One Shot (publication)
A one shot is a single comic book release that is not part of a series. In the American comic market in particular, this term is often used to distinguish one-volume comics from the usual monthly comic series.
The scope of a one shot varies. In America and Japan (here called yomikiri ( Japanese 読 み 切 り )) the term describes stories that appeared in a single issue, whereas in Japan the issue refers to manga magazines . As a rule, these are shorter stories of 15 to 60 pages. In Germany, on the other hand, significantly longer graphic novels , provided they are published in one volume, or manga individual volumes are referred to as one shot, as they are not published in series.
Comic artists also choose the form of the one shot to take up storylines that would stray too far from the actual topic in the series. Before the introduction of new series, a one-shot, which as a pilot introduces the people and topics of the series, can be used to test acceptance among readers. Some one shots “borrow” the heroes of a well-known series and show them from a different perspective, in different life situations or at a different age.
Individual evidence
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- ↑ http://www.toonzone.net/forums/threads/whats-the-difference-between-a-graphic-novel-and-a-one-shot.3545341/
- ↑ http://www.ijunoon.com/dictionary/One-shot+(comics)/
