graphic novel

2023-05-15

Comic book vs. graphic novel

Both genres use words and images, and both feature a prominent narrative. So where does the comic book end and the graphic novel begin? The world of Polish comics is rather hermetic, although the form itself is sometimes inspiring. Polish science not only deals with comics as a phenomenon of popular culture, to mention the publications of Jerzy Szylak (a literary scholar and comics scriptwriter) or Matylda Sęk-Iwanek, but it itself becomes a carrier of scientific content.