Comics and Graphic Novels Subject Guide: History and Criticism

500 Essential Graphic Novels: the Ultimate Guide by Gene Kannenberg, Jr.

Alan Moore: Conversations by Alan Moore; Eric L. Berlatsky (Editor)

America’s Great Comic-Strip Artists by Richard Marschall

Art of the Comic Book: an Aesthetic History by Robert C. Harvey

Art of the Funnies: an Aesthetic History by Robert C. Harvey

Carl Barks: Conversations by Donald Ault (Editor)

Charles M. Schulz: Conversations by M. Thomas Inge (Editor)

Comic Book Culture: Fanboys and True Believers by Matthew J. Pustz

Comics as Philosophy by Jeff McLaughlin

Crime and Punishment ... and Spandex: an Examination of the Superhero as a Reflection of Societal Attitudes toward Crime by Christopher R. Cowan

Critical Survey of Graphic Novels: Heroes & Superheroes by Bart Beaty; Stephen Weiner

Critical Survey of Graphic Novels: History, Theme, and Technique by Bart H. Beaty (Editor); Stephen Weiner (Editor)

Critical Survey of Graphic Novels: Independents and Underground Classics by Bart Beaty (Editor); Stephen Weiner (Editor)

Crumb by a Terry Zwigoff film

Daniel Clowes: Conversations by Ken Parille (Editor); Isaac Cates (Editor)

Demanding Respect: the Evolution of the American Comic Book by Paul Lopes

Dreamland Japan: Writings on Modern Manga by Frederik L. Schodt

Encyclopedia of Comic Books and Graphic Novels by M. Keith Booker, editor

The Golden Age of DC Comics by Paul Levitz

How to Read Superhero Comics and Why by Geoff Klock

Howard Chaykin by Howard V. Chaykin; Brannon Costello (Editor)

Icons of the American Comic Book by Randy Duncan (Editor); Matthew J. Smith (Editor)

In the Studio: Visits with Contemporary Cartoonists by Todd Hignite

Japanese Visual Culture: Explorations in the World of Manga and Anime by Mark W. MacWilliams

Language of Comics: Word and Image by Robin Varnum and Christina T. Gibbons

Manga: Sixty Years of Japanese Comics by Paul Gravett

Marvel Comics: The Untold Story by Sean Howe

Men of Tomorrow: Geeks, Gangsters, and the Birth of the Comic Book by Gerard Jones

Mort Walker: Conversations by Jason Whiton (Editor)

Pictures and Words: New Comic Art and Narrative Illustration by Roanne Bell and Mark Sinclair

The Power of Comics: History, Form, and Culture by Randy Duncan and Matthew J. Smith

Reading Comics: Language, Culture, and the Concept of the Superhero in Comic Books by Mila Bongco

The Silver Age of DC Comics by Paul Levitz

Stan Lee: Conversations by Jeff McLaughlin (Editor)

Supergods: What Masked Vigilantes, Miraculous Mutants, and a Sun God from Smallville Can Teach Us About Being Human by Grant Morrison

U-X-L Graphic Novelists by Tom Pendergast and Sara Pendergast

Will Eisner: Conversations by Will Eisner; M. Thomas Inge (Editor)

Winsor McCay: His Life and Art by John Canemaker