A non-comic story with pictures and words...

**beef_razor** · 07-24-2011, 12:44 PM

I started my story a long time ago as a comic, because I liked to draw and what have you. Then I made a book about of it instead, but I always wanted to incorporate a lot of pictures in with it as well... though not to the degree that it becomes a comic book or 'graphic novel' or whatever. Anyone know of any kinds of stories like this so I can get an idea of how other people may have thrown their stuff together?

**qwertyman** · 07-25-2011, 09:02 AM

Hi Beef, I am surprised you haven't had more response, there seems to be a lot of interest in the direction you are enquiring about. Not from me because I know very little about the hybrid you describe. But as usual,(ahem!) I have an opinion.

Because it's commercially viable, most future novels will include all sorts of illustrations and photographs, - it's cheap to reproduce.

It's not difficult to envisage graphic artists getting billing under the authors name and in the case of re-issued classics, above the author. It's not a new concept (Gulliver's Travels) it's just cheaper to include in an e-book and hard copy. I'm reading a paperback at the moment which has photographs as Chapter headings (poorly done) and in my novel I have included three photographs and indicated two more.

If you don't get any 'informed', further response, I'm sure you are on the right track.

Related comment: Insert picture of bikini clad babe or budgie-smuggling bloke to rekindle interest in this ramble.

I was perplexed by the number of WFers who's genre was YA and Fantasy. I thought I'd have a look at the shelf space devoted to YA and Fantasy in the largest bookstore in London- not only was it tiny but the shelf space given to Graphic Novels was nearly three times as large.

It's a commercial world.

**Olly Buckle** · 07-25-2011, 09:32 AM

I was perplexed by the number of WFers who's genre was YA and Fantasy. I thought I'd have a look at the shelf space devoted to YA and Fantasy in the largest bookstore in London- not only was it tiny but the shelf space given to Graphic Novels was nearly three times as large.

This has always struck me as well, though it is worth considering that what sells in a real life, physicall, bookshop might not be the same as in a virtual store like "Amazon".

**The Backward OX** · 07-25-2011, 10:42 AM

Originally Posted by qwertyman

I was perplexed by the number of WFers who's (sic) genre was YA and Fantasy.

Originally Posted by Olly Buckle

This has always struck me as well,

What's to be perplexed about? Forums like this one actively encourage the less-than-mature. Go to a site that's involved with racing cars or gardening or farm machinery and there's hardly a kid to be seen. Let alone heard. *insert clapping smiley*

beef_razor - I googled "illustrated stories" and got over 1.6 million hits. Maybe something there would help you.