.article--footer #comment-panel {
  margin-bottom: 3rem;
  max-width: 100%;
}
  .article--footer #comment-panel .comments_intro {
    background: transparent;
    padding: 0;
    margin: 0;
    margin-bottom: 1.5rem; 
  }
  .article--footer #comment-panel .comments_intro h3 {
    color: var(--gray-80);
    font-family: var(--heading-font);
    font-size: 16px;
    font-weight: 600;
    line-height: normal;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
    margin-bottom: 1rem;
    text-transform: uppercase;
  }
  .article--footer #comment-panel .comments_intro h3 .fa-comments {
    color: var(--green-30);
    font-size: 18px;
  }
  
  #comment-panel #respond {
    border: 2px solid var(--gray-20);
    box-shadow: none;
    padding: 1.5rem;
  }
  #respond #comment-form-title {
    color: #000;
    font-family: var(--heading-font);
    font-size: 20px;
    font-weight: 600;
    line-height: 1.25;
  }
  #respond #comment-form-title a {
    color: var(--green-20);
  }
  #comment-panel h5 {
    color: #000;
    font-family: var(--heading-font);
    font-size: 16px;
    font-weight: 200;
    line-height: 1.5;
  }
  #commentform label {
    color: var(--gray-70);
    font-family: var(--heading-font);
    font-size: 16px;
    font-weight: 200;
    line-height: 1.5;
  }
    #commentform label b {
      font-weight: 200;
    }
    #commentform input[type="text"], #commentform input[type="email"], #commentform input[type="url"], #commentform textarea {
      color: var(--body-color);
      font-family: var(--heading-font);
      font-size: 16px;
      font-weight: 200;
      line-height: 1.5;
      padding: .5rem .75rem;
      width: 100%;
    }
    #commentform input::placeholder, #commentform textarea::placeholder {
      color: var(--gray-50);
      font-family: var(--heading-font);
      font-size: 16px;
      font-weight: 200;
      line-height: 1.5;
    }
    #respond .button {
      background: var(--green-20);
      border-radius: 44px;
      color: #fff;
      font-family: var(--heading-font);
      font-size: 15px;
      font-weight: 600;
      line-height: normal;
      letter-spacing: 1px;
      padding: 1rem 2rem;
      text-align: center;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      transition: all .25s ease-out;
    }
    #respond .button:hover {
      background: var(--green-10);
    }
    #comment-panel p {
      font-family: var(--heading-font);
      font-weight: 200;
      line-height: 1.5;
    }
    #comment-panel p a {
      color: var(--body-color);
      text-decoration: underline;
    }
    
  .comments_display .comment > article {
    border-top: 2px solid var(--gray-20);
    padding-top: 1rem;
  }
  .comments_display .comment h2 > .fa {
    top: 2px;
  }
  .comments_display .comment .stamp {
    color: var(--gray-70);
    font-family: var(--heading-font);
    font-size: 15px;
    font-style: normal;
    font-weight: 300;
    line-height: 1.25;
    padding-left: 1rem;
  }
  .comments_display .comment a {
    color: var(--blue-30);
    font-family: var(--heading-font);
  }
  .comments_display .comment h2 {
    color: var(--blue-30);
    font-family: var(--heading-font);
    font-size: 17px;
    font-weight: 600;
    line-height: normal;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
  }
  .comments_display .comment h2 b {
    color: var(--blue-30);
  }
  .comments_display .comment ul.controls {
    top: 1rem;
  }
  .comments_display .comment_excerpt {
    color: var(--body-color);
    font-family: var(--heading-font);
    font-size: 17px;
    font-weight: 300;
    line-height: 26px; /* 152.941% */
  }