The document discusses concepts from Scott McCloud's book Understanding Comics including amplification through simplification and universality in comics. It also discusses how realistic backgrounds paired with cartoon characters can create a "masking effect" that allows readers to safely enter imaginative worlds. Transitions between panels are also discussed as key aspects of comics, including moment-to-moment, action-to-action, subject-to-subject, and others. New media is changing how transitions work in comics with possibilities like sequences within sequences and post-book formats.

1. Important concepts from McCloud ENG 415

6. Ex: Greg Fiering’s Migraine Boy

9. Moment to Moment

10. Action to Action

11. Subject to Subject

12. Scene to Scene

13. Aspect to Aspect

14. Non-Sequitur