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Comic Books, Comic Strips, and Graphic
Novels
On this Page:
- Selected Subject Headings for Searching Orbis
- Selected Research Resources
- Selected Publishers and Distributors
Selected Subject Headings for Searching Orbis
- Comic books, strips, etc.
- Comic books, strips, etc.--Bibliography
- Comic books, strips, etc.--Dictionaries
- Comic books, strips, etc.--History and criticism
- Underground comic books, strips, etc.--History and criticism
- Cartoonists
- Cartooning
- Caricatures and cartoons
- Graphic novels
- Horror comic books, strips, etc.
Selected Research Resources
La Bande dessinée à l'université--et ailleurs:
études sémiotiques et bibliographiques. Louvain-la-Neuve:
Faculté de philosophie et lettres de l'Université catholique
de Louvain, 1984.
SML, Stacks, LC PN6745 B36 1984
Web site for aficionados of French graphic novels.
Web site for aficionados of French graphic novels,
affiliated with the magazine BoDoi.
Cartoon Research
Library. Ohio State University.
The Cartoon Research Library's is the largest and
most comprehensive academic research facility documenting printed cartoon
art in the United States. The library does not collect materials about
animation.
Clark, Alan. Dictionary of British comic artists, writers and editors.
London: British Library, 1998.
SML, Reference PN6707 C53 1998
Comic Art Collection.
Michigan State University.
The collection holds over 150,000 items, mostly
comic books, but also nearly 1,000 books of collected newspaper comic
strips, and several thousand books and periodicals about comics.
Comic book artists. Edited by Alex G. Malloy with Brian Kelly
and Kevin Ohlandt. [Ridgefield, Conn.]: Attic Books, Ltd.; Radnor, Pa.:
Wallace-Homestead, 1993.
SML, Reference PN6714 C635X 1993
The CBLDF is dedicated to the preservation of First
Amendment rights for creators and retailers in the comics community.
Includes news, editorial columns, message boards,
and a links database.
A listing of libraries with a special collecting
interest in the area of comics or cartoons.
ComicsResearch.org features the Comics Scholarship
Annotated Bibliographies, which cover book-length works about comic books
and comic strips, from "fannish" histories to academic monographs.
The goal for each entry is to include the book's Table of Contents as
well as (if applicable) a list of comics works reprinted in it (and their
sources, sometimes undocumented), other general notes on content and organization,
ISBN numbers, and reviews.
An academic discussion list for those involved
in research, criticism and teaching related to comics art. The Web site
includes syllabi, bibliographies, a directory of scholars, conference
information, museum information, and more.
Crawford, Hubert H. Crawford's Encyclopedia of comic books.
Middle Village, N.Y.: Jonathan David Publishers, 1978.
CCL, Reference, Upper PN6725 +C7
Filippini, Henri. Dictionnaire encyclopédique des héros
et auteurs de BD [bandes dessinees]. 3 vols. Grenoble: Glénat:
Opera mundi, 1998-2000.
SML, Reference PN6707 +F53 1998
Gaumer, Patrick, avec la collaboration de Claude Moliterni. Dictionnaire
mondial de la bande dessinée. 2nd éd. [Paris]: Larousse,
2001.
SML, Stacks, LC PN6707 G39X 2001
Gifford, Denis. The British comic catalogue, 1874-1974. London:
Mansell Information Publishing, 1975.
ART/ARCHITECTURE, Reference Z5956 C6 +G54 1975
Searchable by title, author, artist, publisher,
and other terms. Includes information on creator credits, story details,
and other information useful to the comic book reader and fan. The "Advanced"
search is especially detailed.
Reviews, news, interviews, comics, resources, articles,
and forums.
Lent, John A. Animation, caricature, and gag and political cartoons
in the United States and Canada: an international bibliography. Foreword
by Maurice Horn. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1994.
ART/ARCHITECTURE Reference, Z5956 C3 L45X 1994
SML Stacks, Z5956 C3 L45X 1994 (LC)
SML Stacks, Z5956 C3 L45X 1994 (LC)
Lent, John A. Comic art in Africa, Asia, Australia, and Latin America:
a comprehensive, international bibliography. Forewords by Effat Abdel
Azim, Esmail, Abu Abraham, and Ares (Aristides Esteban Hernández Guerraro).
Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1996.
Art/Architecture Reference, Z5956 C3 L458X 1996
Lent, John A. Comic art of Europe: an international, comprehensive
bibliography. Foreword by David Kunzle. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood
Press, 1994.
ART/ARCHITECTURE Reference, Z5956 C3 L46X 1994
SML Stacks,Z5956 C3 L46X 1994 (LC)
SML Stacks,Z5956 C3 L46X 1994 (LC)
Lent, John A. Comic books and comic strips in the United States:
an international bibliography. Foreword by Mort Walker; introduction
by Jerry Robinson. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1994.
SML Stacks, Z5956 C6 L46X 1994 (LC)
Along with the archive, there are links to other
resources on manga.
Mann, Ron. Comic book: confidential. New York: Voyager, 1996.
SML, CD-ROM Reference Center: Macintosh Workstation
[CD-ROM PN6725 M35 1996]
Claims to be "the only comprehensive documentary
of comics and their creators ever made." Contains historical footage
(including congressional hearings from the 1950s linking comic books to
juvenile delinquency), interviews, animations, and montages of comic-book
art, all compiled by Ron Mann. Featured artists include Lynda Barry, Charles
Burns, Sue Coe, Robert Crumb, Will Eisner, Al Feldstein, Shary Flenniken,
William Gaines, Bill Griffith, Jaime Hernandez, Jack Kirby, Harvey Kurtzman,
Stan Lee, Paul Mavrides, Frank Miller, Victor Moscoso, Françoise Mouly,
Dan O'Neill, Harvey Pekar, Gilbert Shelton, Spain, and Art Spiegelman.
McCloud, Scott. Understanding
comics: the invisible art. New York, N.Y.: A Kitchen Sink Book for
HarperPerennial, 1994.CCL, Stacks PN6710 M335X 1994
The MSRRT Newsletter frequently reviews comics,
comics research, and related materials. The newsletters are searchable.
Link here to search for "comic*" directly.
An organization for the promotion of bandes dessinées
(French graphic novels).
Raiteri, Steve. Links
to comics and graphic novel sites
Compiled with librarians in mind, this Web page
gives links to guides, reviews, awards, publishers, and other resources.
Rhode Michael, and John Bullough.
Comics research bibliography.An international bibliography of comic books, comic
strips, animation, caricature, cartoons, bandes dessinees, and related
topics. One can search the entire bibliography or browse by the articles'
subject or author. There are also numerous links to other comic book/graphic
novel Web sites.
Rothschild, D. Aviva. Graphic novels: a bibliographic guide to book-length
comics. Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 1995.
SML Stacks, Z5956 C6 R68X 1995 (LC)
Swann Foundation
for Caricature and Cartoon. Library of Congress.
Links to online exhibitions of caricature and cartoon
from the Library of Congress, Library of Congress resources for caricature
and cartoon, other repositories, and information about the Swann Fellowship.
Varnedoe, Kirk, and Adam Gopnik. High & low : modern art [and]
popular culture. New York: Museum of Modern Art: distributed by Abrams,
1990.
ART/ARCHITECTURE N6447 +V37 1990 (LC)
BRITISH ART Reference, N6447 +V37 1990 (LC)
MUDD, Art/Architecture Coll, 3rd Fl N6447 +V37 1990 (LC)
BRITISH ART Reference, N6447 +V37 1990 (LC)
MUDD, Art/Architecture Coll, 3rd Fl N6447 +V37 1990 (LC)
The World encyclopedia of comics. Edited by Maurice Horn. New
York: Chelsea House, 1976.
CCL, Stacks PN6710 +W6
Selected Publishers and Distributors
A network of French graphic novel bookstores.
This file last modified Thu, 05 Jun 2003 Copyright © Yale University Library.
Yale University Library Research Guide for Mass Media and Popular Culture
Comments to Tobin Nellhaus, Librarian for Drama, Film and Theater Studies.