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-{{Template}}+{{Template}}A '''graphic novel''' is a type of [[comic book]], usually with a lengthy and complex storyline similar to those of [[novel]]s, 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.
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 +Graphic novels are typically [[Bookbinding|bound]] in longer and more durable formats than familiar comic [[magazine]]s, using the same materials and methods as printed books, and are generally sold in [[bookstores]] and specialty comic book shops rather than at newsstands.
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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.

Graphic novels are typically bound in longer and more durable formats than familiar comic magazines, using the same materials and methods as printed books, and are generally sold in bookstores and specialty comic book shops rather than at newsstands.



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