![]() ![]() Titles: Batman: Dark Knight Returns, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Astrocity. Superhero comics are dominated by a few mainstream publishers Marvel, DC, and Darkhorse. Superhero Story: Superhero graphic novels have taken the most popular form of comics and turned what were once brief episodic adventures into epic sagas. Though, technically Manga refers to Japanese comics, many think Manga refers to a style rather than the country of origin. Manga is read from top to bottom and right to left as this is the traditional Japanese reading pattern. Manga: The Japanese word for "comic" but in the US is used to descript Japanese style comics. The following are only a few of the most predominant categories. There are as many genres and sub-genres as in traditional fiction and non-fiction. Like traditional novels there are endless ways to categorize different graphic novels. Collections of short stories that have been previously published as individual comic books are also considered graphic novels. Unlike comic books, graphic novels are generally stand-alone stories with more complex plots. Graphic novels are similar to comic books because they use sequential art to tell a story. Graphic novels can be fiction, non-fiction, history, fantasy, or anything in-between. "Graphic Novel" is a format, not a genre. ![]()
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