Comic strip and Graphic novel

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Comic strip noun - A series of drawings that tell a story or part of a story.

Usage example: a comic strip that is beloved by both children and adults

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Graphic novel and comic strip are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Graphic novel" instead a noun phrase "Comic strip".

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Comic strip and graphic novel are semantically related. You can use "Comic strip" instead a noun phrase "Graphic novel".

It remains to this day the only film based on a comic strip, comic book, or graphic novel to receive an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture.

Source: Live-Action Adaptation
Max Payne was never a graphic novel, but the cutscenes are presented as a dynamic comic strip.

Source: Indecisive Medium
Chris Fischer's Of Mice and Mayhem was published all at once when the author gave the link to the story; besides, it's a graphic novel rather than a comic strip.

Source: Western Animation / Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers

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