graphic novel

noun

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

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Feiffer’s 1979 work Tantrum, the story of a 42 year-old man starting his life over as a 2-year old told in a series of single-frame images, was one of the first graphic novels from a major publisher (Alfred A. Knopf), and one of many that Feiffer produced over the succeeding decades. —

Rob Salkowitz, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025 Watchmen by Alan Moore et al. $25 $24 Bookshop V for Vendetta the film is based on a series of graphic novels by Alan Moore, who also happened to be the creator behind another incredible text: Watchmen. —

Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 20 Jan. 2025 Under the deal, Green will adapt Sycamore’s upcoming Doctor Dolittle movie as a graphic novel. —

Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Jan. 2025 This graphic novel follows Satrapi and her childhood in Tehran throughout the Islamic Revolution. —

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