Comic #688: Prison Break (Patreon)

I originally planned to have the comic start at panel 3, but then I realized it would be confusing. I don't think most readers would see an NPC standing in front of an open cage and immediately understand he had been freed by another hero moments before. By adding the first two panels it removes all doubt.

It can be challenging sometimes to determine what context the audience needs to understand the premise of a comic. Everybody is different, and by definition as the writer of the comic, I already know and understand the entire context. Sometimes I wish I could temporarily erase my memory and read my comics without bias.

The closest I get to that is when I read a comic of mine years later having forgotten 90% of it. Only then can I really objectively rate the comic.