Comics Vocabulary

What is a panel?

• A single box in a comic.

• A bubble/space where a character speaks or thinks.

• Visual elements that communicate information about a character.

What is a balloon?

• A single box in a comic.

• A bubble/space where a character speaks or thinks.

• Visual elements that communicate information about a character.

What is emanata?

• A single box in a comic.

• A bubble/space where a character speaks or thinks.

• Visual elements that communicate information about a character.

What is a gutter?

• The space between the panels in a comic.

• A bubble in the comic that contains narration.

• An onomatopoeia; a word that sound like an action.

What is a caption?

• The space in between the panels in a comic.

• A bubble that contains narration in a comic.

• An onomatopoeia; a word that sounds like an action.

What is a sound effect?

• The space between the panels in a comic.

• A bubble that contains narration in a comic.

• An onomatopoeia; a word that sounds like an action.

What is a splash page?

• A page in a comic book that is taken up by a single image.

• An image that spans more than one page.

• The arrangement of images on a page.

What is a spread?

• A page in a comic book that is taken up by a single image.

• An image that spans more than one page.

• The arrangement of images on a page.

What is a layout?

• A page in a comic book that is taken up by a single image.

• An image that spans more than one page.

• The arrangement of images on a page.