Graphic novels: history & criticism books

"Seventy-five years after he came to life, Superman remains one of America's most adored and enduring heroes. Tye,...  Read More >>

Seventy-five years after he came to life, Superman remains one of America's most adored and enduring heroes. Tye,...  Read More >>

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

""Best of Enemies is surely destined to stand alongside Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis as a graphic history of the...  Read More >>

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In the less than eight decades since Superman's debut in 1938, comic book superheroes have become an indispensable...  Read More >>

A semiotic and cultural anthropological interrogation of popular North American superhero narratives, such as those...  Read More >>

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These volumes offer 215 essays covering graphic novels and core comics series,focusing on the independents and underground...  Read More >>

In December 1977, struggling Canadian comic book artist Dave Sim self-published the first issue of Cerebus the Aardvark,...  Read More >>

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Argues that comics constitute complex cultural documents that create a dialogue between mainstream values and alternative...  Read More >>

Best known for her long-running comic strip Ernie Pook's Comeek, illustrated fiction, and graphic novels, the art...  Read More >>

A collection of essays, demonstrating how comic books can be used as primary sources in the teaching and understanding...  Read More >>

A collection of essays, demonstrating how comic books can be used as primary sources in the teaching and understanding...  Read More >>

"From 1985 to 1995, the syndicated comic strip Calvin and Hobbes followed the antics of a precocious six-year-old...  Read More >>

Considers various literary approaches to graphic narrative and sequential art. The essays examine the politics of...  Read More >>

A group of intertwining stories that culminates in the historic 1947 collision of the Superman Radio Show and the...  Read More >>

Without a doubt Chris Ware is one of the preeminent creators of comics today. He is a brilliant figure in a generation...  Read More >>

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Grant Morrison's THE INVISIBLES has been hailed as an ambitious comics masterpiece, the key to Morrison's entire...  Read More >>

In the less than eight decades since Superman's debut in 1938, comic book superheroes have become an indispensable...  Read More >>

"Alan Moore, the idiosyncratic, controversial and often shocking writer of such works as Watchmen, The League of...  Read More >>

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