How to Use graphic novel in a Sentence

graphic novel

noun
  • And over there — far corner of the room — 153 graphic novels.
    Ruby Cramer, Washington Post, 11 Nov. 2023
  • Ren hadn’t gotten the idea to run away from a graphic novel.
    Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News, 11 Oct. 2023
  • Venice Beach is getting its time the sun in a graphic novel that is years in the making.
    Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 June 2022
  • The last group of images were scenes from the graphic novel that Toor and Atiya are writing.
    Calvin Tomkins, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2022
  • This miniseries brings to life the story from the El Deafo graphic novel.
    Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 1 July 2022
  • David Fincher’s stylish The Killer is based on a French graphic novel.
    Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Jan. 2024
  • The same is true for the popular graphic novels by Dav Pilkey.
    Theresa Vargas, Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2024
  • The full-color graphic novel sells for $10, with $1 going to A Way Home for Dogs.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2022
  • This graphic novel gives us a glimpse into the back story of the icon herself.
    Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 15 Nov. 2022
  • The graphic novel is full of the same kid-level humor that's made the rest of the series such a hit with young readers.
    Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping, 8 July 2023
  • Now, decades later, she’s brought that story to life in both film and graphic novel form.
    Nina MacLaughlin, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Aug. 2023
  • In between, there will be a graphic novel, a podcast and a photo book.
    James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Mar. 2024
  • The film is based on a French graphic novel series about the life of an unnamed assassin.
    Milan Polk, Men's Health, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Based on a graphic novel, the show follows a family on a road trip that falls victim to a clan of mutants.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Apr. 2022
  • He’s drawn some graphic novels that were very well-received.
    Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2024
  • 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 graphic novel will depict stories from Chris and Kevin's childhood.
    Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 4 Nov. 2022
  • The graphic novel, for instance, was a more classic coming-of-age story.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 20 May 2022
  • Art Spiegelman’s graphic novel ‘Maus’ was banned for eight graders by a school board in Tennessee.
    Jasmine Liu, The New Republic, 26 Sep. 2023
  • The martial-arts action series King of Killers will be a prequel series, set before the action of the feature film and the graphic novel.
    Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Sep. 2022
  • The Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel recounts the ordeal of the author’s father during the Holocaust.
    Washington Post, 1 June 2022
  • Wheatley and Hempel’s graphic novel broke new ground and set new standards in the comic book industry.
    Lyndi McNulty, Baltimore Sun, 30 Sep. 2022
  • Chris Farley's childhood and rise to fame will come to life in a new graphic novel co-authored by his brother Kevin Farley.
    Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 4 Nov. 2022
  • In one classroom, students take turns reading aloud from a graphic novel.
    BostonGlobe.com, 15 Mar. 2023
  • The two also are adapting 'Dune' into a graphic novel series, with the first volume published in 2020.
    Jenny Porter Tilley, The Courier-Journal, 29 Feb. 2024
  • The graphic novel, which was released this summer, follows four ride-or-die best friends — Kim, Cookie, Nisha and Davene.
    Safire R. Sostre, Essence, 25 Aug. 2022
  • The film, adapted from Aaron Blabey’s kids’ graphic novel, has helped reignite family moviegoing.
    Jake Coyle, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2022
  • In one scene that would be right at home in a graphic novel, Saruul and her friend Tovdorj sit around smoking, while the boy’s giant Saint Bernard sits lazily at their feet.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 11 Oct. 2022
  • Those dreams are now a reality in a new graphic novel, which arrives Tuesday via Oni Press.
    Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Oct. 2022
  • Erin Davis read and enjoyed the Parker book and was interested in my putting together a graphic novel about his dad.
    Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 7 Nov. 2023

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