What? Why? How?. What is a Graphic Novel? “Graphic novel” is a term used by librarians, educators, and booksellers to indicate a publishing format— books.

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What? Why? How?

What is a Graphic Novel? “Graphic novel” is a term used by librarians, educators, and booksellers to indicate a publishing format— books written and illustrated in the style of a comic book. Will Eisner invented the term “Graphic Novel” to describe his book “A Contract with God” in He described graphic novels as consisting of “sequential art” - a series of illustrations which, when viewed in order, tell a story.

A Graphic Novel Page Pages consist of a variety of elements Panels-squares or rectangles that contain a single scene Gutters-space between panels Dialog Balloons-contain communication between/among characters Thought Balloons-contain a character’s thoughts Captions-contain information about a scene or character Sound Effects-visual sound clues i.e.. Wonk! Pow!

How to Read a Graphic Novel Page Graphic novels are read left to right, just like traditional texts

Dialog Balloons dialog balloons are read left to right or top to bottom as is appropriate

Sometimes it can get a little more complicated…

But the basic left to right rule still applies to panels

and dialog balloons as well

Major Types

Humor

Non-Fiction

Fantasies

Adaptations Spin-offs or

Realistic Fiction

Personal Stories

New Graphic Classics Marvel Illustrated Manga Shakespeare Classical Comics

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