Clarifying closure

Chris Gavaler*a & Leigh Ann Beaversba English Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA, USAb Art Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA, USACONTACT Chris Gavaler gavalerc@wlu.edu English Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA 24450, USAABSTRACTClosure is a central yet ambiguous term in comics theory. To more fully analyse the inferences produced by juxtaposed images, I propose a categorical system that expands on previous attempts; but rather than labelling discreet transitions types, I divide closure into inference types that occur in combinations.