Graphic Novels
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Arts & Humanities @ Scholars Portal (Fulltext)
Covers a number of research tools and includes the full text of over 6500 journals
Underground and Independent Comics, Comix and Graphic Novels
Communication & Mass Media Complete
MLA International Bibliography
ARTbibliographies Modern
Contemporary Women's Issues
Newspaper & Magazine Resources
Factiva (Fulltext)
CBCA : Canadian Business and Current Affairs (Fulltext)
Canadian Newsstand (Fulltext)
Citation Guides
 Comic Art in Scholarly Writing: A Citation Guide
MLA Style Guide
Critical Theory Resources
Project Muse
Literature Online
MLA International Bibliography
Encyclopedia
In the Reference Collection - 1st Flr. Main
Encyclopedia of Comic Book Heroes
PN6725 .F5
World Encyclopedia of Cartoons
NC1325 .W67
World Encyclopedia of Comics
PN6710 .W6
Critical Works
Alternative comics : an emerging literature
PN6725 .H39 2005
Comics and Sequential Art
PN6727.E4 C55 2003
From Girls to Grrrlz: A History of Women’s Comics From Teens to Zines
PN6725 .R58 1999
Give Our Regards to the Atom Smashers: Writers on Comics
PN6726 .G56 2004
Manga: Sixty Years of Japanese Comics
PN6790.J33 G73 2004
The Comics Journal Special Editions
PN6726 .C665 and C666
Understanding Comics
PN6710 .M335 1999
Online Resources
The Comics in Canada: An Illustrated History
An excellent resource from CBC Archives
The Comics Journal
"Covers the comics medium from an arts-first perspective."
The Comics Reporter
See Bart Beaty's Conversational Euro-Comics
ComicsResearch
Dissertations & Theses / Books / Journals / Conferences
Schools for Study / Lists & Organizations
The Comics Research Bibliography
"An international bibliography of comic books, comic strips,
animation, caricature, cartoons, bandes dessinees, and related topics."
Guardians of the North &
Beyond the Funnies: The History of Comics in English Canada and Quebec
Created by Libraries & Archives Canada
Hicksville
See Dylan Horrocks' essay under 'Writing'
"Inventing Comics: Scott McCloud's Definition of Comics."
ImageText
"The objective of ImageTexT is to advance the academic study
of comic books, comic strips, and animated cartoons."
The International Journal of Comic Art
"IJOCA aims to publish scholarly and readable research on any
aspect of comic art."
The Voice of the Shuttle
"VoS emphasizes both primary and secondary (or theoretical) resources."
Alexander Affleck
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