Links and Resources

Here you will find a (growing!) collection of links and resources both about comics and about comics in the library.

News and Reviews
Graphic Novel Reporter
No Flying, No Tights: A Graphic Novel Review Website
School Library Journal: Good Comics for Kids
Diamond Bookshelf
Comic Book Resources
Comics Worth Reading
IGN Comics
Comics Alliance
The Beat: The News Blog of Comics Culture
Comicsgirl
My Anime List: Manga Reviews

Guides and Databases
Library Booklists: Graphic Novels
The Librarian's Guide to Anime and Manga
Comic Book DB: The Comic Book Database
Grand Comics Database
CBDB: Comic Book Database
Marvel Comics Database
DC Comics Database
Inducks.org: The Disney Comics Database
Anime News Network: Manga Encyclopedia

Books

Understanding Comics - Scott McCloud
WorldCat/Amazon/Goodreads

Graphic Novels and Comics in Libraries and Archives: Essays on Readers, Research, History and Cataloging - Robert G. Weiner
WorldCat/Amazon

The Readers' Advisory Guide to Graphic Novels (ALA Readers' Advisory)- Francisca Goldsmith
WorldCat/Amazon

A Comics Studies Reader - Jeet Heer & Kent Worcester, Editors
WorldCat/Amazon/Goodreads

The System of Comics - Thierry Groensteen
WorldCat/Amazon/Goodreads

Reading Comics: How Graphic Novels Work and What They Mean - Douglas Wolk
WorldCat/Amazon/Goodreads

Webcomics
Unshelved
When I first started working at a library, my boss recommended this comic to me!

Listservs
GNLIB: Graphic Novels in Libraries
An active listserv for librarians looking to discuss comics and graphic novels.

Publishers
Archie Comics
Boom! Studio
Dark Horse Comics
DC Comics
Drawn and Quarterly
Fantagraphics
IDW Publishing
Marvel Comics
Oni Press
Top Shelf Productions
Viz Media