CCAD Packard Library: Narrative Practice: Graphic Novels, Comics, and Zines: Reference

Bonn Online Bibliography for Comics Research

The Bonn Online Bibliography for Comics Research is an open-access international bibliographic database for scholarly literature about comics, graphic novels, manga and related fields. Not included so far (with a few exceptions) are articles from fan magazines, newspapers and blogs.

Electronic Reference

Cartoonists of Color Database
The Cartoonists of Color database was created and is currently maintained by cartoonist MariNaomi as a way to spotlight marginalized comics creators.
Comiclopedia
An illustrated compendium of over 11,000 comic artists from around the world.
The DC Comics Database
Specialized database dedicated to DC Comics. This site provides information about DC storylines across media formats, including comic books, television, and film adaptations.
Disabled Cartoonists Database
Created and are maintained by cartoonist MariNaomi as a way to spotlight marginalized comics creators.
Grand Comics Database
Largest databases of comic books on the Internet, the Grand Comics Database indexes over a million issues from around the world.
Marvel Comics Database
A similar database for Marvel Comics.
Queer Cartoonists Database
The Queer Cartoonists database was created and is currently maintained by cartoonist MariNaomi as a way to spotlight marginalized comics creators.
Women Who Draw
Women Who Draw is an open directory of professional illustrators, artists and cartoonists, emphasizing female illustrators of color, LBTQ+, and other minority groups.

Reference Books in the Library

Comic art of the United States through 2000, animation and cartoons: an international bibliography by John A. Lent
Call Number: 741.5973 A1,L549c,2005
Comic books and strips: an information sourcebook by Randall W. Scott
Call Number: 741.5016 Sco85c,1988
Critical Survey of Graphic Novels : independents and underground classics by Bart Beaty (Editor); Stephen Weiner (Editor)
Call Number: 741.59 B38c,2012 v.1-3
ISBN: 9781587659508
Major authors and illustrators for children and young adults
Call Number: 741.642 A1,H559m,1993 v.1-6
The Encyclopedia of American Comics by Ron Goulart (Editor)
Call Number: 741.5973 A1,G729e,1990
ISBN: 0816018529
The encyclopedia of animated cartoon by Jeff Lenburg
Call Number: 791.4334 L545e,2009
The original encyclopedia of comic book heroes by Michael L. Fleisher
Call Number: 741.5352 F628o,2007- v.1-2
The World Encyclopedia of Cartoons by Maurice Horn
Call Number: 741.503 H783w1,1999 v.1-7
ISBN: 0791048551
Publication Date: 1998-09-01