Drawn sequences of images are among our oldest records of human intelligence, appearing
on cave paintings, wall carvings, and ancient pottery, and they pervade across cultures from …

The way we understand a narrative sequence of images may seem effortless, given the
prevalence of comics and picture stories across contemporary society. Yet, visual narrative …

Narratives are a fundamental aspect of human communication, and extend across several
domains of expression. While the structure of verbal narratives has been studied …

Visual narratives of sequential images–as found in comics, picture stories, and storyboards–
are often thought to provide a fairly universal and transparent message that requires minimal …

Studies of discourse have long placed focus on the inference generated by information that
is not overtly expressed, and theories of visual narrative comprehension similarly focused on …

Sequential images are as natural at conveying narratives as verbal language, and have
appeared throughout human history, from cave paintings and tapestries right through to …

How do people make sense of the sequential images in visual narratives like comics? A
growing literature of recent research has suggested that this comprehension involves the …

Visual narratives like comics and films often shift between showing full scenes and close,
zoomed-in viewpoints. These zooms are similar to the “spotlight of attention” cast across a …

Drawings and sequential images are an integral part of human expression dating back at
least as far as cave paintings, and in contemporary society appear most prominently in …

The past decade has seen a rapid growth of cognitive and brain research focused on visual
narratives like comics and picture stories. This paper will summarize and integrate this …