graphic novel

noun

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

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His writing, by turns encouraging and nostalgic, is interspersed with life-drawing sketches and with panels from his graphic novels. The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024 Here is an adaptation of a graphic novel that depicts the same location over millions of years; reviews slam the film for feeling roughly that long. Nate Jones, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2024 In his formally inventive graphic novel, McGuire used frames within frames to visually represent different time periods within one panel. Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024 Written by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely and based on a graphic novel by Simon Stålenhag, the movie also stars Ke Huy Quan, Jason Alexander, Giancarlo Esposito, Stanley Tucci, and Woody Norman, while Woody Harrelson, Brian Cox, Jenny Slate and Alan Tudyk lend their voices. Jen Juneau, People.com, 18 Oct. 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 29 Nov. 2024.

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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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