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Economy of names is something I've tried to work on. I had to learn what I'm about to tell you the hard way. When creating your comic strip, give your characters short names: Janet, Sue, Dex. Don't give them long names like "Moriarty".

You've got to use your character's names in dialogue in greater frequency than you'd hear actual names in actual dialogue. This allows your readers to remember which characters is who.

Dialogue has to be written for each character. In order for the text of what a character is saying to balance out, it really helps if you have a short name for your characters.

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