4. Panels
A panel is an individual
frame, or single drawing,
in the multiple-panel
sequence of a comic strip
or comic book.
It is the smaller box on a
page in which the images
are drawn. A panel
consists of one drawing
that depicts a single
moment in time.
5. Speech Bubbles
Graphic used to
assign ownership of
dialogue.
Speech bubbles are
used to tell your
readers what each
character in your
comic strip is saying
and feeling.
6. There are lots of different ways
in which speech-bubbles can be
drawn.
Scream Bubbles: indicate a
character is screaming or
shouting. They have jagged
edges.
Coloured Bubbles: conveys the
emotion that goes with the
speech, such as red for anger.
Icicle Bubbles: have jagged
icicles hanging from the bottom
representing cold hostility.
Similarly the speech bubbles of
monsters may have an outline
that suggests dripping blood or
slime.
7. Thought Bubbles
Graphic used to show
internal thoughts of a
character.
Usually cloud shaped and
connected to owner by a
series of smaller
bubbles.
8. Onomatopoeia
A word that imitates the
sound that it is
describing.
Famously used in comics
as a pictorial
representation of a sound
effect.
9.
10. Captions
Narrative device used to
convey information that
cannot be communicated
by speech.
Usually takes the form
of a small rectangular
box situated in a corner
of the panel.
11. Panel Frames
Border or edges of
a panel.
Usually rectangular
in shape, but cloud
shaped can indicate
a dream/flashback
and one with a
jagged edge can
indicate
anger/shock.
12. Here is an example of
a standard panel
comic.
-Notice how each frame
shows an action.
-Some frames are of
scenes and others are
close ups.
13.
14. Colors can be added! Make sure to think about which
colors go well together.
15. Your Comic Strip Project
• Subject Matter:
• -Must incorporate at least 1
character.
• The character must face an
obstacle and overcome it.
• The comic must be at least
5 Panels long.
• OR design a comic book
cover.
• Appropriate for school
16. First, you have
to plan your
comic!
1. Name of comic?
2. Characters?
3. Story and Plot –
A. Setting/Location
B. What is the obstacle?
C. How will character(s)
overcome it?
17. On Tuesday, and over break.
-Finish your storyboard.
1. Show your scenes
2. Include the Dialogue.
3. Describe the actions
18. What role is the character playing?
Superhero? Villain? Animal? Human? Alien? Make – believe creature?
