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How the graphic novel got its misleading moniker

  • Written by Joel Priddy, Associate Professor of Graphic Design, Pennsylvania State University
image'Maus' and 'Watchmen' are two of the most well-known graphic novels.Ken Whytock/flickr, CC BY-NC

From Jan. 26 to 29, hundreds of thousands of people will convene in the French town of Angoulême to celebrate a very specific form of storytelling. The French call it “bandes dessinées,” or “drawn strips.” In...

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