Understanding Comics

Why does McCloud refer to comics as “sequential visual art” and how does he say this differs from film?

What does McCloud argue is the difference between a single panel and sequential art?

What is true from the story?

• The boy doesn't love the girl.

• The girl loves the boy.

• The boy can't stop loving the girl

• The girl cheats the boy.

What can be inferred from the comic strip?

• The boy is grown enough.

• The boy cannot dress himself.

• His mother doesn't like to dress the boy.

• The boy's shirt doesn't fit.

What does the boy really want from the airhostess?

• He wants some snacks.

• He wants to contact her at a later time.

• He likes her smile.

• He doesn't want anything.

Re-arrange a comicstrip in to their original order.

• 1, 2, 3, 4

• 1, 3, 2, 4

• 1, 4, 2, 3

• 3, 2, 4,1

Which missing statement should be properly filled in the incomplete comic-strip?

• Please help me make another list.

• You must make yours too.

• Well, actually. I'm making two lists.

• You know, there're so many things. I've done in my life

What can be inferred from the comic strip?

• The boy was very happy on his first day to school.

• Finally, the boy didn't want to go to school.

• The boy's mother took the boy to school herself.

• One of the boy's friends attacked him.

Why does McCloud refer to comics as 'sequential visual art' and how does he say this differs from film?

• Comics are static images, while films are moving images.

• Comics use words, while films do not.

• Comics are for children, while films are for adults.

• Comics are cheaper to produce than films.

What does McCloud argue is the difference between a single panel and sequential art?

• A single panel is a complete story, while sequential art requires multiple panels.

• A single panel is static, while sequential art involves movement.

• A single panel is a snapshot, while sequential art tells a story over time.

• A single panel is in color, while sequential art is in black and white.