Novels and movies alike have vocabulary like "characters," "plotline," and "setting." Painters might needs to use specific vocabulary such as "oil-based paint," "texture," and "line of sight." Photographers use words and phrases like "rule of thirds" and "framing."
Similarly, comics as a medium has its own set of vocabulary, some of which has been borrowed from other media. These are a very few examples of comics vocabulary.
Balloons (or speech bubbles) - These are usually of a circular shape. They contain words to indicate what a character is saying.
Thought balloon - Similar to the speech balloon, however, it takes the shape of a cloud and contains the thoughts of the character.
Panel - a space, often rectangular in shape, that contains a "scene" of the story. Panels are placed one after another to tell the story. The following comic strip has 4 panels.
Gutter - the usually empty space between the panels. The above comic strip shows the gutters between each panel. In this case, there are 3 gutters between the 4 panels.
Splash page - a full page drawing in a comic book. Basically, the artist uses a full page as one panel. The example below comes from Watchmen, which contains a splash page for the beginning of each chapter.
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