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Reading Graphic Novels & Comics Terms and Concepts to Know and Use

Simplifying as Amplifying

PANEL FRAME GUTTER SPEECHBALLOON CAPTION Terminology

Panels and Frames

Panel Transitions

Words and 

Words and Pictures: A Changing Balance

Are comics totally different from what we’ve been doing all semester? Graphic novels use many of the same concepts Such as:

Character

Look for repeated: Images Images Ideas Ideas Words Words

Resources Auster, Paul. City of Glass. Adapted by Paul Karasik and David Mazzucchelli. New York: Picador, Print. McCloud, Scott. Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art. New York: HarperCollins, Print McCreery, Conor and Anthony Del Col., writers. Kill Shakespeare. Art by Andy Belanger. Vol. 1. San Diego: IDW, Print. Satrapi, Marjane. Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood. New York: Random House, Print.