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* '''Enforced''': Speech bubbles provide an effective contrasting backdrop for words, making them the typical method of showing speech, thought and narration in sequential art.

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* '''Enforced''': Speech bubbles provide an effective contrasting backdrop for words, making them the typical method of showing speech, thought thought, and narration in sequential art.SequentialArt.
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* '''Downplayed''': ???

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* '''Downplayed''': ???Speech bubbles only occur as translations when Bob says a BilingualBonus.
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* '''Subverted''': Alice and Bob are talking, but what they say is not shown to the audience.

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* '''Subverted''': Alice and Bob AliceAndBob are talking, but what they say is not shown to the audience.

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* '''Downplayed''': ???



* '''Deconstructed''': Instead of using Speech Bubbles the artist uses {{Rebus Bubble}}s. The comic has empty speech bubbles so the reader can write the story. Every panel is a WallOfText with a little cut-out window showing the story's events,
* '''Reconstructed''': The artist uses speech bubbles as an organic part of the art and narrative, using the shape, color and font to convey information.



* '''Exploited''': Bob doesn't understand German, so he reads Hans' speech ballon and writes it into a translator program.
* '''Defied''': The author/artist write on the bottom or margins, they use an audio track, or have a completely silent story.

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* '''Exploited''': Bob doesn't understand German, so he reads Hans' speech ballon balloon and writes it into a translator program.
* '''Defied''': '''Defied''':
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The author/artist write on the bottom or margins, they use an audio track, or have a completely silent story.



* '''Discussed''': "I wonder what happens to old speech ballons? You think they just vanish or get recycled by balloon fairies?"

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* '''Discussed''': "I wonder what happens to old speech ballons? balloons? You think they just vanish or get recycled by balloon fairies?"



* '''Deconstructed''': Instead of using Speech Bubbles the artist uses {{Rebus Bubble}}s. The comic has empty speech bubbles so the reader can write the story. Every panel is a WallOfText with a little cut-out window showing the story's events,
* '''Reconstructed''': The artist uses speech bubbles as an organic part of the art and narrative, using the shape, color and font to convey information.
* '''Played For Laughs''': The speech bubbles are physical objects that consistently get in the way of the action or are used as flotation devices in the event of a crash.



* '''Played for Laughs:''' The speech bubbles are physical objects that consistently get in the way of the action or are used as flotation devices in the event of a crash.





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'''Basic Trope''': Floating text shapes.

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'''Basic Trope''': Floating shapes with text shapes.or images appear when characters speak.



* '''Exaggerated''': The narration and characters discuss and comment on everything that happens in the comic.
* '''Justified''': Characters in the series cannot talk loudly and they've invented speech bubbles as a means of communication.

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* '''Exaggerated''': The narration and characters discuss and comment on everything that happens in the comic.
comic to the point entire panels consist of nothing but speech bubbles.
* '''Justified''': Characters in the series cannot talk loudly have trouble communicating (language barrier, outer space, muteness, etc) and they've invented speech bubbles floating billboards as a means of communication.



* '''Deconstructed''': ???
* '''Reconstructed''': ???
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

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* '''Deconstructed''': ???
Instead of using Speech Bubbles the artist uses {{Rebus Bubble}}s. The comic has empty speech bubbles so the reader can write the story. Every panel is a WallOfText with a little cut-out window showing the story's events,
* '''Reconstructed''': ???
The artist uses speech bubbles as an organic part of the art and narrative, using the shape, color and font to convey information.
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???Some panels have speech bubbles, others don't.



* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': ???
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???

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* '''Lampshaded''': ???
Characters snarkily comment that the BigBad's black and red Speech Bubble is tacky.
* '''Invoked''': ???
Bob writes embarrassing things on a speech bubble cut-out and pastes it on a picture of Charlie, or on a wall he is standing in front of.
* '''Exploited''': ???
Bob doesn't understand German, so he reads Hans' speech ballon and writes it into a translator program.
* '''Defied''': ???
The author/artist write on the bottom or margins, they use an audio track, or have a completely silent story.
** Bob doesn't want the reader's to hear his conversations, so he dumps ink over any speech balloon.
* '''Discussed''': ???
"I wonder what happens to old speech ballons? You think they just vanish or get recycled by balloon fairies?"
* '''Conversed''': ???"Wow! Look at those gorgeous speech balloon in this ShowWithinAShow!" "Yeah, but they're too artsy to read quickly."



* '''Played for Laughs:''' The speech bubbles are physical objects that consistently get in the way of the action or are used as flotation devices in the event of a crash.



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%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???

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%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???
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* '''Played For Drama''': [[UnluckyChildhoodFriend Bob]] has been trying to tell [[GirlNextDoor Alice]] that he's in love with her, but Alice is unfortunately blind, and cannot see the floating speech bubbles containing his fiery LoveConfession.



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%%* '''Played For Drama''':
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* '''Exaggerated''': ???
* '''Justified''': Characters in the series cannot talk loudly and they've invented speech bubbles as a mean of communication.

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* '''Exaggerated''': ???
The narration and characters discuss and comment on everything that happens in the comic.
* '''Justified''': Characters in the series cannot talk loudly and they've invented speech bubbles as a mean means of communication.



* '''Subverted''': ???
* '''Double Subverted''': ???
* '''Parodied''': ???

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* '''Subverted''': ???
Alice and Bob are talking, but what they say is not shown to the audience.
* '''Double Subverted''': ???
The concluding remarks of the conversation appear in speech bubbles.
* '''Parodied''': ???As Bob is talking, [[{{Jerkass}} Charlie]] takes out a marker and writes something embarrassing in Bob's speech bubble.



* '''Averted''': ???
* '''Enforced''': ???

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* '''Averted''': ???
The comic does not have any dialogue.
* '''Enforced''': ???Speech bubbles provide an effective contrasting backdrop for words, making them the typical method of showing speech, thought and narration in sequential art.

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