This was expanded to two panels in the layouts, and then the closeup of Kelgor was added to smooth the pacing out even more. The design of the page went from being a very traditional stacking of panels to the more complicated arrangement. Ryan explained one of the reasons for this kind of design.

"Whenever I can, I like to have one vertical gutter going the length of the page. I know it sounds weird, but the line cutting the page in half pulls the readers' eyes from left to right in a more fluid way."

The sound effect bridges that vertical line, but doesn't actually interrupt it. Unlike most comics artists, Ryan draws almost all of his own sound effects.