Splinters

This Sunday strip follows a clown and his animal companions through a simple domestic sequence: a game of paper cards, a reversed perspective gag, and escalating physical chaos. The artist uses the six-panel grid to build momentum, relying on sight gags and slapstick rather than complex dialogue. The recurring clown character—with his pointed hat and exaggerated costume—appears across multiple strips as a stock protagonist. Speech balloons anchor each moment, while precise linework defines space and movement. Early newspaper comics like *Splinters* established the visual conventions—sequential panels, character continuity, and timing through layout—that became the foundation of comic book storytelling.