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The film follows an American couple who travel to India to adopt a young girl from India, who does not want to leave her orphanage and is based on an Italian graphic novel from Andrea Ferraris, which tells the true story of his adoption journey.
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Selena Kuznikov, Variety, 22 June 2024
In an interview with Eater in 2015, Rose and Bourdain — who died in 2018 — discussed the prospect of their graphic novels being turned into a television series.
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2024
The mask was originally popularized by the 1980s graphic novel and later by the 2005 movie adaptation.
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Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 12 June 2024
Criminal is an interlocking universe of crime stories based on the multi-Eisner Award-winning graphic novel series created by Brubaker and Sean Phillips.
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 12 June 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1964, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near graphic novel
Cite this Entry
“Graphic novel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/graphic%20novel. Accessed 7 Jul. 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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