Some audience members may read graphic novels because they deliver the plot of the story much quicker than a novel.
Therefore, one might wonder how pictures and words can form a complete scene rather than relying on one form of expression to better understand the underlying message. The well known Chinese proverb states, “One picture is worth ten thousand words.” Graphic novels may depict certain scenes or characters exactly how the artist imagines the details of the story instead of allowing the reader to construct a virtual world based on the hints the author provides. The key element one must take into account while reading graphic novels is the combination of images and words. In that sense, I read many texts I wouldn’t share at this point with younger folks because the complexity and intensity of the content may overwhelm them.” That said, I think that the notion about graphic narratives as adult comics might have much more to do with perceived “appropriate” content: violence, sex, fear, disorder. So, the idea that graphic narrative is the “grown-up” version of children’s comics misses the point that, done well, they are rich visual and verbal texts. “The genre or format is not as important to me as the ways in which I can work with the text to make meaning, think about the ideas or stories, derive pleasure from the experience. “ I often read children’s literature, and in fact use what you might call children’s books for adult book discussions,” Carroll said.
Lorrayne Carroll, an English Professor at USM shared her view on graphic novels. On the other hand, novels have a richer history and are more revered in the literary industry. Many readers and publishers may not agree with the concept that graphic novels are “real” and respectable novels, and not appropriate for “adult” audience. The difference between comic books and graphic novels are length, price and the narrative arc. The term “graphic novels” came a few decades later in the 1970s. Comic books have been published for more than a century, dating back to the 1930s. It is important to first distinguish the difference between these two forms of literature. Graphic novels have been considered a pretentious form of novels that are essentially comic books.
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