Sequential art

In comics studies, sequential art is a term proposed by comics artist Will Eisner[1] to describe art forms that use images deployed in a specific order for the purpose of graphic storytelling[2] (i.e., narration of graphic stories)[3] or conveying information.

[2] The best-known example of sequential art is comics.

[4]The term "sequential art" was coined in 1985 by comics artist Will Eisner in his book Comics and Sequential Art.

[1] Eisner analyzed this form into four elements: design, drawing, caricature, and writing.

[20] The related term sequential sculpture has also been used.

A hand pencils details on a page already largely filled with panels of a comic
Although separated spatially on the page, the frames of this comic represent (among other transitions) the passage of time.
A series of pictures shows various stages in the process of an athlete jumping over a hurdle
Eadweard Muybridge was interested in what closely-spaced sequential photography could show about motion; his works blur the line between science and art, although they are not proper comics.