Graphic Novels: History/Criticism of Comics & Graphic Novels

The Blacker the Ink by Frances Gateward (Contribution by, Editor); et al.

Comic Art Now by Dez Skinn; Mark Millar (Foreword by) Comic art has finally reached acceptance as a legitimate and important art form in its own right, and is a source of inspiration for musicians, fashion designers, and Hollywood directors. In Comic Art Now, some of its finest exponents are gathered together for the first time in a volume that reveals the diversity and rich talent that abounds in this visually thrilling artform.

Comics by Dan Mazur; Alexander Danner

Comics As a Nexus of Cultures by edited by Mark Berninger, Jochen Ecke and Gideon Haberkorn

Graphic novels: everything you need to know by Paul Gravett Graphic novels, long stories told in comics format, have enjoyed the fastest-growing sales of any category of book in the U.S. over the last four years. This modern renaissance of comics has produced a library of substantial works, whose subjects are not confined to superheroes or fantasy but are as varied and sophisticated as the best films and literature.

Graphic Subjects by Michael A. Chaney

A History of Underground Comics by Mark J. Estren; Ronin Publishing Staff

Inside the World of Comic Books by Jeffery Klaehn (Editor) With the popularity of comic book properties at an all-time high, the time is right for a collection of essays and original interviews devoted to all things comic book. As well as essays on contemporary issues and trends associated with comic books and comic book culture, this diverse collection also features original interviews with top comic industry professionals.

Multicultural Comics: From Zap to Blue Beetle by Frederick Luis Aldama (Editor); Derek Parker Royal (Foreword by) Multicultural Comics: From Zap to Blue Beetle is the first comprehensive look at comic books by and about race and ethnicity. The thirteen essays tease out for the general reader the nuances of how such multicultural comics skillfully combine visual and verbal elements to tell richly compelling stories that gravitate around issues of race, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality within and outside the U.S. comic book industry.

The Origins of Comics by Thierry Smolderen; Bart Beaty; Nick Nguyen

Reading Comics by Douglas Wolk

Reinventing Comics by Scott McCloud

The Secret History of Wonder Woman by Jill Lepore

Studying Comics and Graphic Novels by Karin Kukkonen

Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art by Scott McCloud This detail-packed book includes a history of comics that reaches back to pre-Columbian picture manuscripts and Egyptian monuments and a running analysis of comics as art, literature, and communication.

Wordless Books: The Original Graphic Novels by Peter Kuper (Introduction by); David A. Beronä "Wordless books” were stories from the early part of the twentieth century told in black and white woodcuts, imaginatively authored without any text. Although woodcut novels have their roots spreading back through the history of graphic arts, including block books and playing cards, it was not until the early part of the twentieth century that they were conceived and published.

MLA Handbook, 9th Edition by The Modern Language Association of America

The Chicago Manual of Style, 18th Edition