Graphic Novels & Comics: Terms & Concepts

Multiple Choice

How many panels are in this comic?

• Four
• Three
• Two
• One

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A frame is a line or ​

Placeholder

that ​

Placeholder

a ​

Placeholder

.

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border

contains

panel

Multiple Choice

How many frames are in this comic?

• Four
• Three
• Two
• One

Fill in the Blanks

Multiple Choice

Panels with narrow gutters or close spacing probably represent a series of events that...

• happened over a long period of time

• are not connected to each other

• happened in a short period of time

• spacing does not matter

Multiple Choice

True or False: Images must stay inside the panel and on the page.

• True

• False

Match

Do you know which is which?

• Provides additional subtext/information.

• This panel or image is closest to the viewer.

• Centered; natural resting place for vision. 

Background

Foreground

Midground

• Background

• Foreground

• Midground

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Graphic ​

Placeholder

is a term that describes the way some ​

Placeholder

draw the ​

Placeholder

more than others, using ​

Placeholder

and shading.

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Weight

images

eye

color

Multiple Choice

The character's face against the details in the background help to highlight what emotion?

• confusion

• anger

• frustration

• sadness

Multiple Choice

Paying attention to this character's hands and feet, what are they most likely feeling?

• Confidence and ease
• Excitement and joy
• Curiosity and interest
• Discomfort or insecurity

Match

• boxes containing a variety of text elements, including scene-setting, descriptions

• enclose dialogue between characters or thoughts in a character's mind

• draws attention to text; often highlights/reinforces the impact of words

captions

balloons & bubbles

special effect lettering

• captions

• balloons & bubbles

• special effect lettering

Labelling

Can you remember the elements in this graphic?

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

Caption

Special Effect Lettering

Gutter

Panel (with frame)

Speech balloon

Thought bubble