Graphic novels: history & criticism books

A comprehensive and enjoyable new biography of the man who created Tintin  Read More >>

"Marshall McLuhan was one of the most brilliant and original thinkers of the 20th century. He was so far ahead of...  Read More >>

Over the last forty years the comic book has become an increasingly popular way of telling personal stories of considerable...  Read More >>

INFINITE CRISIS wasn't just a crossover mini-series; it was a sprawling network of multiple such mini-series, leading...  Read More >>

In 1988, Alan Moore and Brian Bolland's BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE offered a violent, literate, and controversial...  Read More >>

No other run divides Legion of Super-Hero fans like Keith Giffen's. To detractors, it dismantled everything good...  Read More >>

Celebrates the 20th Century's finest horror comics and those they tried to ban with a selection of revised and updated...  Read More >>

Die vielfältige Kontaktaufnahme des Comics mit der Literatur und der Literatur mit dem Comic ist in der literatur-...  Read More >>

In 1931, the Chicago Tribune introduced the public to an exciting new comic strip destined to become a classic:...  Read More >>

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Crockett Johnson and Ruth Krauss were a husband-and-wife team that created such popular children's books as The...  Read More >>

This collection of essays explores the social and cultural aspects of steampunk, examining the various manifestations...  Read More >>

Depicting Jewish images in comics from the past five centuries.  Read More >>

Crockett Johnson (born David Johnson Leisk, 1906-1975) and Ruth Krauss (1901- 1993) were a husband-and-wife team...  Read More >>

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Eric Powell is a sick, sick man. Sick ...but brilliant. How else would he have been able to come up with a concept...  Read More >>

Marie Severin was born into a family of artists, and she made friendships in comics that have lasted a lifetime....  Read More >>

Endlessly browsable illustrated journey through comics' history of racial portrayals both good and bad.  Read More >>

For decades, scholars have made the connection between the design of the superhero story and the mythology of the...  Read More >>

Since its debut manga RG Veda, CLAMP has steadily asserted itself as one of the most widely renowned teams of manga...  Read More >>

Tom Batiuk was a junior high school art teacher in Elyria, Ohio, when he created a comic panel aimed at teens for...  Read More >>

Walt Kelly (1913-1973) is one of the most respected and innovative American cartoonists of the twentieth century....  Read More >>

For Morrison, one of the most acclaimed writers in the world of comics, heroes are powerful archetypes who reflect...  Read More >>

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