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Part of the challenge was telling one story in a two-hour feature rather than in a more expansive graphic novel.
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Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Oct. 2024
The film is based on the graphic novel by Richard McGuire.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 21 Oct. 2024
What inspired the music of the punk band Darkside in the Hysteria graphic novel?
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2024
Some librarians or teachers might begrudgingly hold back from sharing Diary of a Wimpy Kid books because the series is considered a graphic novel.
—Toby Rose, Parents, 8 Oct. 2024
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Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Oct. 2024
The film is based on the graphic novel by Richard McGuire.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 21 Oct. 2024
What inspired the music of the punk band Darkside in the Hysteria graphic novel?
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2024
Some librarians or teachers might begrudgingly hold back from sharing Diary of a Wimpy Kid books because the series is considered a graphic novel.
—Toby Rose, Parents, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Graphic novel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graphic%20novel. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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