This chapter explains how comics can be pictures, words or a combination of both. Below is a comic that i found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comics. I have edited it to show you exactly how the best comics use a combination of both text & pictures.
The comic above shows a picture of a toddler whome we assume is either screaming or sneezing due to the movement drawn in the comic. Though it is unclear exactly what the toddler is doing.
The frames below are the text part of the above comic. We as the reader have to use our imagination to figure out what the words are describing. Although the obvious would be a sneeze as the words that describe the sound of a sneeze are used.
Now when we combine the text and the pictures to form this comic, we get a clear understanding of what the comic is about.
So whilst the combination of words and pictures in comics give us the reader a clear picture of what is actually happening, there are situations where by ommitting either words or text the reader is forced to interperate the comic in their own way. The author is making a user think rather then telling them what to think.
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