comic strip
Newspaper panel sequence
A comic strip is a sequence of drawings arranged in panels that tell a story or deliver a joke, typically appearing in newspapers or online.
The format uses images with text in speech bubbles or captions: I read the comic strips every Sunday morning.
Strip alone often carries this meaning: a daily strip, a syndicated strip.
Artist creating comic illustrations
- syndicateCombined group pursuing shared interest
- creatorOne who produces something
- inkerComics line finalizer
- coloristOne who applies pigment
Charles Schulz · Bill Watterson · Jim Davis · Gary Larson · letterer
Flat rectangular sections
- framesRigid enclosing structures
- layoutSpatial arrangement of elements
- sequenceOrdered succession of elements
- gutterEdge channel for runoff
speech bubbles · thought bubbles · captions · borders · tiers · splash page · syndication · newspaper
Mouth restraint or jest
- punchlineHumor's final delivery
- jokeHumorous statement seeking laughter
- funnyProvoking laughter or suspicion
- slapstickExaggerated physical humor
sight gag · running gag · absurdist · wordplay · pratfall · deadpan · setup · payoff
Long-running American comic strip
- Calvin and HobbesComic about imaginative boy
- GarfieldLazy comic strip tabby
- DilbertCorporate satire strip
- BlondieLight-haired person's moniker
Beetle Bailey · Doonesbury · Cathy · Hagar the Horrible · Dennis the Menace · Family Circus
Writing fluid
- pencilsGraphite writing implements
- coloringAdding pigment to something
- letteringStyled written characters
- line artDrawings without tonal gradation
crosshatching · halftone · brushwork · pen and ink · artwork · illustration · expressions · backgrounds
Sequence of fictional events
- continuityUninterrupted progression or coherence
- arcCurved line segment
- charactersPersons in a narrative
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
cliffhanger · serial · episodic · recurring characters · backstory · plot · conflict · resolution
Satirical illustration mocking governance
- social commentaryAnalysis of societal conditions
- caricatureExaggerated comic depiction
- editorialPublication's official viewpoint article
- parodySatirical imitation
lampoon · critique · topical · allegory · irony · subversive · counterculture · underground comix
cartoonist
Artist creating comic illustrations
- syndicateCombined group pursuing shared interest
- creatorOne who produces something
- inkerComics line finalizer
Charles Schulz · Bill Watterson · Jim Davis · Gary Larson · colorist · letterer
panels
Flat rectangular sections
- framesRigid enclosing structures
- layoutSpatial arrangement of elements
- sequenceOrdered succession of elements
gutter · speech bubbles · thought bubbles · captions · borders · tiers · splash page · syndication · newspaper · funnies
gag
Mouth restraint or jest
- punchlineHumor's final delivery
- jokeHumorous statement seeking laughter
- funnyProvoking laughter or suspicion
slapstick · sight gag · running gag · absurdist · wordplay · pratfall · deadpan · setup · payoff · funny pages
Peanuts
Long-running American comic strip
- Calvin and HobbesComic about imaginative boy
- GarfieldLazy comic strip tabby
- DilbertCorporate satire strip
Blondie · Beetle Bailey · Doonesbury · Cathy · Hagar the Horrible · Dennis the Menace · Family Circus
ink
Writing fluid
- pencilsGraphite writing implements
- coloringAdding pigment to something
- letteringStyled written characters
line art · crosshatching · halftone · brushwork · pen and ink · artwork · illustration · expressions · backgrounds · black and white
storyline
Sequence of fictional events
- continuityUninterrupted progression or coherence
- arcCurved line segment
- charactersPersons in a narrative
dialogue · cliffhanger · serial · episodic · recurring characters · backstory · plot · conflict · resolution · protagonist
political cartoon
Satirical illustration mocking governance
- social commentaryAnalysis of societal conditions
- caricatureExaggerated comic depiction
- editorialPublication's official viewpoint article
parody · lampoon · critique · topical · allegory · irony · subversive · counterculture · underground comix · satirical
- creative expressionself-portrait, memoir, diary, journal, autobiography
- Media Termsbreaking news, TV show, sound bite, press release, news feed
- illustrationsillustration, drawings, engravings, etchings, lithographs
- PeanutsCharlie Brown, Snoopy, Woodstock, Lucy, Linus
- visual storytellinggraphic novel, manga, picture book, storyboard, webcomic
- creationsnovel, artwork, poem, song, film
comic stripeditorial cartoon
Illustrated newspaper commentary
gag cartoon · photograph · political cartoon · portrait · mural
comic striptragedy
Disastrous or sorrowful event
obituary · elegy · lamentation · dirge · eulogy
comic stripprose fiction
Imaginary tales in sentences
novel · short story · newspaper column · serialized novel · essay
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