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Jason Aaron and Jason Latour, who created the graphic novels, will executive produce.
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Joe Otterson, Variety, 9 Apr. 2026
The franchise is based on Ande Parks’ graphic novel Ciudad, which has a story credited to Parks, Joe Russo and Anthony Russo, along with illustrations from Fernando Leon Gonzalez.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2026
Ready Player One and Ready Player Two, author Ernest Cline’s New York Times best-selling books, will get their very first graphic novel adaptations, Entertainment Weekly can exclusively reveal.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Apr. 2026
His second graphic novel, Cloud Stories, was released in 2017.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 1 Apr. 2026
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Joe Otterson, Variety, 9 Apr. 2026
The franchise is based on Ande Parks’ graphic novel Ciudad, which has a story credited to Parks, Joe Russo and Anthony Russo, along with illustrations from Fernando Leon Gonzalez.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2026
Ready Player One and Ready Player Two, author Ernest Cline’s New York Times best-selling books, will get their very first graphic novel adaptations, Entertainment Weekly can exclusively reveal.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Apr. 2026
His second graphic novel, Cloud Stories, was released in 2017.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for graphic novel
Noun
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This summer's biggest movie hero isn't from a comic book.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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The studio has set Academy Award winner Brian Helgeland (Mystic River, LA Confidential) to write Django/Zorro for a big-screen continuation of a story that was hatched in a 7-issue crossover comic book series co-written by Quentin Tarantino and Matt Wagner and published by Dynamite Entertainment.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Blaise is the latest work inspired by Planchon’s comic strip following the titular protagonist through his tween years through to adolescence.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
14 Apr. 2026
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Netflix also gave a shoutout to a famous Argentine comic strip and a big sci-fi name.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Graphic novel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graphic%20novel. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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