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Part coming-of-age tale and part mythological fantasy, the single-season series is a formidable adaptation of Gene Yang’s graphic novel.
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Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 19 Nov. 2024
Its art design, inspired by Japanese comics and graphic novels, has attracted fans known as er ci yuan in Chinese, or otaku in Japanese—terms to describe enthusiastic followers of animation, manga and video games.
—Yue Wang, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
Flatiron, 320 pages, $28.99 It’s been a while since comics and graphic novels were just for children.
—Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 14 Nov. 2024
The two also are adapting 'Dune' into a graphic novel series, with the first volume published in 2020.
—Eric Lagatta, The Courier-Journal, 11 Nov. 2024
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Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 19 Nov. 2024
Its art design, inspired by Japanese comics and graphic novels, has attracted fans known as er ci yuan in Chinese, or otaku in Japanese—terms to describe enthusiastic followers of animation, manga and video games.
—Yue Wang, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
Flatiron, 320 pages, $28.99 It’s been a while since comics and graphic novels were just for children.
—Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 14 Nov. 2024
The two also are adapting 'Dune' into a graphic novel series, with the first volume published in 2020.
—Eric Lagatta, The Courier-Journal, 11 Nov. 2024
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“Graphic novel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graphic%20novel. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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