ABSTRACT
Considering the unsaid, the relationship between words and images in a graphic novel and visualised work is explored for how the essence and meaning of the text is conveyed through these forms. Essential to the aesthetics is a consideration of how minimal text functions on a page. Tracing the origins of the comic strip as a distinctive art form in the early 20th century, through to the development of the more sophisticated story-telling of the modern graphic novel, this chapter examines how the graphic image both enables and exploits textual 'silence' to create effective and economical storytelling in mixed media.
