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Essential Dialogue Rules for Graphic Novels: Guidelines and Analysis

This guide explores fundamental rules for writing dialogue in graphic novels, emphasizing practices seen in works like "Persepolis." Key points include the absence of quotation marks around dialogue, the positioning of dialogue balloons near the corresponding character, and the reading order of these balloons from left to right and top to bottom. Additionally, narration should be placed above the panels, distinctly separated from dialogue. Use this framework to analyze graphic novels and enhance your storytelling through effective dialogue formatting.

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Essential Dialogue Rules for Graphic Novels: Guidelines and Analysis

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  1. Yakitty-Yak Basic Rules-of-Thumb for writing dialogue in a graphic novel

  2. Yakitty-yak • Please turn to page 91 of your SB manual. • Number in your spirals 1 – 5. • Analyze the Persepolis graphic novel for the use of dialogue and with your group members please write down any “dialogue rules” that you notice.

  3. Yakitty-yak 1. There are no quotation marks around the dialogue 2. The dialogue balloons connect to or near the character’s body to indicate who is speaking

  4. Yakitty-yak • Dialogue balloons are read from left to right and also from top to bottom (this pattern makes clear the order of speakers) • To distinguish narration from dialogue, narration is located along the top of a panel, NOT in a balloon.

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