Gag-a-day
A gag-a-day comic strip is the style of writing comic cartoons such that every installment of a strip delivers a complete joke or some other kind of artistic statement. It is opposed to story or continuity strips, which rely on the development of a story line across a sequence of the installments.[1] Most syndicated comics are of this type.[2] Another term for this distinction is non-serial (gag-a-day) vs. serial strips.[3]
Compared to single-panel cartoons ("
The distinction between continuity and gag-a-day strip may be blurred: a continuous story may still be delivered in the gag-a-day format.[2] In fact, Lynn Johnston recommends it for story strips, to keep the readership and engage new audience which may be not very familiar with the background of the story.[4]
References
- ISBN 0810992604, p.13
- ^ ISBN 1600583636, p.98
- ISBN 148334617X, p.156
- ^ Cartoon Success Secrets: A Tribute to 30 Years of Cartoonist Profiles, p. 311