graphic novel

noun

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

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His second graphic novel, Cloud Stories, was released in 2017. K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026 Raina Telgemeier’s graphic novels, like Smile and Ghosts and Drama. Marah Eakin, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2026 So Far Gone, from writer Mark Bomback; Joshua Zetumer’s spec Pagans; Black Hole, based on Charles Burns’ graphic novels, Rabbit, Rabbit, starring Adam Driver; and Trigger Point, starring Joel Edgerton. Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 23 Mar. 2026 Kang noted that Demon Hunters’ visual style was consciously shaped by her lifelong love of anime and manhwa — Korean comics and graphic novels — and executed with careful attention to Korean linguistic and cultural nuances, even though the film’s lingua franca is American English. Dan Bilefsky, HollywoodReporter, 21 Mar. 2026 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 28 Mar. 2026.

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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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