graphic novelist
Visual narrative creator
A graphic novelist is a writer or artist who creates graphic novels—book-length works that tell stories through sequential art and text.
The term distinguishes creators working in long-form narrative comics from those producing shorter comic strips or serialized comic books: She established herself as a graphic novelist with her memoir about growing up in Iran.
Conveying meaning through images
- inkingApplying liquid pigment
- pencilingDrawing with graphite
- letteringStyled written characters
- coloringAdding pigment to something
splash page · gutter · speech bubble · caption · pacing · world-building · character design · line art
Written personal recollection
- autobiographySelf-penned life narrative
- literary fictionProse emphasizing craft and depth
- fantasyImaginative mental wandering
- sci-fiFuturistic fiction, abbreviated
horror · noir · historical · superhero · slice-of-life · journalism · nonfiction · young adult
- MoebiusNon-orientable surface topology
- cartoonistArtist creating comic illustrations
- illustratorVisual artist for media
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
Mark from applied pressure
- anthologyCollected literary works volume
- serializationEncoding objects for transmission
- collected editionGathered works, one volume
- trade paperbackLarger-format softbound book
hardcover · webcomic · self-publishing · editor · literary agent · book deal · royalties · advance
Storyline or land parcel
- protagonistStory's central figure
- antagonistOne who opposes another
- character arcProtagonist's gradual transformation
- themeCentral recurring concept
conflict · resolution · dialogue · setting · tone · voice · foreshadowing · flashback
visual storytelling
Conveying meaning through images
coloring · splash page · gutter · speech bubble · caption · pacing · world-building · character design · line art · drafting
memoir
Written personal recollection
- autobiographySelf-penned life narrative
- literary fictionProse emphasizing craft and depth
- fantasyImaginative mental wandering
sci-fi · horror · noir · historical · superhero · slice-of-life · journalism · nonfiction · young adult · children's
Alan Moore
- MoebiusNon-orientable surface topology
- cartoonistArtist creating comic illustrations
- illustratorVisual artist for media
imprint
Mark from applied pressure
- anthologyCollected literary works volume
- serializationEncoding objects for transmission
- collected editionGathered works, one volume
trade paperback · hardcover · webcomic · self-publishing · editor · literary agent · book deal · royalties · advance · print run
plot
Storyline or land parcel
- protagonistStory's central figure
- antagonistOne who opposes another
- character arcProtagonist's gradual transformation
theme · conflict · resolution · dialogue · setting · tone · voice · foreshadowing · flashback · subplot
- writersauthor, writer, poet, journalist, essayist
- comics jobswriter, artist, penciler, penciller, inker
- writer typesmystery writer, thriller writer, young adult writer, children's author, bestselling author
- illustratorsillustrator, Norman Rockwell, Quentin Blake, book illustrator, Maurice Sendak
- publishing jobseditor, publisher, writer, author, editor-in-chief
graphic novelistnovelist
Writer of prose narratives
prose writer · essayist · poet · playwright · screenwriter
graphic novelistfine artist
Creator of aesthetic works
abstract painter · sculptor · installation artist · literary critic · technical writer
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