Reading comics requires active participation from "summary" of Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud
The act of reading comics involves a unique form of engagement that goes beyond merely scanning words on a page. It requires the reader to interact actively with the sequential art in front of them, utilizing both visual and verbal channels of communication simultaneously. Comics are a medium that combines words and pictures to convey meaning, requiring readers to decode both elements in order to understand the narrative. This dual-channel processing engages the reader's brain in a different way compared to reading plain text, as they must interpret the relationship between images and text to derive the intended message. In comics, the space between panels, known as the "gutter," plays a crucial role in encouraging reader participation. It is within th...
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