Graphic Novels.

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Originally Posted by fighthefutureofhd

this is true. the examples in the post above mine though are good examples of what constitutes a trade paperback and not a graphic novel. civil war was released back in 2006 as an epic cross over mini-series. the trade paperback does not count as a graphic novel since it was already released in comic book form. look at it this way: a graphic novel is usually a separate story that is outside of the character's comic book. it is something that cant be used in the regular series of comic books and therefore is used as a graphic novel. back in the 80's graphic novels were a way of telling more adult stories without getting in trouble from the comic code. most graphic novels in the 80's couldn't be sold to minors.

If that were the case, then the Watchmen graphic novel couldn't be considered a graphic novel. It was first released in comic book form and had a 12 issue run. I've not heard of one single graphic novel that was not at one time released partly as a comic book.