A "Featureless Void" is a common theme in comics where the characters or items appear to float in a (usually white) blank panel; a panel without context. This may be for stylistic reasons, due to the detail constraints of newspaper printing and space.

The term was brought to prominence by the Dysfunctional Family Circus

Dysfunctional Family Circus

The Dysfunctional Family Circus is the name of several long-running parodies of the syndicated comic strip The Family Circus, featuring either Bil Keane's artwork with altered captions, or original artwork made to appear like the targeted strips...

, in derision of the cartooning style of Bil Keane

Bil Keane

William Aloysius Keane , better known as Bil Keane, was an American cartoonist. He is most notable for his work on the long-running newspaper comic The Family Circus, which began its run in 1960 and continues in syndication, drawn by his son Jeff Keane.-Biography:Born in Philadelphia,...

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Examples

• Dysfunctional Family Circus
  Dysfunctional Family Circus
  The Dysfunctional Family Circus is the name of several long-running parodies of the syndicated comic strip The Family Circus, featuring either Bil Keane's artwork with altered captions, or original artwork made to appear like the targeted strips...
  
  
• Family Circus
• Red Meat
  Red Meat
  Max Cannon's Red Meat is an independent comic strip begun in 1989. It appears in over 75 alternative weeklies and college papers in the United States and in other countries. Since 1996, it has been available for reading on the web.- Style :...
  
  
• Standup Comics