How to Use graphic novel in a Sentence

graphic novel

noun
  • The show grew out of the graphic novel of the same name.
    Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 28 June 2018
  • The film is based on the graphic novel by Richard McGuire.
    Tommy McArdle, People.com, 21 Oct. 2024
  • In the graphic novel, Jews are drawn as mice and the Nazis are drawn as cats.
    Chron, 28 Jan. 2022
  • In the graphic novel, Jews are drawn as mice and the Nazis are drawn as cats.
    Fox News, 28 Jan. 2022
  • In the graphic novel, Jews are drawn as mice and the Nazis are drawn as cats.
    Staff Writer, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Jan. 2022
  • The film is based off the Richard McGuire graphic novel of the same name published in 2014.
    Lauryn Overhultz, Fox News, 11 Nov. 2024
  • The show is based on a 2017 graphic novel by James Seale.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 2 May 2024
  • And over there — far corner of the room — 153 graphic novels.
    Ruby Cramer, Washington Post, 11 Nov. 2023
  • Ren hadn’t gotten the idea to run away from a graphic novel.
    Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News, 11 Oct. 2023
  • Based on the graphic novel of the same name, the film looks at yes, the last days of American crime.
    Shannon Carlin, refinery29.com, 7 June 2020
  • How strong will the market for comics and graphic novels be over the next bunch of years?
    Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 1 May 2024
  • The list also includes the first graphic novel to reach the award’s longlist.
    Nishat Ahmed, The Seattle Times, 24 July 2018
  • Blondie have teamed up with Z2 comics for Against the Odds, a new graphic novel out this fall.
    Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 25 Feb. 2021
  • Venice Beach is getting its time the sun in a graphic novel that is years in the making.
    Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 June 2022
  • The last group of images were scenes from the graphic novel that Toor and Atiya are writing.
    Calvin Tomkins, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2022
  • This miniseries brings to life the story from the El Deafo graphic novel.
    Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 1 July 2022
  • David Fincher’s stylish The Killer is based on a French graphic novel.
    Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Based on a graphic novel of the same name, the film debuts March 14 on Netflix.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Maus won the Pulitzer Prize in 1992, the only graphic novel to earn that honor.
    Peter Weber, The Week, 26 Jan. 2022
  • The same is true for the popular graphic novels by Dav Pilkey.
    Theresa Vargas, Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2024
  • Based on the graphic novels by Tony Lee and Dan Boultwood.
    Andrea Simakis, cleveland.com, 9 Dec. 2017
  • Daybreak is based on the graphic novel of the same name by Brian Ralph.
    Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 3 Nov. 2019
  • It's just been leavened with a bit of hope for the future of the comic book and graphic novels.
    Michael Heaton, cleveland.com, 29 Oct. 2017
  • The full-color graphic novel sells for $10, with $1 going to A Way Home for Dogs.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2022
  • This graphic novel gives us a glimpse into the back story of the icon herself.
    Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 15 Nov. 2022
  • The graphic novel is full of the same kid-level humor that's made the rest of the series such a hit with young readers.
    Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping, 8 July 2023
  • Pilkey’s graphic novels are often among the first read alone by kids.
    Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 3 Feb. 2025
  • For much of his adult life, Patrick, who once dreamed of writing graphic novels, has had no job and no prospects.
    Anchorage Daily News, 21 Jan. 2018
  • 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
  • The franchise is based on the graphic novel series from Rucka — who also worked on the script for the first movie — and illustrator Leandro Fernandez.
    Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2025

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