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Comic books uses everyday language in dialogue balloons to communicate gay personals point dating and directly (Frank 1944:221). By using a series or sequence of pictures, a cast of characters that the audience can relate to, and lots of dialogue and text within the picture, the creators of comic books draw their readers to their creation (Lee 1971:21). Writers and Illustrators tend to use stereotypes of basic characters and clichés to express their meaning (Gerberg 1983:38).

Even though the comic book picture emphasizes the words and dialogues of the characters, it’s the relationship between the words and the pictures that says so much more (McCloud 1993:47; Faust 1971:195). Writers will use idioms, puns and slang to relate to the everyday individual. Comic Books are a form of narrative fiction and so they have a plot, characters, setting, dialogue, and symbolism.

The pictures in the comic book control the reader's interpretation of the words. The picture forces the reader to see what the writer wants him/her to see. Action lines and dialogue balloons allow the reader to hear the messages in their heads, thus inviting the reader into the make believe world of comic books.

Description

The splash page is the first full page panel that also has the title of the story and credits the author, artist, penciller, and inkier.  Traditionally, this was the first page of the comic book and so it is designed to hook the reader to the story.  The first panel is also generally used to set up the scene (Busiek; Pellowski 1995:41).  The rest of the comic book can consist of one long story, several shorter stories, or one long story broken into parts. The format must reflect the story.

Terminology

As with any discipline, this field has some terms that are associated with comic books and creating comic books.