Questions about page counts
Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 8:40 pm
I have some questions about the official MCP policies regarding page counts. I know I've seen some of these questions answered before, but it would be nice to have it all in one place. Here's my understanding of how it works, along with some questions:
1) Recap pages generally DON'T count.
2) Recap pages with original in continuity panels DO count.
3) Recap pages with gag panels/characters breaking the fourth wall DON'T count.
4) What if an original panel on the recap page just contains scene-setting art, without any characters or plot? I assume this still counts, right?
5) What about an initial splash page with, say, a floating Spider-Man head surrounded by narration boxes bringing the reader up to speed? It seems functionally equivalent to a recap page, but I'm assuming these are typically treated as story pages, yes?
6) What about a title page (in a one-shot or special, for example) with original background art? I'm assuming this is treated like cover art and doesn't count.
7) In older books in which the pages actually have printed page numbers, my impression is that the MCP ignores those numbers and instead just counts story pages. Is that correct?
8) Finally, how do you indicate page:panel ranges when there's a two page spread with panels running continuously across both pages?
1) Recap pages generally DON'T count.
2) Recap pages with original in continuity panels DO count.
3) Recap pages with gag panels/characters breaking the fourth wall DON'T count.
4) What if an original panel on the recap page just contains scene-setting art, without any characters or plot? I assume this still counts, right?
5) What about an initial splash page with, say, a floating Spider-Man head surrounded by narration boxes bringing the reader up to speed? It seems functionally equivalent to a recap page, but I'm assuming these are typically treated as story pages, yes?
6) What about a title page (in a one-shot or special, for example) with original background art? I'm assuming this is treated like cover art and doesn't count.
7) In older books in which the pages actually have printed page numbers, my impression is that the MCP ignores those numbers and instead just counts story pages. Is that correct?
8) Finally, how do you indicate page:panel ranges when there's a two page spread with panels running continuously across both pages?