The SLIS Reading Group

"It looks like we got ourselves a reader." - Bill Hicks

A Reader
Adventure

Chick Lit

Fantasy

Gentle

Graphic Novels

Historical

Horror

Literary

Mystery

Nonfiction

Romance

Science Fiction

Western

Graphic Novels

Reviewed Authors

Arakawa, Horomu
Atangan, Patrick
B., David
Baker, Kyle
Barry, Lynda
Bechel, Alison
Burns, Charles
Campbell, Bruce, & David Goodman
Clowes, Daniel
Collins, Max Allan [2]
Delisle, Guy
Eisner, Will
Fingerman, Bob
French, Renee
Gaiman, Neil [3]
Gibbons, Dave
Jason [2]

 

King, Stephen
Koike, Kazou, & Goseki Kojima
Kubert, Joe
Larcenet, Manu
Loeb, Jeph
Lutes, Jason
Martinet, Jeanne
Matt, Joe
Miller, Frank [2]
Moore, Alan [2]
Ogawa, Yayoi
Pekar, Harvey
Sacco, Joe
Satrapi, Marjane [2]
Seagle, Steven T.
Seth

 

Sfar, Joann
Smith, Jeff [2]
Spiegleman, Art [2]
Stassen, Jean-Philippe
Sturm, James
Takahashi, Hiroshi
Talbot, Bryan
TenNapel, Doug
Tezuka, Osamu
Thompson, Craig [2]
Vance, James
Vaughan, Brian K. [2]
Weissman, Steven
Whedon, Joss, & John Cassaday
Willingham, Bill
Winick, Judd
Yang, Gene Luen


Online Resources

Comic Book Galaxy - loads of reviews, news, and recommendations
Comic Books for Young Adults - the focus here is squarely on comic books in various formats
Comics Journal - reviews, interviews, and more (comics and graphic novels)
Cooperative Children's Book Center - lots of resources with a focus on YA titles
Diamond Bookshelf - info for public librarians and school media specialists
Eisner Award Winners - winners and nominees back to 1988
GNLIB-L - a listserv devoted to graphic novels
Grovel - loads of reviews indexed title, author, and artist
Harvey Award Winners - winners and nominees back to 1988
Ignatz Award Winners winners and nominees back to 1997
Manga and Anime - a guide for librarians
Manga for Female Young Adults - reviews of manga aimed at the female YA audience with rating system
No Flying No Tights - reader-submitted reviews of fiction and nonfiction graphic novels and manga
The Lair - the sister site of noflyingnotights.com; focus squarely on graphic novels aimed at adult readers
Read Yourself Raw - online journal devoted to comics and graphic novels...with reviews
Recommended titles for public libraries - a list of over 200 recommended titles (last update in 2003)


Print Resources

Goldsmith, Francisca. (2005). Graphic Novels Now: Building, Managing and Marketing a Dynamic Collection. Chicago: American Library Association.

Gravett, Paul. (2004). Manga: 60 Years of Japanese Comics. New York: Collins Design.

Gravett, Paul. (2005). Graphic Novels: Stories to Change Your Life. New York: Collins Design.

Gravett, Paul. (2006). Great British Comics: Celebrating A Century of Ripping Yarns & Wizard Wheezes. New York: Collins Design.

Pawuck, Michael. (2006). Graphic Novels: A Genre Guide to Comic Books, Manga and More. Greenwood, CT: Libraries Unlimited.

Weiner, Steve. (2005). 101 Best Graphic Novels. New York: Nantier Beall Minoustchine.

 


Contact Phil at pneskew [at] indiana.edu