Graphic Storytelling and Visual Narrative: Principles and Practices from the Legendary Cartoonist (Will Eisner Instructional Books)

by Will Eisner

Despite the high visibility and attention that artwork compels, I hold that the story is the most critical component in a comic. Not only is it the intellectual frame on which all artwork rests, but it, more than anything else, helps the work endure.

Story is the most critical component in a comic