EUROPEAN GRAPHIC NOVELS

A graphic novel is a type of comic book usually with a long and complex storyline similar to those of novels. The term also encompasses comic short story anthologies, and in some cases bound collections of previously published comic book series.

Graphic novels are often published in a better format than the comic magazines, using the same materials and methods as printed books, and are generally sold in bookstores and specialty comic book shops rather than at newsstands.

WANTED

 
Wanted is a comic book limited series written by Mark Millar, with art by J. G. Jones.
It was published by Top Cow in 2003 and 2004 as part of Millarworld.
It features an amoral protagonist who discovers he is the heir to a career as a supervillain assassin in a world where such villains have secretly taken control of the planet.
The Sunday Times dubbed the title "The Watchmen for super-villains."
A film adaptation, very loosely based on the comic, was released on June 27, 2008. It was directed by Timur Bekmambetov and starred James McAvoy, Angelina Jolie and Morgan Freeman. The film focuses on a league of self-righteous assassins rather than super-villains.
 
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