Agag-a-daycomic strip is the style of writing comic cartoons such that every installment of a strip delivers a complete joke or some other kind of artistic statement. It is opposed to story or continuity strips, which rely on the development of a story line across a sequence of the installments.[1] Mostsyndicated comics are of this type.[2] Another term for this distinction isnon-serial (gag-a-day) vs.serial strips.[3]
Compared to single-panel cartoons ("gag panels"), gag-a-day comic strips can deliver a better timing for the narrative of a joke.[2]
The distinction between continuity and gag-a-day strip may be blurred: a continuous story may still be delivered in the gag-a-day format.[2] In fact,Lynn Johnston recommends it for story strips, to keep the readership and engage new audience which may be not very familiar with the background of the story.[4]
