SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES OF DOODLE FICTION, MANGA, AND GRAPHIC NOVEL

Three of these 21st century literary masterpieces have many similarities and differences in terms of structure and elements, yet, these don't actually matter when you read them. In this blog, I define each literary genres and then discuss the similarities and differences among the three.

DOODLE FICTION

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.

MANGA 

Manga is a Japanese word of comics. It is used in the English-speaking word as a genetic term for all comic books. 

 

GRAPHIC NOVEL

Graphic Novels are narrative and written in comic book formats. These novels can be employed in broad manner, encompassing non-fiction to fiction, from short to long stories.

SIMILARITIES  

All of these genres incorporate drawings illustrations and graphic in telling a story. Doodle Fictions uses doodles for more humorous and/or engaging effects, while both Manga and Graphic Novels used a comic book style. All of these styles contain pictures that engage viewers effectively. These are all from the 21st century. Each could not come into being without the assistance of a computer or through a digital mechanism 

 

 DIFFERENCES

In terms of element, their most common elemental difference is in art style and narration. Doodle Fictions use hand written elements to write it's text and drawing. Manga use a very specific Japanese art style to draw the graphics, all they are read from right to left. Elements in Manga, always pertain exclusively to the Japanese. These Japanese elements include culture, the people, environment behavior and the likes. Whereas, the Doodle Fictions and Graphic Novels can be from any country. Lastly, Graphic Novels use a very Americanized art style in drawing the comic, and must be read from left to right. 

In terms of structure, Manga and Graphic Novels are very little since both are in comic book style. Doodle Fictions follow a novel or a story book type of narration, unlike manga and Graphic Novels. Doodle Fictions show both text and pictures in way like articles are written, while the comic style won't. 

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