1. What is McCloud's definition for comics? Explain his reasoning.

2. What is McCloud's definition for icon? Why doesn't he like to use the word "symbol" to define icon?

3. "What is the secret of the icon we call-the cartoon?"

4. Please explain what McCloud means when he says, "And since viewer-identification is a specialty of cartooning, cartoons have historically held an advantage in breaking into world popular culture."

5. What does McCloud mean when he says 'closure'? Explain the relationship between closure and the gutter. (Understand Comics)

6. Please list and describe the six panel to panel transitions.

7. Which panel to panel transition does McCloud associate with Japan? What is his reasoning?

8. What does McCloud mean when he states, "the interaction of time and comics generally leads us to one of two subjects: sound or motion?"

9. Why does McCloud think that a picture evoking an emotional or sensual response in the viewer is vital to comics?

10. Please list and explain the seven word/picture categories.

11. Tell me what McCloud mean when he states, " The difference between black and white and color comics are vast and profound affecting every level of the reading experience."

12. Please explain what McCloud means when he says, "The mastery of one's medium is the degree to which that percentage can be increased, the degree to which the artist's ideas survive the journey-or for some artists, the degree to which the inevitable detours are made useful by the artist."