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mcDuffies says:

Well, we often have this problem (without intention to draw generalizations, but most often in manga comics) That you cannot understand what's going on on page. All we see is that there's some action happening, and the rest is a mish-mash of speed-lines, limbs and facial features with impressions of pain, anger, stress. Sometimes, all characters looks similar which makes this problem in the first place. The reader can only conclude from the context, what happened - wchich means after the scene is finished we see who won, although we don't know how.
This happens with impresively drawn comics very often. I think there's a slight confusion at stake: people try to polish their comics to look as awesome as possible (impressing at the first look). And waves of hair, shine in their eyes, anathomy details - really look impressive. But they neglect the very marrow of every comic: graphic naration.
Think about Alfred Hitchcock; he never had anything impressive or eye-pleasing in his films. Yet, he's one of the most respected directors of all times. Why? Because he was able to tell a relatively complex story in a clear, interesting and exciting way, while confusing audience only as much as he wanted. He had skills of a true storyteller.