graphic novel

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Recent Examples of graphic novel The life of the Marjane character in the graphic novel mirrors Satrapi’s. Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 4 June 2026 Her subsequent graphic novel Chicken with Plums won the Angoulême Best Comic Book Award in 2005. Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2026 The Mexican Gothic graphic novel is set to be published in fall 2027. Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026 And Hilo, another graphic novel series about a gentle-hearted alien robot who lands up on Earth, makes friends, and does battle with a collection of intergalactic bad guys. Ian MacKenzie, Literary Hub, 27 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for graphic novel
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Noun
  • The fandom endures today with album releases, a comic book series and a fan-run convention called JemCon that is currently celebrating its 20th year.
    Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 8 June 2026
  • My life, my choices and roles, my skillsets as a producer, director, writer, comic book creator, vodcaster, storyteller of the year, my politics, my company, Color Farm Media, the impact, my partnerships, my collaboration, my future all speaks to this.
    Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 6 June 2026
Noun
  • He is credited with shaking up modern photography with narrative forms often told like a comic strip, supplemented with his own, often poetic, handwritten captions and titles.
    Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 11 June 2026
  • Greg began creating and submitting comic strip ideas to syndicates, collecting an impressive pile of rejection slips.
    Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026

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“Graphic novel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graphic%20novel. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.

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