Comics Vocabulary

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What is a panel?

Back

A single box in a comic.

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What is a balloon/bubble?

Back

A bubble/space where a character speaks or thinks.

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What is a caption?

Back

A bubble that contains narration in a comic.

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What is a sound effect?

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An onomatopoeia; a word that sounds like an action.

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How are Foreshadows laid out on a page?

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Drawn on a page without being boxed into a panel.

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True or False: A simple comic should be read from right to left.

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False

Answer explanation

American comics are read from left to right like a regular book. Manga comics are the ones read from right to left

Front

True or False: Speech bubbles in comics are always circular.

Back

False

Front

What sort of speech bubble/balloon is shown in the image?

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thought bubble

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These boxes can also be used to convey a character's inner monologue. not spoken outwardly but ________.

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inward

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How many panels are expected on your comic strip?

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9