Comics is a visual medium that uses images and text to express ideas. It typically uses sequenced panels and devices like speech bubbles to convey dialogue, narration, or other information. Elements such as panel size and arrangement control narrative pacing. Common comic forms include comic strips, comic books, and increasingly, graphic novels and webcomics. Comics can benefit education by motivating students and serving as an intermediate step to difficult concepts. They have been used successfully in remedial reading instruction and developing skills like drawing, research, and digital skills. Incorporating popular culture through comics can make curriculum more relevant to students' lives.