Graphic Novels.

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Originally Posted by scweb13

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.

um, all the ones i mentioned i mentioned in my list weren't released as comic books first. plus there are many, many more.like the killing joke. and no i don't think the watchmen is a graphic novel if it was released in comic book form first. most graphic novels were not released first in comic book form. if they were they wouldn't be graphic novels then. they would then be trade paperbacks. i could name tons of great ones like a lot of people are doing, but they're not graphic novels. they're trade paperbacks. a trade paperback collects a story together into one book. whereas a graphic novel is one story self contained usually. here's a better description:


graphic novels -


from wikipedia: A graphic novel is a type of comic book, usually with a lengthy and complex storyline similar to those of novels, and often aimed at mature audiences. The term also encompasses comic short story anthologies, and in some cases bound collections of previously published comic book series (more commonly referred to as trade paperbacks).


trade paperbacks -

from wikipedia: In comics, a trade paperback (TPB or simply trade) refers to a collection of stories originally published in comic books, reprinted in book format, usually capturing one story arc from a single title or a series of stories with a connected story arc or common theme from one or more titles. Although trade paperback is actually a publishing term that refers to any book with a flexible cardstock cover which is larger than the standard mass market paperback format, comics fans unfamiliar with that meaning have come to use the term to refer to the type of material traditionally sold in comics shops in that format: collected editions of previously-serialized stories. The term graphic novel is sometimes used interchangeably, but some people maintain that the terms are distinct.




the term graphic novel can be used to describe both a trade paperback and a graphic novel, but there is a distinction. that's how i always saw it anyway.