how do i present/portray this in a manga?

[Amelia Monocle 112]

so i'm writing a manga, working out the kinks and such XD 
just featuring my OC's, nothing to do with mlp... but in the story two things are happening at the same time in two different worlds, then they meet at one point... how do i tell two stories in two different places one after the other? how do i do the transition without making it overly confusing? or without it obviously saying something like "and now for something completely different" (it was tempting)
do you think having it subtly confuse the reader is a good thing?

[StingeMuffin 244]

If it's apparent enough that what's happening is at a different location and with different characters, then you may be able to avoid telling the reader outright that a transition has been made. Differences in the environment, characters, etc could imply the existence of two separate worlds. So long as you don't switch between the two willy-nilly (without some kind of break), I don't see the reader becoming too confused. Maybe you could give a few pages of your comic a test drive with a random audience before making any final decisions?

Edited April 28, 2013 by StingeMuffin

[WingMcCallister 368]

Maybe there could be some sort of difference in the shading of the background environment to make it obvious image wise. 

 

I agree that a test audience release may be a good idea here.

[Amelia Monocle 112]

ok, i'll show the forums the first few sketches when i've done them
good idea! it's just i'm very picky with what influences my ideas, and i'm kind of bad at accepting help XD but with you guys i guess it's ok