They can be comprised of only one narrative or a collection of short individual stories. ... Examples of these are Marvel and DC, with superheroes Batman or Spiderman. ... A third type is the personal narrative. These are sometimes referred to as perzines, and are autobiographical stories (What is a Graphic Novel, getgraphic.org). ...

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Truman Capote, a pioneer in his works, mixes dark reality with a touch of his own intuition and insight in his sometimes autobiographical and other times reality based stories. ... Capote had many cultural experiences that were also evident in his works, for example racism. ... The narrative deals with these concerns, and to that extent that is what the novel is about." ...

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