COMIC 

STRIP VOCABULARY 
 
1 cartoon
2 comic strip
3 panel i
4 frame k
5 gutter g
6 bleed p
7 graphic weight n
8 negative space
9 caption l
10 speech bubble a
11 thought bubble h
12 sound effects b
13 close-up m
14 longshot j
15 cartoonist e
16 webtoon o

a) contains the words spoken by a character

b) words that reproduce sound in a scene e.g. BANG!
c) series of comic strips published online
d) a simple drawing showing something in an amusing way
e) comic strip creator
f) the space around and between the subject of an image
g) the border that surrounds the panel
h) contains a character’s thoughts
i) the box that contains the image and text
j) a drawing that shows an object or character from a distance
k) the space that lies between panels
l) a box or section of text that gives details about the scene
m) a drawing that zooms in on an object or character
n) the heaviness of a line or block of shading
o) a sequence of drawings in boxes that tell an amusing story
p) an image that goes beyond the borders of the page