* A. D .: New Orleans After the Deluge, a non-fiction graphic novel about Hurricane Katrina

In 1999, Dark Horse Comics released a graphic novel adaptation of Whedon's original script under the title, The Origin.

* The present-time scene where Batman / Bruce is cornered by Detective Bullock's SWAT Team adheres to a similar setting from the graphic novel as mentioned above ( the abandoned tenement fire from issue # 3 ).

This adheres to a similar setting from the graphic novel as mentioned above ( the abandoned tenement fire from issue # 3 ).

Joel Schumacher's Batman Forever although set during another timespan and adopt some elements directly from the graphic novel.

Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins and its sequel The Dark Knight are set during the same timespan and adopt several elements directly from the graphic novel.

* The scene with Bruce Wayne returning from years of training abroad on board a plane reminisces the first page of the graphic novel.

* Tying Falcone up: In the graphic novel Batman ties The Roman in his own house ; in the film, he ties The Roman to a searchlight.

This is taken from the final act of the graphic novel when Batman does the same thing at the abandoned tenement fire.

* The concluding scene where Batman and Gordon are on top of the police headquarters continues, to an extent, the final page of the graphic novel where newly promoted Jim Gordon waits for Batman to arrive.

In 1964, Richard Kyle coined the term " graphic novel " to distinguish newly translated European works from genre-driven subject matter common in American comics.

Will Eisner popularized the term " graphic novel " when he used it on the cover of the paperback edition of his work A Contract with God, and Other Tenement Stories in 1978.

* Many of the members of Section 9 in the Ghost in the Shell universe, specifically the main characters Major Motoko Kusanagi and Batou, are cyborgs dependent on regular maintenance ; there are several manga ( or graphic novel ) and artbooks set in the GitS universe, as well as two feature-length anime films, three television series and three video games.

* Borgia, by Milo Manara ( artist ) & Alejandro Jodorowsky ( writer ), a comic in the form of serialized graphic novel, depicting the story of the Borgia family.

** Prince Valiant ( a fictional comic book / graphic novel character )

It was republished as graphic novel by the Wildstorm branch of DC Comics.

In June 2009, a graphic novel edition of the book was published.

A barely veiled satirical interpretation of Castaneda's work, Viaggio a Tulun was published in 1989 as a graphic novel with artwork by Milo Manara and as Trip to Tulum in America in 1990.

Neil Gaiman's acclaimed graphic novel series The Sandman influenced goths with characters like the dark, brooding Dream and his sister Death.

This novel method of upgrading the color count did result in graphic artifacts in certain games ; for example, sometimes a sprite that was supposed to meld into the background would be colored separately, making it easily noticeable.

The Underground has also featured in music such as The Jam's " Down in the Tube Station at Midnight " and in literature such as the graphic novel V for Vendetta.

* The Magic Goes Away, graphic novel illustrated by Jan Duursema, DC Comics

Shang-Chi had two more short series: the Master of Kung Fu: Bleeding Black graphic novel ( 1990 ) and the MAX miniseries Master of Kung Fu: Hellfire Apocalypse ( 2002 ) ( with artist Paul Gulacy on art again ).

Several Martian landmarks appear in a section of the famous graphic novel, visited by the superhuman Dr. Manhattan and human Laurie Juspeczyk.

* In the graphic novel Scarlet Traces-the Great Game ( 2002 ), Olympus Mons is the main base of the British Mars Expeditionary Force.

In 2012, a graphic adaptation of the Book of Esther was illustrated by J. T. Waldman and appeared in volume one of The Graphic Canon, edited by Russ Kick and published by Seven Stories Press.

Entitled Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451: The Authorized Adaptation, the paperback graphic adaptation was illustrated by Tim Hamilton.

* Nemesis, a planned film adaptation of the Mark Millar graphic novel

Classical Comics, a UK publisher creating graphic novel adaptations of classical literature, has produced a full colour paperback Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Sweeney Todd ( 176 pages, November 2010, Original Text, ISBN 978-1-906332-79-2, Quick Text, ISBN 978-1-906332-80-8, forthcoming ) with script adaptation by Sean M. Wilson, linework by Declan Shalvey ; colouring by Jason Cardy & Kat Nicholson and lettering by Jim Campbell.

* H. G. Wells ' The War of the Worlds ( comics ), a 2006 graphic novel adaptation by Ian Edginton and D ' Israeli

Next he teamed up with American Beauty director Sam Mendes for the adaptation of Max Allan Collins's and Richard Piers Rayner's graphic novel Road to Perdition, in which he played an anti-hero role as a hitman on the run with his son.

He also features prominently in the graphic novel 300 by Frank Miller, as well as the movie adaptation ( portrayed by Brazilian actor Rodrigo Santoro ), in which he is represented as a giant god-king.

A publishing company has been seeking the rights to produce a graphic novel adaptation, though art has been removed for legal reasons.

A graphic novel adaptation, published in 2008, was illustrated by P. Craig Russell and lettered by Todd Klein.

The adaptation resulted in Guinness World Records awarding the game a record for the " first graphic adventure to become a stage play ".

* In the 2003 film The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, an adaptation of the graphic novel by Alan Moore, Richard Roxburgh portrays the main villain named the Fantom, whose true identity was eventually revealed to be Professor James Moriarty, who also posed as the League's recruiter M ; with a blackmailed Dorian Gray as his agent, Moriarty acquired samples from the League with the intention of duplicating their powers for his own goals.

The adaptation is generally faithful to the plot and character development of the original Gatchaman series, but significant additions and reductions were made in order to increase appeal to the North American juvenile-male television market of the late 1970s, as well as avoid controversy from parents ; most notable was the removal of elements of graphic violence, profanity and transgenderism.

In 2002, Romero was commissioned to draw a graphic novel adaptation of the Modesty Blaise short story " The Dark Angels "; this work was initially published exclusively in Scandinavia but was later reprinted in a special issue of Comics Revue in the United States.

Outside of a comic book adaptation of the 1981 Clash of the Titans film published by Western Publishing and a graphic novel called Perseus: Destiny's Call published in 2012 by Campfire Books, the story of Perseus continued in a couple of comic book series from Bluewater Comics.

* The Old Bailey is destroyed with explosives by the vigilante V in the graphic novel V for Vendetta and its film adaptation.

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd was released by HarperCollins as a graphic novel adaptation on August 20, 2007, adapted and illustrated by Bruno Lachard ( ISBN 0-00-725061-4 ).

its dramatic nature ensures it remains popular among producers of fictional works, including the 1988 TV film Jack the Ripper starring Michael Caine as well as the 1996 graphic novel From Hell and its subsequent film adaptation.

In a 2001 film adaptation of the graphic novel From Hell, Sir William Gull is portrayed by Sir Ian Holm.

It has also originated graphic novel adaptations and a film adaptation, which is currently in the writing process.

A graphic novel adaptation was released in 2007.

A graphic novel adaptation was released in 2009.

The graphic novel adaptation is scheduled for release around the end of 2012.

Artemis Fowl: The Graphic Novel is a graphic novel adaptation of the first book, published in October 2007.

Beginning with the May 2003 issue, a manga adaptation by Ryo Akizuki was serialized in Dengeki Daioh and has been published in the US as a two volume graphic novel series by DrMaster.