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Graphic Novel Quotes

You know, I read graphic novels but not encyclopedically Picture Quote #1

I’m a severe graphic novels junkie. People ask me about it, and I say I like the graphic novels. Comic books are for kids, and graphic novels are for adults. But you can’t really separate the two Picture Quote #1

One reason I’ve never been a fan of graphic novels is because a central aspect of literature for me has always been imagining what the things I’m reading about look like Picture Quote #1

Just looking at pictures’ used to be considered cheating. No longer. The graphic novel is booming. Comics, heavily illustrated texts, books with no words are now accepted as reading Picture Quote #1

Comic books, graphic novels, involve constant toggling and it’s hard work. You get tired reading comic books, but you never get tired looking at pictures or reading words Picture Quote #1

I love cartoons, I love comic books and graphic novels. ‘Batman: The Animated Series’ was a huge influence on me when I was younger Picture Quote #1

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You start to get nervous when the value of a comic book or graphic novel is relative to the achievements of some other medium Picture Quote #1

I also felt The Kite Runner was a story that would lend itself well to a visual retelling in a graphic novel Picture Quote #1

Sqwaak! from Fletcher, the environmental crime fighting parrot in The Big Belch graphic novel by Kay Wood Picture Quote #1

The graphic novel form really interests me and I like the freedom that format offers Picture Quote #1

The language in a comic book or a graphic novel and the cinematographic language are really not the same language. They are false brother and sister. It’s not at all the same Picture Quote #1

A typical twenty-page short story would work quite well as a graphic novel. A single graphic novel of maybe 120 pages would condense down into a short story quite nicely Picture Quote #1

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I would like to champion diverse forms like graphic novels and works told in verse and diverse writers and illustrators and diverse authors as well Picture Quote #1

When I put together a graphic novel, I don’t think about literary prose. I think about storytelling Picture Quote #1

I started on the original comics from Stan Lee and all the artists and storytellers did from there, and I got to the graphic novel that Chris Clairmont did, which is the one Stryker comes from - ‘God Loves, Man Kills’, which is a brilliant story Picture Quote #1

Graphic novel genre become really quite popular. It’s really a big screen film genre that they have successfully moved into the small screen Picture Quote #1

One way of understanding a graphic novel is that it’s an ambitious comic and one way or another my comics have had ambitions. I have no problem with escapism. When I get my depressions all I want to do is escape reality Picture Quote #1

People unacquainted with graphic novels, including journalists, tend to think of Watchmen as a book by Alan Moore that happens to have some illustrations. And that does a disservice to the entire form Picture Quote #1

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Luther’ is absolutely a monster-of-the-week show. Although it’s post-watershed and is rendered in intense graphic novel-style images, it’s inspiration is not that different from ‘Doctor Who’ as in both cases you’ve got a trickster figure who fights the monster of the week and is eventually successful Picture Quote #1

Maybe I’d be a storyboard artist. Graphic novel/comic book artist. Backup dancer. Singer. It would be cool to focus on one of these full time. But I like seeing them all intertwine Picture Quote #1

People don’t like to say comic so they say Graphic Novel, despite the fact that I don’t think the true Graphic Novel has been written anywhere Picture Quote #1

I’m a graphic-novel guy. I can’t handle the wait for monthly or bi-monthly comics; I need the story finished so I can buy the whole thing Picture Quote #1

Graphic novels are such a visually creative world - it’s really interesting what they can do in one sketch. Now I’m hooked Picture Quote #1

When I started out in the eighties, the idea of creating serious comics for adults was pretty laughable to most folks, and for the longest time it was hard to even explain what alternative comics or graphic novels were. Nobody seemed to understand or care. Not so, any longer Picture Quote #1

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You work for so long on a graphic novel that it’s easy to question your ideas or to burn out on drawing. But you plug away at it and trust in the story you want to tell. It’s a marathon, but the finished product is really satisfying Picture Quote #1

I think the problem with the term graphic novel is it sounds pompous, it sounds pretentious, whereas on the continent, they call it an album, which to me sounds, it’s got more much of a connotation of a kind of a music single and an album collection Picture Quote #1

The ability to get inside your character’s head in a graphic novel is really fun and useful because one, you can really define the character’s voice and two, it’s a way easier way to convey what the character’s thinking by actually laying out what he’s thinking Picture Quote #1

My platform has been to reach reluctant readers. And one of the best ways I found to motivate them is to connect them with reading that interests them, to expand the definition of reading to include humor, science fiction/fantasy, nonfiction, graphic novels, wordless books, audio books and comic books Picture Quote #1

That partially due to the world of media and commerce, the idea of a comic book has been lost in the ghetto, whereas the graphic novel is now being held up as something to aspire to and as something that’s respectable for adults to read Picture Quote #1

I’ve been drawing since I could hold a pencil. I’ve got many ideas that are still to be drawn out, but the couple collaborations in development are with other actor/writers for graphic novel/comic that could potentially become a film project Picture Quote #1

