Quick Search
You can use the following list of Library of Congress headings to perform subject-based searches for examples of and books about comics and related topics in all library catalogs. Results will include comics and graphic novels, as well as works of criticism about them.
You can also search for specific characters and creators as subjects (e.g., "Wonder Woman" or "Lee, Stan"). Or you can browse parts of collection on the third floor or in the Juvenile section. Call numbers to look for are:
- PN6700-6790
- Juvenile PZ7.7
Online
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Underground and Independent Comics, Comix, and Graphic Novels This link opens in a new window
Underground and Independent Comics, Comix, and Graphic Novels is the first ever scholarly, primary-source database focused on adult comic books and graphic novels. Here are the works of artists both celebrated and overlooked, alongside interviews, criticism, and journal articles that document the continual growth and evolution of this art form. The library's account includes the two volumes released by Alexander Street as of 2019.
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Prints & Photographs Online CatalogBrowse several collections of digitized cartoons and comics, including editorial cartoons, caricatures, and comic strips from the Library of Congress.
Print Collections
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The Best American Comics 2019
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Call Number: PN6726 .B47 2019ISBN: 9780358067283Publication Date: 2019The Best American Comics 2019 showcases the work of established and up-and-coming artists, collecting work found in the pages of graphic novels, comic books, periodicals, zines, online, in galleries, and more, highlighting the kaleidoscopic variety of the comics form today. -
Black Comix Returns
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Call Number: PN6725 .D75 2018ISBN: 9781942367376Publication Date: 2018In 2010, Eisner Award-winning creators Jennings and Duffy published a collection of art and essays spotlighting African American comics and creators. This sequel introduces new perspectives as well as refreshes the record of those profiled earlier to showcase nearly 90 artists, a half-dozen background essays, and a directory of black comics conventions. -
A History of Women Cartoonists
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Call Number: ebookISBN: 9781771613514Publication Date: 2020A History of Women Cartoonists is the first book to offer a truly global survey and analysis of the great women cartoonists of the last three decades--and a welcome addition to the history of comics and cartoons.
