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 web comics. Comics can be beneficial in education by motivating students and serving as an intermediate step to difficult concepts. They have been found useful for remedial reading instruction and developing skills like drawing, research, and computer skills. Incorporating popular culture through comics can help bridge the separation students may feel between their in-school and outside lives.