body {
  background: #000;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
}

.comic-container {
  position: relative; /* Allows gradient-overlay to be positioned correctly */
  display: grid;
  gap: 20px;
  width: 90vw;
  max-width: 1200px;
  padding: 20px;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  grid-template-rows: auto auto auto;
  grid-template-areas:
    "panel1 panel1 panel1"
    "panel2 panel2 panel2"
    "panel3 panel4 panel5";
}

/* Assign grid areas */
.panel[data-panel="1"] { grid-area: panel1; filter: brightness(1.5) contrast(1.0);} 
.panel[data-panel="2"] { grid-area: panel2; filter: brightness(1.5) contrast(1.0);}
.panel[data-panel="3"] { grid-area: panel3; filter: brightness(1.5) contrast(1.0);}
.panel[data-panel="4"] { grid-area: panel4; }
.panel[data-panel="5"] { grid-area: panel5; }

/* Ensure panels are properly sized */
.panel {
  position: relative; /* Allows the border to be positioned on top */
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
}

canvas {
  image-rendering: pixelated;
  image-rendering: crisp-edges;
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
}

.border-overlay {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  pointer-events: none; /* Prevents it from interfering with interactions */
  border: 4px solid white; /* The border now overlays the image */
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

.panel::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  background: repeating-linear-gradient(
    to bottom,
    rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 0px,
    rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 1px,  /* 1-pixel solid black */
    transparent 2px,
    transparent 4px /* 3 pixels of clear */
  );
  background-position: top; /* Ensures alignment starts from the top */
  mix-blend-mode: overlay;
  pointer-events: none;
}

/* Overlapping elements (characters, speech bubbles) */
.character, .speech-bubble {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 10;
  pointer-events: none;
}