It's Lit!

Are Graphic Novels... Novels?

12/13/2020 | 10m 10s

In the past few decades, literature has expanded to not only mean the “novel” but “graphic novels” as well. Today we are gonna break down how the graphic novel went from the comic book store to the classroom.

Aired: 12/13/20 | Rating: NR

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