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The 24 pages that link to Graphic novel, each with the reason it gives.

• ChiaroscuroRelated: Black-and-white comics can use chiaroscuro to direct attention and suggest volume.

• MangaCompared with: The term describes a format that can include manga, rather than a separate national tradition.

• Comic stripCompared with: Its sustained scope contrasts with the short, self-contained strip.

• Comic bookCompared with: The term often distinguishes book-length comics from periodical issues.

• Sequential artBroader topic: Graphic novels use extended sequences to sustain complex stories.

• ComicsRelated: This format supports sustained narratives and nonfiction in comics.

• Panel (comics)Narrower topic: Panels are units within a larger narrative work, not works by themselves.

• Superhero fictionRelated: The graphic novel format supports both self-contained superhero narratives and collected story arcs.

• Book illustrationBroader topic: Its images do not merely accompany text; they form the narrative’s primary sequence.

• Serial novelCompared with: It is a distinct book-length format, though some graphic novels also originate in installments.

• Seduction of the InnocentNarrower topic: The restrictions helped narrow mainstream comics, while later creators sought broader forms and audiences.

• Superhero comicCompared with: Some superhero narratives are collected or conceived as book-length works rather than short issues.

• Will EisnerRelated: Eisner’s 1978 book helped popularize this label for serious, book-length comics.

• Octavia E. ButlerRelated: Damian Duffy and John Jennings adapted Kindred into a graphic novel.

• Alan MooreNarrower topic: Watchmen and From Hell became prominent examples in the growing recognition of long-form comics.

• American comic bookRelated: The format helped comics gain broader recognition as book-length literature.

• The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & ClayCompared with: Despite its subject, Chabon’s work is a prose novel rather than a graphic novel.

• Scott McCloudCompared with: McCloud distinguishes the comics medium from the book-length format often mistaken for its definition.

• CartoonistRelated: Some cartoonists develop their work into long-form visual narratives.

• History of comicsCompared with: Its rise challenged the association of comics with short, serialized periodicals.

• ManhuaCompared with: The term describes a book format rather than a Chinese regional comics tradition.

• Marjane SatrapiNarrower topic: Satrapi uses the form to tell autobiographical stories through stark, expressive images.

• Bande dessinéeRelated: The label overlaps with bande dessinée but emphasizes book-length publication.

• Hugo PrattRelated: Corto Maltese albums helped establish the long-form comic as a literary work in Europe.