graphic novel

noun

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

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Bendis, who teaches comics at Portland State University, also found time to contribute to the booming YA graphic novel scene with a series called Phenomena drawn by André Lima Araújo, from Abrams. Rob Salkowitz, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025 David Prior 20th Century Fox had absolutely no idea what to do with David Prior’s adaptation of the graphic novel of the same name, and so quietly shuttled it into theaters and then VOD. Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025 Popular on Variety The toon is inspired by the graphic novel ‘Winnipeg, the Ship of Neruda’ by Spain’s Laura Martel, who spent years researching the ship’s history and interviewing survivors who reached Valparaíso just a day before the outbreak of World War II. Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 5 Dec. 2024 Twisted comics: Banijay Rights is mining the Black Mirror back catalog for a series of graphic novels. Max Goldbart, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for graphic novel 

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 22 Jan. 2025.

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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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