There is no limit as to the many forms of literature that exist from romance to satire, drama to comedy, and poetry to graphic novels. Comic books or graphic novels do not have a higher standing in the literature world when it comes to character, plot development, and is targeted towards a more youthful audience. In fact, Scott McCloud had at one point believed that comic books were just bright, colorful magazines with poorly drawn pictures and silly stories of men in their tights. Later on, McCloud became a comic book artist and begun to have a deeper appreciation for the medium(McCloud, 2). In his book Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art, McCloud gives graphic novels a different definition: Sequential Art. The term was coined by the late graphic novelist, Will Eisner and defined it as an art form that uses images deployed in sequence for graphic storytelling or to convey information (McCloud,5). With regards to this topic, this can also be seen in Art Spiegelman's critically acclaimed graphic novel, Maus. …show more content…
Although graphic novels may seem trivial, it is in fact crucial to understand the variety of what the medium has to offer. For example, during his interview with Hillary Chute, Spiegelman mentions how he requested for Maus II to be moved from the New York Times Bestseller’s fiction list onto the non-fiction list. He believed that, “It was unsettling, after having gone to such lengths to get facts and details right..."(MetaMaus, p.151) . According to McCloud, the content of graphic novels will always differ because it all depends on the artist's vision. This includes subject, themes, plot, character development, and most importantly the visual art style. The visuals of a graphic novel are considered important because they determine how the artist's audience perceives of the story they want to