Metacomic

Metacomic is a metafictional comics style in which the characters realize that they are living in a comic. In a metacomic, the characters are able to take advantage of the comic's structure to progress in the storyline. In brief, a metacomic is a comic about a comic.

Elements

 * Using the comic structure as an advantage (making the characters travel across comic panels, interact with speech balloons and other panels, or using the characters' speech as a "real", solid object).
 * Drawing the author themselves into the comic to act as a character and interact with other characters.
 * Using direct help from the author (the author's "hand" might appear to the comic and draw a helpful object, delete enemies with an eraser, or touch/move the characters).

Examples

 * Krazy Kat by George Herriman
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 * Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud
 * Opus by Satoshi Kon
 * Deadpool in Marvel Comics
 * The author of and characters from the webcomic Sinfest
 * The creators of the graphic novel Logicomix
 * Imbattable by Pascal Jousselin
 * Gwenpool in Marvel Comics