue needs to be there then it's all good.

[Puck]

A lot of dialogue but short sentences with an average of 5 words