graphic novel

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Recent Examples of graphic novel This American series adaptation of the best-selling DC/Vertigo graphic novel, produced by Warner Bros. Animation, stars a mysterious sushi master in a hyper-violent food war. Jamie Lang, Variety, 15 Apr. 2025 About the Author Art Spiegelman Art Spiegelman, the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel Maus, is the subject of a new American Masters documentary, Disaster Is My Muse, that will premiere on PBS on April 15. Art Spiegelman, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2025 The forthcoming graphic novel celebrates the groundbreaking impact of Black Sunday, taking readers on a journey through the making of the album and its everlasting impact. Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 8 Apr. 2025 The graphic novel is currently available for pre-order on Z2 Comics’ website, and will release to the masses on June 3. Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 8 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for graphic novel
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Noun
  • With about 100 vendors, there is a little bit of everything here, from jewelry to pickles and hot sauce to collectible items like coins and comic books.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2025
  • Diehard fans of George Lucas' enduring sci-fi fantasy universe are keeping tabs on the Star Wars Celebration Japan 2025 this weekend, looking for hot news on movies, TV shows, comic books, novels, and more.
    Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The show, which was adapted from a comic strip by Hank Ketcham, presented an idyllic vision of suburban America as the 1950s gave way to the tumultuous ’60s.
    Alexandra E. Petri, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Four years after that, in 1958, a popular Bond comic strip made its debut.
    Colin Burnett, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2025

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