Wild Blue Yonder Issue 2 Page 8

The fine art of not drawing a background. See kids, when you've thoroughly established an environment for a scene, you can take a break and let the talking heads do the work for you. If you pull it off right, it'll actually helps the scene breathe a bit. It can also create an opportunity to get cinematic with the panels.

It also helps to have a great writer fill the dead areas with dialogue.