Sequential art

In comics studies, sequential art is a term proposed by comics artist Will Eisner to describe art forms that use images deployed in a specific order for the purpose of graphic storytelling (i.e., narration of graphic stories) or conveying information. The best-known example of sequential art is comics.

A hand pencils details on a page already largely filled with panels of a comic
Although separated spatially on the page, the frames of this comic represent (among other transitions) the passage of time.