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- Copyright
- Copyright © 2008 Regents of the University of Colorado
- ISSN
- 0013-8282
- eISSN
- 2573-3575
- DOI
- 10.1215/00138282-46.2.77
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
G r a p h i c N o v e l s : L i t e r a t u r e w i t h o u t T e x t ? J a n B a e t e n s Literary graphic novels: adaptation, illustration, collaboration, and beyond M ore and m ore, the hype surro un din g the graphic novel concerns its lite rary qualities. M any graphic novels appear to have a lite ra ry s u b te x t (in th e case o f adaptations) or pres ent them selves, in a m ore radical fo rm , as the visual de ve lo p m e n t o f a lite ra ry te x t th a t is c o m p le te ly rep rod uced w ith in the graphic novei. In the fo rm e r case, the lite rary graphic novel takes the fo rm o f an adaptation, as one m ay adapt a book on screen (think o f David Mazzuchelli's version o f C ity o f Glass''). Various m a jo r m ainstream
Journal
English Language Notes – Duke University Press
Published: Sep 1, 2008