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You know, I read graphic novels but not encyclopedically (Graphic Novel Quotes) I’m a severe graphic novels junkie. People ask me about it, and I say I like the graphic novels. Comic books are for kids, and graphic novels are for adults. But you can’t really separate the two. (Graphic Novel Quotes) One reason I’ve never been a fan of graphic novels is because a central aspect of literature for me has always been imagining what the things I’m reading about look like. (Graphic Novel Quotes) Just looking at pictures’ used to be considered cheating. No longer. The graphic novel is booming. Comics, heavily illustrated texts, books with no words are now accepted as reading. (Graphic Novel Quotes) Comic books, graphic novels, involve constant toggling and it’s hard work. You get tired reading comic books, but you never get tired looking at pictures or reading words. (Graphic Novel Quotes) I love cartoons, I love comic books and graphic novels. ‘Batman: The Animated Series’ was a huge influence on me when I was younger. (Graphic Novel Quotes) You start to get nervous when the value of a comic book or graphic novel is relative to the achievements of some other medium. (Graphic Novel Quotes) I also felt The Kite Runner was a story that would lend itself well to a visual retelling in a graphic novel. (Graphic Novel Quotes) Sqwaak! from Fletcher, the environmental crime fighting parrot in The Big Belch graphic novel by Kay Wood. (Graphic Novel Quotes) The graphic novel form really interests me and I like the freedom that format offers (Graphic Novel Quotes) The language in a comic book or a graphic novel and the cinematographic language are really not the same language. They are false brother and sister. It’s not at all the same. (Graphic Novel Quotes) A typical twenty-page short story would work quite well as a graphic novel. A single graphic novel of maybe 120 pages would condense down into a short story quite nicely. (Graphic Novel Quotes) I would like to champion diverse forms like graphic novels and works told in verse and diverse writers and illustrators and diverse authors as well. (Graphic Novel Quotes) When I put together a graphic novel, I don’t think about literary prose. I think about storytelling. (Graphic Novel Quotes) I started on the original comics from Stan Lee and all the artists and storytellers did from there, and I got to the graphic novel that Chris Clairmont did, which is the one Stryker comes from - ‘God Loves, Man Kills’, which is a brilliant story. (Graphic Novel Quotes) Graphic novel genre become really quite popular. It’s really a big screen film genre that they have successfully moved into the small screen. (Graphic Novel Quotes) One way of understanding a graphic novel is that it’s an ambitious comic and one way or another my comics have had ambitions. I have no problem with escapism. When I get my depressions all I want to do is escape reality (Graphic Novel Quotes) People unacquainted with graphic novels, including journalists, tend to think of Watchmen as a book by Alan Moore that happens to have some illustrations. And that does a disservice to the entire form (Graphic Novel Quotes) Luther’ is absolutely a monster-of-the-week show. Although it’s post-watershed and is rendered in intense graphic novel-style images, it’s inspiration is not that different from ‘Doctor Who’ as in both cases you’ve got a trickster figure who fights the monster of the week and is eventually successful. (Graphic Novel Quotes) Maybe I’d be a storyboard artist. Graphic novel/comic book artist. Backup dancer. Singer. It would be cool to focus on one of these full time. But I like seeing them all intertwine. (Graphic Novel Quotes) People don’t like to say comic so they say Graphic Novel, despite the fact that I don’t think the true Graphic Novel has been written anywhere. (Graphic Novel Quotes) I’m a graphic-novel guy. I can’t handle the wait for monthly or bi-monthly comics; I need the story finished so I can buy the whole thing. (Graphic Novel Quotes) Graphic novels are such a visually creative world - it’s really interesting what they can do in one sketch. Now I’m hooked. (Graphic Novel Quotes) When I started out in the eighties, the idea of creating serious comics for adults was pretty laughable to most folks, and for the longest time it was hard to even explain what alternative comics or graphic novels were. Nobody seemed to understand or care. Not so, any longer. (Graphic Novel Quotes) You work for so long on a graphic novel that it’s easy to question your ideas or to burn out on drawing. But you plug away at it and trust in the story you want to tell. It’s a marathon, but the finished product is really satisfying. (Graphic Novel Quotes) I think the problem with the term graphic novel is it sounds pompous, it sounds pretentious, whereas on the continent, they call it an album, which to me sounds, it’s got more much of a connotation of a kind of a music single and an album collection. (Graphic Novel Quotes) The ability to get inside your character’s head in a graphic novel is really fun and useful because one, you can really define the character’s voice and two, it’s a way easier way to convey what the character’s thinking by actually laying out what he’s thinking. (Graphic Novel Quotes) My platform has been to reach reluctant readers. And one of the best ways I found to motivate them is to connect them with reading that interests them, to expand the definition of reading to include humor, science fiction/fantasy, nonfiction, graphic novels, wordless books, audio books and comic books (Graphic Novel Quotes) That partially due to the world of media and commerce, the idea of a comic book has been lost in the ghetto, whereas the graphic novel is now being held up as something to aspire to and as something that’s respectable for adults to read. (Graphic Novel Quotes) I’ve been drawing since I could hold a pencil. I’ve got many ideas that are still to be drawn out, but the couple collaborations in development are with other actor/writers for graphic novel/comic that could potentially become a film project. (Graphic Novel Quotes)

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