We use a taxonomy of panel-to-panel transitions in comics, refined the
definition of its components to reflect the nature of data-stories in
information visualization, and then, use the taxonomy in coding a number of
VAST challenges videos from the last four years. We represent the use of
transitions in each video graphically with a diagram that shows how the
information was added incrementally in order to tell a story that answers a
particular question. A number of issues have been taken into account when
coding transitions in each video as well as in designing and creating the
visual diagram such as, nested transitions, the use of sub-topics, and
delayed transitions.