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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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This guide will help you find comics and graphic novels in the Criss Library collection as well as scholarly resources.

Comic source - Frank King. Gasoline Alley. "Walt! Stop! There's a flat tire back here!", March 8, 1921. India ink over pencil on bristol board. Caroline and Erwin Swann Collection of Caricature & Cartoon, Prints & Photographs Division, Library of Congress LC-USZ62-86778. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3b33253