graphic novel

book with primarily comics contents
Intangible literary_genre Q725377
graphic novel
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graphic novel

Summary

graphic novel is a literary genre[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,150 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • graphic novel's instance of is recorded as literary genre[3].
  • graphic novel's instance of is recorded as comic format[4].
  • graphic novel's instance of is recorded as literary form[5].
  • graphic novel is a type of comics[6].
  • graphic novel is a type of novel[7].
  • graphic novel is a type of comic book album[8].
  • graphic novel's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Graphic novels[9].
  • graphic novel's main subject is graphic literature[10].
  • graphic novel's equivalent class is recorded as http://comicmeta.org/vocab/GraphicNovel[11].
  • graphic novel's different from is recorded as visual novel[12].
  • graphic novel's has list is recorded as list of award-winning graphic novels[13].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include literary genre[3], comic format[4], and literary form[5]. Recorded subclass of include comics[6], novel[7], and comic book album[8].

Why It Matters

graphic novel ranks in the top 3% of literary_genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,150 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . owlcation.com. owlcation.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). graphic novel. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/graphic-novel
MLA “graphic novel.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/graphic-novel.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_graphic-novel_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{graphic novel}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/graphic-novel}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 9d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 23d ago · Sofie Geneea · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main subject graphic literature
    Has list list of award-winning graphic novels
    Subclass of
    Topic's main category Category:Graphic novels
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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