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Comics and Graphic Fiction : Researching Comics
Research Databases
These online databases are great places to search for original comic books and graphic novels, as they have many of them cataloged, as well as to find relevant secondary material, such as journal articles and other commentary:
- Grand Comics DatabaseIndexing every comic book ever made in the world.
Journals
The following journals are good resources if you're looking for academic criticism and/or news pertaining to the comic arts:
Online Resources
- Comics at The RumpusEdited by cartoonist Paul Madonna, the comics section at the Rumpus is a well-curated and frequently updated source for comics, interviews, and coverage of events.
- Drawn & Quarterly BlogThe blog of independent comics publisher Drawn & Quarterly is a great place for news on their authors as well as goings-on in the larger world of independent comics.