A graphic novel is a self-contained, book-length form of sequential art. The term graphic novel is often applied broadly, including fiction, non-fiction, and anthologized work, though this practice is
The digest-sized "picture novel" It Rhymes with Lust (1950), one precursor of the graphic novel. Cover art by Matt Baker and Ray Osrin.
Detail from Blackmark (1971) by scripter Archie Goodwin and artist-plotter Gil Kane
Sabre (1978), one of the first modern graphic novels. Cover art by Paul Gulacy.
A comic book, comic-magazine, or simply comic is a publication that consists of comics art in the form of sequential panels that represent individual scenes. Panels are often accompanied by descriptiv
Graphic novel
…though Merriam-Webster's dictionary definition is "a fictional story that is presented in comic-strip format and published as a book". Collections of comic books that do not form a continuous story, anthologies or collections of loosely related pieces, and even non-fiction are stocked by libraries and bookstores…
Comic books on display at a museum, depicting how they would have been displayed at a rail station store in the first half of the 20th century
A common comic-book cover format displays the issue number, date, price and publisher along with an illustration and cover copy which may include a story's title.
Page 76 of a graphic novel adaptation of Tristram Shandy, drawn by the British cartoonist Martin Rowson
René Goscinny (1926–1977), writer of the Astérix comic book series