Comic Books and Graphic Novels

Reference Sources

Background sources  such as encyclopedias, dictionaries and guides can be useful in the following ways:
 •  to get an overview of your subject
 •  for in-depth, authoritative articles on your topic
 •  to identify essential readings in the field
 •  to clarify terms or concepts that you are less familiar with
 •  to identify keywords for use in your search for material
 •  to point you in the direction of more information

Oxford Reference Online

Introductory Works on Comics Studies

Comics Theory