Graphic Novel Terms

Question 0

Dialogue balloons

Answer 0

Contain communication between/among characters

Question 1

Special-effects lettering

Answer 1

A method of drawing attention to the text; it often highlights onomatopoeia and reinforces the impact of words such as boom!

Question 2

Thought balloons

Answer 2

Contain characters thoughts

Question 3

Captions

Answer 3

Contain narrators information about a scene or character

Question 4

Panel

Answer 4

a distinct segment of the comic, containing a combination of image and text and endless variety

Question 5

Frame

Answer 5

The lines and borders that contain the panels

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Gutter

Answer 6

The space between framed panels

Question 7

Bleed

Answer 7

Image that extends to and/or beyond the edge of the panel

Question 8

Foreground

Answer 8

The panel/visual “closest” to the viewer

Question 9

Mid ground

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Allows centering of image by using natural resting place for vision

Question 10

Background

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Provides additional, subtext yak information for the reader

Question 11

Graphic weight

Answer 11

Describes the way some images draw the eye more than others, creating a definite focus using color and shading in various ways including: light and dark shades, dark toned images, etc.