Vocabulary
If you are new to graphic novels and comics, these terms may help you better understand the medium.
BANDE DESSINÉE: A French term for sequential art that leaves out the not-always-desired humorous connotation of "comic" we have in English.
CAPTION: A text box separate from the rest of the panel or page that give voice to a narrator, or the inner thoughts of a character.
EMANATA: The teardrops, sweat beads, curlicues, or motion lines that artists draw beside characters’ faces to portray emotion (from the word emanate).
GUTTER: The space between panels.
PANEL: A visual or implied boundary (or framed image), usually a geometric shape, and the contents within it, that tell a part of the story. Panels may be a whole page, or part of a page. Panels provide the organizational structure of the comic.
SEQUENTIAL ART: Art that relies on images linked in successive order to convey meaning to the reader. Not all works of sequential art are comics and/or graphic novels, but all comics and graphic novels are sequential art.
SPEECH BALLOONS: Used to convey a character's words and voice.The shape, and even color, can vary based on the character and the scene being depicted.
THOUGHT BALLOONS: Similar to speech balloons, but convey the characters' thoughts.
CAPTION: A text box separate from the rest of the panel or page that give voice to a narrator, or the inner thoughts of a character.
EMANATA: The teardrops, sweat beads, curlicues, or motion lines that artists draw beside characters’ faces to portray emotion (from the word emanate).
GUTTER: The space between panels.
PANEL: A visual or implied boundary (or framed image), usually a geometric shape, and the contents within it, that tell a part of the story. Panels may be a whole page, or part of a page. Panels provide the organizational structure of the comic.
SEQUENTIAL ART: Art that relies on images linked in successive order to convey meaning to the reader. Not all works of sequential art are comics and/or graphic novels, but all comics and graphic novels are sequential art.
SPEECH BALLOONS: Used to convey a character's words and voice.The shape, and even color, can vary based on the character and the scene being depicted.
THOUGHT BALLOONS: Similar to speech balloons, but convey the characters' thoughts.
Additional Vocabulary Resources
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