The Difference Between Graphic Novels And Comic Books In 25 Words

Although the trend in American circles is to restore the term "comics" to the conversation, a brief interview-style article at the German site Graphic Novel with a Freiburg bookseller having some success with book-length funnybooks in his store nails a major and sometimes neglected difference between comics and the graphic novel formulation: "Den Graphic Novels ist erfreulicherweise gelungen, was die anderen Comics nicht oder kaum geschafft haben: anhaltende Resonanz in den Feuilletons der großen und kleinen Zeitungen." That's roughly that graphic novels have been able to generate sustained press and cultural interest in a way that comics never were able to generate in the pre-graphic novel days -- which is something, you have to admit. In the case of this bookstore, that means a curious customer base that comes in and asks after specific books they see reviewed. Big sellers in this particular store? Alex Robinson, Craig Thompson, Bill Willingham's Fables.
 
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