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In this blog post, I will give you 30 story ideas that you can use for a graphic novel, comic book, novel, etc… You can also use these prompts for your essays and fan stories! Enjoy creating.
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CONTENTS:
1. Introduction:
What is a graphic novel?
What is the difference between a graphic novel and a comic book?
2. 30 graphic novel ideas
3. Free resources & links
What is a graphic novel?
A graphic novel is a book made up of comics with entertainment content in it. Although the word novel normally refers to long fictional works, the term graphic novel is applied broadly and includes fiction, non-fiction, and anthologized work.
It is, at least in the United States, typically distinct from the term comic book, which is generally used for comics periodicals and trade paperbacks.
Fan historian Richard Kyle coined the term graphic novel in an essay in the November 1964 issue of the comics fanzine Capa-Alpha.
The term gained popularity in the comics community after the publication of Will Eisner's A Contract with God (1978) and the start of the Marvel Graphic Novel line (1982) and became familiar to the public in the late 1980s after the commercial successes of the first volume of Art Spiegelman's Maus in 1986, the collected editions of Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns in 1986 and Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' Watchmen in 1987.
The Book Industry Study Group began using graphic novel as a category in book stores in 2001.
Source Wikipedia
What is the difference between a graphic novel and a comic book?
The main difference between graphic novel and comic is that graphic novels are longer than comics.
Both graphic novels and comics use pictures to narrate a story, just like a film or television series. While graphic novels have the same format as comics, there are some differences between graphic novels and comics.
Comics are usually a part of large, specialized narratives published regularly. In contrast, graphic novels contain a complete narrative.
Source pediaa.com
30 Graphic novel ideas:
1. Create an adaptation from a famous novel
2. an autobiography
3. a biography of a famous person
4. drawings that relate a fairy-tale
5. the life of your favorite animal(s)
6. an illustrated encyclopedia
7. the evolution of mankind
8. Create a book with these 5 words: calm, pencil, exaggerate, funny, lamppost.
9. a story on a known or invented Star Wars character
10. a different ending of your favorite book
11. create a graphic novel inspired by one of your recent drawings
12. the secret life of… (flowers, a specific object, a superhero, etc…)
13. a pirate adventure
14. a book inspired by a video game
15. a graphic novel on the topic that interests you the most at the moment
16. a story on a crumbling down empire
17. a story on a rising empire
18. the life of Incas in Machu Picchu
19. a dramatic story that takes place in the English Victorian period
20. illustrate the story of a French resistance member during World War 2
21. create a graphic novel on the life of a great sports champion
22. a sci-fi story
23. an ordinary teenager’s life
24. write about a science experiment that goes terribly wrong
25. A writer with writing block meets an artist with art block. They decide to mutually encourage each other to start creating again.
26. Cleopatra’s story that takes place in a futuristic Egypt.
27. A romantic story
28. A sad and tragic novel, starring two friends in the medieval times
29. A plant person is teleported to our world. How will he/she survive? Who will help him/her?
30. A young artist finds his/her way to success, power and influence. What will happen?
Free resources & links:
How to write a book:
How to create your graphic novel, comic book:
https://www.masterclass.com/articles/how-to-create-a-graphic-novel https://www.wikihow.com/Create-a-Graphic-Novel
More awesome resources+ Art channels to follow:
I hope this post helped you find inspiration for your next project!
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