graphic novel

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Recent Examples of graphic novel Depp, Scott and Mechanical Cake will co-own the property, which launches later this year with a graphic novel series on Halloween. Adam B. Vary, Variety, 21 July 2025 The graphic novel format became the next step in his multidisciplinary journey. Okla Jones, Essence, 14 July 2025 See drama unfold written by local talent, attend a Caribbean festival, read the graphic novels that informed the most recent Superman movie, go to a country/rock concert or learn how to play chess. John Coffren, Baltimore Sun, 10 July 2025 Now, with his upcoming graphic novel debut Martyr Loser King, the multidisciplinary artist offers his boldest vision yet—a cyberpunk epic that fuses mythology, activism, and Afrofuturism to challenge our relationship with technology, power, and each other. Okla Jones, Essence, 14 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for graphic novel
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Noun
  • But all of these heroes started life in comic books.
    Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 25 July 2025
  • They have been previously featured in comic books for characters like Batman, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Twig and Godzilla itself.
    Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2025
Noun
  • The once notoriously secretive Ministry of State Security now commands a massive following on Chinese social media, with near-daily commentaries, short videos or even comic strips sounding the alarm about supposedly ubiquitous threats to the country.
    Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
  • Save your comic strip, and create another one next year and others in years to come.
    Laura Broadwell, Parents, 1 May 2025

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