Differences and Similarities of Doodle Fiction, Manga and Graphic Novel
DOODLE FICTION Doodle Fiction incorporates handwritten graphics in telling the story, it is a literary presentation where the author incorporates doodle drawings and hand written graphics in place of traditional font. Drawings enhance the story, often adding humorous elements that would be missing if the illustrations were omitted. Examples: ✓Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney ✓Danny's Doodles by David Adler ✓The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie GRAPHIC NOVEL Graphic Novel uses a comic book format presented in panels and read from left to right. A graphic novel is a narrative work in which the story is conveyed to the reader using comic form. The term is employed in a broad manner, encompassing non-fiction works and thematically linked short stories as well as fictional stories across a number of genres. Examples : ✓ Ghost World by Daniel Clowes ✓The Diary of a Teenage Girl by Phoebe Gloeckner ✓Maus by Art Spiegelman