LibGuides: Media and Popular Culture: Comics & Graphic Novels

Web Resources

Comic Book Resources
Comic Book Resources (CBR) is one of the premier online comics magazines, serving over 3.8 million unique visitors every month
ComicsResearch.org
ComicsResearch.org primarily covers book-length works about comic books and comic strips, from "fannish" histories to academic monographs, providing detailed information and guidance on further research.
Drawing Words Writing Pictures
This website is a destination for all students and teachers of comics, whether in a formal program of some kind, or learning independently. It’s also for working cartoonists and committed readers of comics—basically anyone with a passion for and a curiosity about the medium.
Grand Comics Database
ImageTexT: Interdisciplinary Comics Studies
ImageTexT is a peer-reviewed, open access journal dedicated to the interdisciplinary study of comics and related media published by the English Department at the University of Florida
The Comics Journal
The Comics Journal is a magazine that covers the comics medium from an arts-first perspective. Owned and operated by Fantagraphics Books, a leading publisher of alternative comic books .
The Comics Reporter

Graphic Novels and Comic Books by Kat Kan (Editor)
Call Number: Main 741.509 G767k 2010
ISBN: 0824211006
Publication Date: 2010-10-01
The System of Comics by Thierry Groensteen; Bart Beaty (Translator); Nick Nguyen (Translator)
Call Number: Main 741.569 G892s
ISBN: 1578069254
Publication Date: 2007-01-19
Getting Graphic! by Michele Gorman
Call Number: Main 741.509 G68 2003
ISBN: 1586830899
Publication Date: 2003-01-01
Graphic Novels by Michael Pawuk; Brian K. Vaughan (Foreword by)
Call Number: Main 016.74153 P2898 2007
ISBN: 159158132X
Publication Date: 2006-12-01
Barefoot Gen by Keiji Nakazawa; Project (Translator)
Call Number: Main 952.04 N145b
ISBN: 0867196025
Publication Date: 2004-09-01
Cartoonist Keiji Nakazawa was seven years old and living in Hiroshima in the early days of August 1945 when the city was destroyed by an atomic bomb dropped by the U.S.A. Volume One begins shortly before the bomb was dropped, and ends on the day of the bombing itself.

We carry the first 4 volumes (of 10)

The Eisner Awards
Awards or Graphic Novels given out at Comicon International Convention.
The Harvey Awards
"The Harveys recognize outstanding achievements in over 20 categories, ranging from Best Artist to the Jack Kirby Hall of Fame. They are the only industry awards both nominated by and selected by the full body of comic book professionals. " - website
The Kodansha Awards
Manga awards given out yearly in Japan. Official page is in Japanese. The link is to the wikipedia page.
The Shogakukan Awards
Manga awards given out yearly by Shogakukan Publishing. Official page is Japanese. The link leads to the wikipedia page.
International Manga Awards
from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan.

Comic Adventures in Academia
Librarian Karen Green writes this column for comixology.com, examining issues in comics librarianship.
Comic Art in Scholarly Writing: A Citation Guide
A very helpful citation guide for comic art
Comic Book Project
The Comic Book Project engages children in a creative process leading to literacy reinforcement, social awareness, and character development, then publishes and distributes their work for other children in the community to use as learning and motivational tools.
Educators - Drawing Words Writing Pictures