Narrativa em histórias em quadrinhos: o uso do timing para conquistar os leitores

Comic books are still poorly academically explored in Brazil. For this reason, this article aims at understanding what generates the involvement of the reader with graphic novels (comics). We assume that the narrative success lies on the proper use of timing, crucial comic’s feature, based on the complicity between what the author tells and what the readers interpret. An analysis of different techniques for using timing, the use of gap, and the different forms of frame transitions will be made, looking for a more comprehensive understanding of the topic. Through a case study of an exploratory nature, and to accomplish the proposed objective, a theoretical argument will be built primarily in the authors Will Eisner (2010, 2013), Scott Mc- Cloud (2005, 2006, 2008) and Paulo Ramos (2012), renowned authors in the field, among others. Keywords: comics, timing, story telling, closure.