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This American series adaptation of the best-selling DC/Vertigo graphic novel, produced by Warner Bros. Animation, stars a mysterious sushi master in a hyper-violent food war.
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Jamie Lang, Variety, 15 Apr. 2025
About the Author Art Spiegelman Art Spiegelman, the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel Maus, is the subject of a new American Masters documentary, Disaster Is My Muse, that will premiere on PBS on April 15.
—Art Spiegelman, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2025
The forthcoming graphic novel celebrates the groundbreaking impact of Black Sunday, taking readers on a journey through the making of the album and its everlasting impact.
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 8 Apr. 2025
The graphic novel is currently available for pre-order on Z2 Comics’ website, and will release to the masses on June 3.
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 8 Apr. 2025
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Jamie Lang, Variety, 15 Apr. 2025
About the Author Art Spiegelman Art Spiegelman, the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel Maus, is the subject of a new American Masters documentary, Disaster Is My Muse, that will premiere on PBS on April 15.
—Art Spiegelman, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2025
The forthcoming graphic novel celebrates the groundbreaking impact of Black Sunday, taking readers on a journey through the making of the album and its everlasting impact.
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 8 Apr. 2025
The graphic novel is currently available for pre-order on Z2 Comics’ website, and will release to the masses on June 3.
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for graphic novel
Noun
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The comic book brand drew some of its most positive reviews in some time for this new entry.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
3 May 2025
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The movie’s closing credits flash the original title Thunderbolts* on screen, then tears away the word like a comic book page, revealing the squad’s new moniker.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Vulture,
2 May 2025
Noun
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The show, which was adapted from a comic strip by Hank Ketcham, presented an idyllic vision of suburban America as the 1950s gave way to the tumultuous ’60s.—
Alexandra E. Petri,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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Four years after that, in 1958, a popular Bond comic strip made its debut.—
Colin Burnett,
The Conversation,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Graphic novel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graphic%20novel. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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