Sequential art is an art form that uses images deployed in sequence for graphic storytelling or to convey information. The best-known example of sequential art is comics, especially comic books and comic strips, which are a printed arrangement of art and speech balloons. The term is also applied to other media, such as film, animation or storyboards. Scott McCloud notes that the movie roll, before it is being projected, arguably could be seen as a very slow comic.

a medium used to express ideas via images, often combined with text or other visual information. Comics frequently the form of juxtaposed sequences of panels of images. Often textual devices such as speech balloons, captions, and onomatopoeia indicate dialogue, narration, sound effects, or other information. Size and arrangement of panels contribute to narrative pacing.  Cartooning and similar forms of illustration are the most common image-making means in comics; fumetti is a form which uses photographic images. Common forms of comics include comic strips, editorial and gag cartoons, and comic books. Since the late 20th century, bound volumes such as graphic novels, comics albums, and have become increasingly common, and online webcomics have proliferated in the 21st century.