▁also ▁been ▁chosen ▁for ▁original ▁material . ▁Otherwise , ▁bound ▁volumes ▁of ▁com ics ▁are ▁called ▁graph ic ▁nov els ▁and ▁are ▁available ▁in ▁various ▁formats . ▁Despite ▁incorpor ating ▁the ▁term ▁" nov el " — a ▁term ▁normally ▁associated ▁with ▁fiction — " graph ic ▁novel " ▁also ▁refers ▁to ▁non - f iction ▁and ▁collections ▁of ▁short ▁works . ▁ ▁Japanese ▁com ics ▁are ▁collected ▁in ▁volumes ▁called ▁tank ō bon ▁following ▁magazine ▁serial ization . ▁ ▁G ag ▁and ▁editor ial ▁cart o ons ▁usually ▁consist ▁of ▁a ▁single ▁panel , ▁often ▁incorpor ating ▁a ▁ca ption ▁or ▁speech ▁bal lo on . ▁ ▁De fin itions ▁of ▁com ics ▁which ▁emphas ize ▁sequence ▁usually ▁exclude ▁g ag , ▁editor ial , ▁and ▁other ▁single - panel ▁cart o ons ; ▁they ▁can ▁be ▁included ▁in ▁definitions ▁that ▁emphas ize ▁the ▁combination ▁of ▁word ▁and ▁image . ▁ ▁G ag ▁cart o ons ▁first ▁began ▁to ▁pro l ifer ate ▁in ▁broad sheets ▁published ▁in ▁Europe ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁and ▁ 1 9 th ▁centuries , ▁and ▁the ▁term ▁" cart oon " ▁was ▁first ▁used ▁to ▁describe ▁them ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 3 ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁hum our ▁magazine ▁P unch . ▁ ▁Web com ics ▁are ▁com ics ▁that ▁are ▁available ▁on ▁the ▁internet . ▁ ▁They ▁are ▁able ▁to ▁reach ▁large ▁aud ien ces , ▁and ▁new ▁readers ▁usually ▁can ▁access ▁arch ived ▁install ments . ▁ ▁Web com ics ▁can ▁make