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LITERARY
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Sison, Karla Joi B.
YOU COMPLETE ME
Mechanics:

Group yourselves into 4. Each group will be

given 3 puzzles to solve within 3 minutes.
The first group to solve and identify the
characters in the puzzle wins.
 Forms of literature
that tells stories
through illustrations.
COMICS AND
GRAPHIC
NOVELS •Comic strips are usually
just a page long.
•Graphicnovels can be as
long as regular novels.
ELEMENTS OF
COMICS AND
GRAPHIC
NOVELS
PANEL
is a single
illustration
inside a
border
PANEL
is a single
illustration
inside a
border
GUTTER
is the
space
between
panels.
GUTTER
is the
space
between
panels.
CAPTION
is a box of
text that
provides
narration.
CAPTION
is a box of
text that
provides
narration.
SPEECH
BUBBLE/BALLOON
is where
the
dialogue
can be
found.
SPEECH
BUBBLE/BALLOON
is where
the
dialogue
can be
found.
TIER
is simply a
single row
of panels
that are
related to
one
another.
TIER
is simply a
single row
of panels
that are
related to
one
another.
SPLASH
is a full -page
illustration
used at the
start to
introduce the
story.
SPREAD
is an
illustration
that takes
up more
than one
page.
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Comics and graphic novels make use
of many of the elements of fiction
and creative nonfiction, like setting,
characters, and imagery.
The difference is that comics and
graphic novels can present these
elements visually .
The same plot elements of fiction
or nonfiction also apply in
comics and graphic novels .
• Longer comics and graphic novels can
dividetheirplots into three acts.

○ Act I is where the introductions are usually

made.
○ Act II has the climax.
○ Act III is the post-climax resolution.
 HEROES VS VILLAINS

COMICS
have parts of a
serialized narrative

GRAPHIC NOVELS
contain complete
narratives.
Graphic novels have more space
to develop characters and
narratives.
You have to be both a writer
and an artist to start your own
graphic novel or comic series.