graphic novel

noun

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Cited as one of the top novels of the 20th century, Slaughterhouse-Five has been transformed into film, theatrical plays, a graphic novel and visual art. —

Susan Farrell, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2023 The record is available as a boxed set that will include a vinyl copy, a DVD of Keen and his band performing the entire recording, a Western Chill songbook, and a 92-page full-color graphic novel. —

Jon Freeman, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2023 This week saw the release of Kaepernick's graphic novel, Change the Game, which tells his life story from the perspective of his teenage self. —

Jason Hahn, Peoplemag, 9 Mar. 2023 The auction house is also selling 35mm slides that Stephenson and a collaborator used to pitch the project as a graphic novel, which come with their own NFTs. —

Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune Crypto, 24 Feb. 2023 The group tries to pick a variety, including at least one graphic novel, and chapter books, said Dr. Etheldra Davis Fairview Elementary librarian Stacey Schubert. —

Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Feb. 2023 In this graphic novel, Benjy accompanies his testy grandmother, Bubbe Rose, on a shopping trip through Brooklyn and Manhattan. —

Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 17 Nov. 2022 Scott Pilgrim began life as a graphic novel series from writer and artist Bryan Lee O’Malley. —

Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Mar. 2023 Bryan Lee O’Malley, author and artist of the Scott Pilgrim graphic novel series, and BenDavid Grabinski shared in a statement. —

Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 30 Mar. 2023 See More

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