graphic novel

noun

: a story that is presented in comic-strip format and published as a book

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Alessandro and Carroll, White’s widower, had adapted the autobiography into a graphic novel for Top Shelf Productions in 2023, and have been co-developing the series pilot with Dreifuss. Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 23 June 2025 It will soon be turned into a graphic novel with an October 2025 release. Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 18 June 2025 One was having his second ice cream of the day, while the other was lying on his back, reading a graphic novel. Dinaw Mengestu, Travel + Leisure, 16 June 2025 Two years after the meeting that led to the creation of the graphic novels, the Historical Society approached the creators about presenting them in exhibition form in its gallery. Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for graphic novel

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First Known Use

1964, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of graphic novel was in 1964

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“Graphic novel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/graphic%20novel. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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graphic novel

noun
: a work of fiction or non-fiction that is presented in comic-strip format and published as a book

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