Reading between Panels: Visual Storytelling in Manga and Comics
March 11, 2026
How do words and pictures work together to create meaning in manga or comics?
How do artists and writers use the strengths and limits of the medium, its panels, speech bubbles, layout, and art, to tell stories? By studying how manga and comics shape narrative and style across different genres, this lecture will introduce fundamental concepts you can use to read and analyze visual storytelling from anywhere. Topics include four-panel comic strips, first and third person narration, and the vertical scroll in digital comics.
Come ready to read closely, think visually, and learn how manga and comics work.