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10-07-2007, 10:09 AM
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Formats of a Novel/ Graphic Novel
I have been looking thru the library and the internet but I am still unable to see what is the difference between a regular comic book, an illustrated novel and a graphic novel.
I have searched but all I found was webpages of words that doesn't answer my questions. Pictures can explain better.
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10-07-2007, 11:36 AM
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10-07-2007, 08:14 PM
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Errr I have been there but I still couldn't see the difference..... between graphic novel and comic.
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10-07-2007, 10:37 PM
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A regular comic book is generally the size of a small magazine, very thin, with coloured pictures and glossy.
A graphic novel are generally known to be mangas, the smallest are about 6x4, black and white with some occasional colour pictures, and about 200 pages long.
An illustrated novel is a novel with illustrations.
So basically a graphic novel is a novel with pictures and some words, an illustrated novel is a novel with words and some pictures, and a comic book is geared towards a graphic novel but in colour and magazine.
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10-08-2007, 12:04 AM
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AH... I see... Thanks a lot.... but then it appears that graphic novels have a lot of panels with words..... am I wrong? IT might need a script
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10-08-2007, 10:17 PM
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A graphic novel has panels on each page, in which there is a drawing and usually some text (what the character is saying).
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10-13-2007, 01:26 PM
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A graphic novel is the same thing as a comic book except.... a graphic novel is usually of novel lenght (in pages) and is one shot or a series that is published on an irregular basis...
a comic book is short (usually 32 pages) and published with shorter story arcs on a regular basis... monthly or bimonthly.
an illustrated novel is self explanatory.
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10-13-2007, 01:27 PM
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and yes... a graphic novel requires a script just as a comic book does...
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10-13-2007, 04:15 PM
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Want examples?
J. O'Barr's The Crow or Neil Gaiman's Sandman series are graphic novels.
Any Superman/Wonderwoman/Marvel/DC thin magazine publication you see at the 'comic shop' is a comic book. Put the two side by side and you'll see the difference.
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10-14-2007, 08:46 AM
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Actually the Sandman series was a series of comic books that are now collected in graphic novel format....
so that means a graphic novel can also be a collection of multiple comic books that cover the same story arc or series.
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