ABSTRACT
This chapter explores how adapted graphic narratives are processed and the way that encoding conditions affect the detection of discrepancies between versions of a narrative. If the order of exposure to narrative versions leads to systematic differences in the detection of discrepancies between versions, this would yield insights into how modality affects mental model construction. The chapter discusses the study and its potential implications for the empirical study of comics. The psychological study of comics comprehension is only beginning to take shape, with exciting and informative research appearing more consistently, and with greater interest by interdisciplinary communities. Given the focus on understanding comics in relation to film, the present study demonstrated that the modality of the second exposure matters. We interpret our results as attributable to the multimedia nature of visual narratives and the encoding and retrieval consequences that arise from consuming information in different modalities.
