Yonkoma

Yonkoma manga (4コマ漫画, "four cell manga" or 4-koma for short) is a comic strip format that generally consists of gag comic strips within four panels of equal size ordered from top to bottom. They also sometimes run right-to-left horizontally or use a hybrid 2×2 style, depending on the layout requirements of the publication in which they appear. Although the word yonkoma comes from Japanese, the style also exists outside Japan in other Asian countries as well as in the English-speaking market, particularly in mid-20th century United States strips, where Peanuts popularized the format.^[1]

^ Walker, Brian (2002). The comics: since 1945. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc.

[Walker-1] Walker, Brian (2002). The comics: since 1945. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc.

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