The reader can click on an arrow below the webcomic or use the navigation keys to zoom in on this tiny panel so that it in turn fills the screen.

The Right Number has an advantage over infinitely-scrollable webcomics in that it preserves the rhythm of reading the comic, while scrollers may start to "drag on and on."

[3] The Right Number follows a man who accidentally meets up with a stranger rather than his own girlfriend after misdialing a phone call.

He then abuses this system to find the perfect girlfriend, as he starts to obsess over the smallest details.

In an interview with Joe Zabel, McCloud said that he is "pessimistic about the wisdom of trying to find the perfect mate," which is what the protagonist of his webcomic fails to understand.

[1] In 2011, David Balan of Sequart Organization praised McCloud's webcomic for successfully crafting a new reading convention, calling it far superior to existing formats.