Graphic Novels vs. Comic Books || What is the difference?

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[agnesverga]

I had no idea a graphic novel is supposed to be a singular story, while a comic is part of a series. I used them pretty interchangeably

[funfuz]

All graphic novels are comics, but not all comics are graphic novels.

[roqua]

comic book, graphic novel, manga, manhwa, manhua: *exist*
me: *picture book*

[StudioLindsay]

This was really interesting. I always thought “graphic novel” was an umbrella term for comic book series, manga, and graphic novels, because in my local bookstore they’re all shelved under the Graphic Novels sign.

[literaryartist]

Agreed. I tend to think of Graphic Novels as a stand alone, novel length, story arc. As far as "Comics" = Issues, Collections, Runs, etc...

[cidnyaa]

AHHH this video is so important ! Thank you so much! I love this so much. I love finding other booktubers who read graphic novels and comics! I recently made a video about the validity of Graphic Novels as literature. Its so interesting about the technicality of Volumes vs Bindup comics because some people consider volumes as one complete story arc despite it not being the end. I do comic journalism outside of my booktube and we consider Volumes to be Graphic Novels when they are collected and then single issues as comics. The interchangeable terms we only discuss when its collected.
What starts to get the conversation a little muddled is when comics get the Compendium (Saga for example), Omnibus, or deluxe editions. Even then a lot of journalism interchanges the terms. 🥰 Can't wait to binge watch your channel now 🥰

[iamsherilynj]

omg. Thank you for the confirmation. I just published my 1st graphic novel on Amazon and I debated for almost a year after creating if it was a comic or GN. Although I called it a comic for a year I finally went with GN, and after hearing your example...'the beginning, middle, and end' confirmed my decision. Thank you. Ha!

[Opalescent]

Had no idea about the beginning, middle and end thing with how to define a comic book!! Definitely learned something, great video! ^^

[BookishJenn]

I was today years old when I finally learned the difference 😬 thanks for sharing!

[JigglyCox]

So I've been down a rabbit hole as I'm looking at sequential comic writing as a part of my PhD and the collection of singles into a volume is called a "Trade". I 100% agree, a graphic novel is a comic series finished or a presented finished narrative, you are so spot on. I've been reading literary scholars who couldn't wrap their heads around this and you nailed it in one video 👏👏👏❤️❤️❤️

[ComicsTeacher]

Interesting discussion. I think it’s ok to call a trade a graphic novel. The complete story is an interesting thought, but if we look at prose books, the Hunger Games for example, while there are multiple books, each of them is still a novel. Also, comics is a medium, and comic books and graphic novels fit into the medium. We need to remember that as well.

[LuxuriousBlu]

Thanks for this information; necessary resource for the community.
I do try to respect the comic book nerds' terminology when I talk about collections of comic book issues and refer to them as bind-ups, but sometimes I mix up and use graphic novel in place of bind-ups. But after how you broke it down I have a way better understanding of the differentiation, and will help me to not make that mistake again.

[Bibliofilth]

I read a ton of comics but somehow never knew this was the distinction between graphic novel/comic. This makes so much sense! Excellent break-down.

[megwithbooks]

Omg wow this was fascinating!! I had always called heartstopper a graphic novel! Thanks for the great info and video🥰🥰

[Leyla]

Thank you for this quick, but in-depth explanation!

[jasonepstein]

I think it’s important to distinguish them so that people know what they are getting into. However most people don’t know this. I just learned now.

[rin]

As someone who has been reading manga for years yet know nothing about comics & graphic novels, this has been super informative. Cause manga with multiple volumes or a standalone are the same thing. We call done-in-1 volume or chapter works one-shots haha.

[ramannoodles.]

A little while ago, I was trying to figure out the difference and couldn't find any videos that addressed this specifically (although I will admit my search was pretty cursory), so thanks so much for making this video, it was super helpful! I have always used the term graphic novels, since I, for some reason, assumed comics had some extra specifications that I just didn't know about, but now that I know this, I get to say I read comic books. How exciting!

[paperbacksandplanners]

This was super interesting! I've never really considered the differences between the two terms before. I definitely use 'Graphic Novel' way more often, but it's good to know that, that's not actually 100% accurate in all cases. 
I feel like 'Comic Book' has a weirdly negative connotation surrounding it, like it's not real reading or something. Especially with so many teachers/schools not allowing Comics or Graphic Novels for required reading.. *eye roll*

[YTLawnGnome]

I appreciate this as a fellow collector. I do have a few graphic novels but, I still prefer to go for the actual issues because it part for the reading but, also part for the collectors value. I haven't read Hush just yet because I actually want to try and find the original Batman Comics that the story is in. Batman issues 608-619 to be exact. You and I should talk comics sometime! I would love to know more about what you're reading.