Comics terminology

thumb|John Leech (caricaturist)|John Leech, Substance and Shadow (1843), published as Cartoon, No. 1 in Punch, the first use of the word cartoon to refer to a satirical drawing

publication type, serial publication that appears in a new edition on a regular schedule

short serialized comics

thumb|right|300px|A storyboard for The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd episode #408

new start to an established fictional universe, work, or series

depiction of everyday experience in art and entertainment

graphic convention in comics for representing speech

placement of two or more otherwise discrete fictional characters, settings, or universes into the context of a single story

drawing style

type of comic book

comic genre

A reprint is a re-publication of material that has already been previously published. The term reprint is used with slightly different meanings in several fields.

artwork on the outside of a published product

In comics, a colorist is responsible for adding color to black-and-white line art. For most of the 20th century this was done using brushes and dyes which were then used as guides to produce the printing plates. Since the late 20th century it is most often done using digital media, with printing separations produced electronically.

individual frame in the multiple-panel sequence of a comic

Chinese terminology for a subculture focused on Japanese entertainment media

comic book series of predetermined length

thumb|Penciller creating a comic book A penciller (or penciler) is an artist who works on the creation of comic books, graphic novels, and similar visual art forms, with a focus on the initial pencil illustrations.

document describing the narrative and dialogue of a comic book in detail

French and Japanese artistic movement

Catalan genre of story in pictures

art style

promotional holiday

collection of works in the medium of comics

category of art that presents a sequence; comics are a prominent example

first work featuring a fictional character or item

aspect of webcomics

The inker (sometimes credited as the finisher or embellisher) is one of the two line artists in traditional American comic book production. In his seminal work Understanding Comics, cartoonist and theorist Scott McCloud categorizes the final execution of lines -- traditionally the domain of the inker -- as the "Surface" stage of the six-step creative process, noting that this is the aspect of the work most immediately apparent to the viewer.

form of animation

Tarzanesque (in French: Tarzanide) is a term created by Frenchman Francis Lacassin used to describe characters in comic books inspired by Tarzan. A tarzanesque character resembles Tarzan in his physical resourcefulness, within a line of action that includes an adventurous life in the jungle, the gift of understanding and being understood by animals, contact with lost civilizations and courage combined with the ability to deal with nature. The creation of such characters may have been propitiated by the success that Tarzan had achieved since his appearance in literature in 1912, culminating wit

comic book produced only for legal reasons or promotional preview, rather than for full publication

artwork featuring attractive women in comics and pulp magazines

date shown on a periodical

comic book written, drawn, and completed in 24 hours

abstract line added to convey movement

comic books reprinted in book form

comics vocabulary