Comics are a
medium used to express ideas with images, often combined with text or other visual information. It typically takes the form of a sequence of
panels of images. Textual devices such as
speech balloons,
captions, and
onomatopoeia can indicate dialogue, narration, sound effects, or other information. There is no consensus among theorists and historians on a definition of comics; some emphasize the combination of images and text, some sequentiality or other image relations, and others historical aspects such as mass reproduction or the use of recurring characters.
Cartooning and other forms of
illustration are the most common means of image-making in comics.
Photo comics is a form that uses photographic images. Common forms include
comic strips,
editorial and
gag cartoons, and
comic books. Since the late 20th century, bound volumes such as
graphic novels,
comic albums, and
tankōbon have become increasingly common, along with
webcomics as well as scientific/medical comics.
The English term comics is used as a singular noun when it refers to the medium itself (e.g. "Comics is a visual art form."), but becomes plural when referring to works collectively (e.g. "Comics are popular reading material."). ( Full article...)
Comics are a
medium used to express ideas with images, often combined with text or other visual information. It typically takes the form of a sequence of
panels of images. Textual devices such as
speech balloons,
captions, and
onomatopoeia can indicate dialogue, narration, sound effects, or other information. There is no consensus among theorists and historians on a definition of comics; some emphasize the combination of images and text, some sequentiality or other image relations, and others historical aspects such as mass reproduction or the use of recurring characters.
Cartooning and other forms of
illustration are the most common means of image-making in comics.
Photo comics is a form that uses photographic images. Common forms include
comic strips,
editorial and
gag cartoons, and
comic books. Since the late 20th century, bound volumes such as
graphic novels,
comic albums, and
tankōbon have become increasingly common, along with
webcomics as well as scientific/medical comics.
The English term comics is used as a singular noun when it refers to the medium itself (e.g. "Comics is a visual art form."), but becomes plural when referring to works collectively (e.g. "Comics are popular reading material."). ( Full article...)