Panels!

[Momo]

From the admittedly small amount of Charby I've read, one of the very creative aspects that caught my attention is the panel arrangement. They're full of interesting borders, interlocking winding edges, and fit together in a unique twisting way that allocates the right amount of space while filling the page.
I was wondering if Amelius or anyone else here who's into the art of comicry, of the web variety or otherwise, could provide some tips, tricks, and insights into making a well-laid-out page?
(I apologize for my long-windedness!)

[Amelius]

Ah, I shall try my best to explain how I go about it! I know others have different methods, but mine is a little...disorganised so to speak. On a comic where I color everything in the computer I just draw in a loose format and move the art into proper order in photoshop. The size of the art will usually dictate how big the panels are, or how much dialogue I plan to place in it too. Usually before I start drawing I script it out in my mind, how many panels (an estimate at best) and what will happen in them, and then what will end it.
However I can't do that when I draw it by hand, so I have to plan it a little more. I save big panels for where more important things are happening, or where I'm going to put a lot of the detail. Also for a lot of action, you'll need a lot of room. But for "talking head" panels, I usually keep those narrow since the focus is on one person and there is no need to bother with much background since dialogue will cover it. Split panels help when you need to fit another panel in and there is a larger one dominating the page. Here...I'll work on a picture for this and make use of some screenshots, if that will help (I'm terrible at explaining this I admit)
Hopefully someone has better advice in the meantime, but I shall try my best!