graphic novel

noun

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

Examples of graphic novel in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The two also are adapting 'Dune' into a graphic novel series, with the first volume published in 2020. Jenny Porter Tilley, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Feb. 2024 The Crow, based on a graphic novel series by author James O'Barr first published in 1989, follows a man named Eric (Skarsgård) who is resurrected after his murder in order to take revenge on those who killed him and his fiancée. Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 28 Feb. 2024 Maus, a Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel series by Art Spiegelman, which uses visuals of Jewish people as mice and Nazis as cats to recount his family's experience during the Holocaust, is often required reading in high school classrooms. Tyler Gildin, Parents, 17 Feb. 2024 The New Adventures Of: Encanto Vol. 1 (June 25, 2024): Explore the extraordinary world of Disney's Encanto in a graphic novel that will capture your heart. Rob Salkowitz, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024 His new graphic novel mixes dystopian sci-fi, mythic fantasy and zombie horrorand is based on a story about two prisoners at the Terezín concentration camp in Czechoslovakia. The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2024 Critical Role’s success has meant that there’s not just the gameplay to watch, but a massive world of rich lore expanded on through books, graphic novels, and of course the fervent community around it. Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 22 Jan. 2024 David Fincher’s stylish The Killer is based on a French graphic novel. Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Jan. 2024 Studios graphic novel of the same name created by Arash Amel, written by Amel and Marguerite Bennett, and illustrated by Antonio Fuso and Stefano Simeone. Joe Otterson, Variety, 21 Feb. 2024

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Word History

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 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

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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