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What is a Graphic Novel?What is a Comic Book?
Think first, then share with your shoulder partner.
Characteristics of a Graphic Novel
• Narrative work• Usually in 1st person or
autobiographical• Story conveyed in sequential art• Can use experimental design• Usually in traditional comic format
ARE GRAPHIC NOVELS THE SAME AS COMIC BOOKS?
Well, yes and no.
Graphic Novel• Length
– Some up to 400-500 pages
• Story Arc– Resolved
• Themes– More real world themes– Such as: Identity, religion,
death, fitting in, personal struggles
• Splash Pages– Used for mood and strong
emotions
Comic Book• Length
– Between 30-40 pages
• Story Arc– Printed in serial form – (which means short segments
of the whole story are printed periodically)
• Themes– Superheroes– Comedy
• Splash Pages– Used for big reveals or cliff
hangers
A graphic novel
A profuse amount of
comic books
WHAT ARE THE OTHER PARTS OF A GRAPHIC NOVEL?
Gutter- the space between framed panels
Panel- a
combination of
image and text in
endless variety
Frame- the lin
es
and borders that
contain the panels
Speech Bubble- external speech
Thought
Bubble-
internal speech
Narrative Box
Splash Page- used for a big reveal or a cliff hanger
Splash pages are used for effect and mood.
Panels keep up the flow of a story. When they
are removed, it creates a powerful effect.
•Bleed•When the image runs off the page
• Emanata
• A symbol above a character’s head• Like a question mark or a squiggle
A graphic novel is “not only something one reads but
something one sees as well… [it is] like reading and watching a
movie at the same time.” (Gallo and Weiner 115)
•Read from left to right, then from top to bottom, just like a traditional book.
•Words and dialogue are the primary focus with the image coming in second.
•Transitions happen much faster in a graphic novel.
How to Read a Graphic
Novel Page
Graphic novels are read left to right, just like traditional texts
Dialog Balloons
dialog balloons are read left to right or top to bottom as is appropriate.
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2
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Sometimes it can get a little more complicated…
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3
2
4
But the basic left to right rule still applies to panels
and dialog balloons as well
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•Read the text first, then look at the image within that panel before moving on to the text in the next panel.
•Rule of Thumb- The bigger a panel is, the more time you should spend looking at it and analyzing it.
Humor
Non-Fiction
Fantasies
wordless
Adaptations
Spin-offs
or
Personal Stories
• Manga=comic books
Manga
How to read a Manga Page
Unlike traditional western books, Manga is read right-to-left and “back” to “front”
Often, if you start at what looks like the front of the Manga, you will see a message like this
Panels are read right to left
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2
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13
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5
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As are dialog balloons
•Born August 9, 1973 in Alameda, CA.
•Dad was an electrical engineer from Taiwan.
•Mom was a programmer who lived in both Hong Kong and Taiwan.
•Now, Yang lives in San Francisco and teaches computer science at Bishop O’Dowd High School
Gene Luen YangAuthor of American Born Chinese
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