Welcome to the Graphic Novels Library Research Guide
Books About Graphic Novels
Dreaming the Graphic Novel by ISBN: 9781978805101Publication Date: 2020Winner of the Best Book Award in Comics History from the Grand Comics Database.
Examines how notions of the graphic novel began to coalesce in the 1970s, a time of great change for American comics.
Faster Than a Speeding Bullet: the Rise of the Graphic Novel by Call Number: 741.5973 W423ISBN: 1561633682Publication Date: 2004Historical tour of the graphic novel format.
Graphic Novels and Comic Books by Call Number: 741.509 G766ISBN: 9780824211004Publication Date: 2011Explores the origins, development, and future of graphic novels and comic books.
Seal of Approval: the History of the Comics Code by Call Number: 741.5973 N993ISBN: 087805975xPublication Date: 1998Examines the history of comic book controversy and legal challenges.
The Ten-Cent Plague by Call Number: 741.509 H154ISBN: 9780374187675Publication Date: 2008Looks at the history of groups that have tried to suppress comic book culture.
Articles from EBSCO
Search the EBSCO databases to find articles about graphic novels. Access off-campus with your MC login and password.
NoveList
NoveList includes lists and information about graphic novels. Look for the Graphic Novels tab on the left-hand side. Access off-campus with your MC login and password.
Web Resources
- Cartoon Research Library (Ohio State)World’s largest collection of cartoon format materials.
- Comics Grid: Journal of Comics ScholarshipPurpose is to make contributions to the field of comics scholarship and to advance the appreciation of comic art.
- Get Graphic! The World in WordsProject designed to introduce teens, parents, librarians and teachers to the literary format of graphic novels.
- Grand Comics DatabaseContains cover images, artist/writer credits, and individual issue annotations spanning the history of the form.
- How to Create a Graphic Novel (wikiHow)Shows, with pictures, how to create a graphic novel.
- ImageTexT: Interdisciplinary Comics StudiesPeer-reviewed, open access journal dedicated to the interdisciplinary study of comics and graphic novels.
- SANE JournalPublishes research and practitioner-based articles covering all intersections of comics and education.