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Comic books, graphic novels, short stories, and epic poems will count.
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Joe Reid, Vulture, 28 May 2025
Those 1950s newspaper comic strips and subsequent graphic novel collections are practically a national treasure in Argentina, and the list of filmmakers trying to deliver its doomsday sci-fi story in other mediums was long and impressive.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 23 May 2025
Alessandro and Carroll, White’s widower, had adapted the autobiography into a graphic novel for Top Shelf Productions in 2023, and have been co-developing the series pilot with Dreifuss.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 23 June 2025
It will soon be turned into a graphic novel with an October 2025 release.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 18 June 2025
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Joe Reid, Vulture, 28 May 2025
Those 1950s newspaper comic strips and subsequent graphic novel collections are practically a national treasure in Argentina, and the list of filmmakers trying to deliver its doomsday sci-fi story in other mediums was long and impressive.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 23 May 2025
Alessandro and Carroll, White’s widower, had adapted the autobiography into a graphic novel for Top Shelf Productions in 2023, and have been co-developing the series pilot with Dreifuss.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 23 June 2025
It will soon be turned into a graphic novel with an October 2025 release.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for graphic novel
Noun
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The character first leaped from a comic book page onto the screen in 1948, brought to life by Kirk Alyn in a 15-episode film serial.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
13 July 2025
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That’s because big opening weekends are rarely a problem for comic book movies, especially ones anchored by a hero as universally recognizable as Superman.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
13 July 2025
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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
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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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“Graphic novel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graphic%20novel. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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