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graphic novel, In American and British usage, a comic story or stories collected in book format. Unlike comic books, which are published serially and sometimes intended for younger readers, a graphic novels is usually taken to be a long comic narrative for an adult audience, with serious literary themes and sophisticated artwork. Will Eisner’s A Contract with God, and Other Tenement Stories (1978) heralded the emergence of this new literary mode, and so-called adult comics experienced something of a boom over the decade following its release. Important examples of the genre include Art Spiegelman’s Maus (1980–86), Alan Moore’s Watchmen (1986–87), and Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis (2000–01).