"Joseph Franz von Goez (28 February 1754 in Sibiu - 16 September 1815, Regensburg) was a lawyer, artist, illustrator and portraitist active in Vienna in the mid-18th century. Goez is credited as having created the first graphic novel, with his authorship of Lenardo und Blandine: ein Melodram nach Bürger. This was an illustrated story book of a play Goez had written and produced based on a poem by Gottfried August Bürger.[unreliable source?]" - (en.wikipedia.org 10.08.2021)
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