Thanks for the feedback!
I'm going to start using Dreamweaver soon, so I'll be able to split my pages and images soon into smaller chunks to solve the problem
Also the images and type will become bigger then...
And of course i'll start using colourtoo, so i'll be able to use coloured word balloons (necessary when using this kind of B&W images, because i don't always like the classical rounded all-white balloons, especially when trying to convey a sense of seriousness to the discussion: rounded balloons tend to make the dialogue stand apart from the sober imagery, and perhaps a greytone or subtle colour may prove interesting to keep the text and graphics united. Here the text balloons would clog into the black patches of the image if i had made their tails(?) longer)
Well, I'll post another one (better perhaps

) soon!