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The series, based on the graphic novel by My Chemical Romance’s Gerard Way, is about a set of estranged, super-powered siblings, who come back together after the death of their slightly megalomaniacal father.
—Lucy Ford, TIME, 23 May 2024
The next title slated to be given the graphic novel treatment is Sunset of the Sabertooth — first released in 1996 — which will hit shelves on Sept. 3, 2024 with illustrations by the Matthewses and adapted by Osborne's best friend, Jenny Laird.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, Peoplemag, 23 May 2024
Murray published the graphic novel Everlast in 2011 and teamed up with New York Times best-selling author Heather Graham to pen the romantic thriller American Drifter in 2017.
—Tatiana Tenreyro, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 May 2024
Sweet Tooth is executive-produced by Robert Downey, Jr. and Susan Downey, and it’s based on a graphic novel by Jeff Lemire.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 21 May 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1964, in the meaning defined above
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“Graphic novel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/graphic%20novel. Accessed 8 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
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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