Loras College Library: Graphic Novels &amp; Comics: Books on Graphic Novels & Comics

Comics, Graphic Novels, and Manga

Art of the Book: From Medieval Manuscript to Graphic Novel by Edited by James Bettley
Call Number: 002.09 B46 (1st floor)
Comics before 1945 by By Brian Walker
Call Number: 741.5 W15 (Oversize; 1st floor)
Graphic Novels: A Genre Guide to Comic Books, Manga, and More by By Michael Pawuk
Call Number: 016.74 P28 (1st floor)
Making of a Graphic Novel by By Prentis Rollins
Call Number: 741.51 R65 (3rd floor)
Manga: The Complete Guide by By Jason Thompson
Call Number: 741.5 T74 (3rd floor)
Men of Tomorrow : Geeks, Gangsters, and the Birth of the Comic Book by By Gerard Jones
Call Number: 741.5 J716 (3rd floor)
Reading Comics: How Graphic Novels Work and What They Mean by By Douglas Wolk
Call Number: 741.53 W83 (3rd floor stacks)
U-X-L Graphic Novelists by By Tom Pendergast and Sara Pendergast; edited by Sarah Hermsen
Call Number: 741.569 P37 v. 1, 2, 3 (3rd floor)
World Encyclopedia of Comics by Edited by Maurice Horn
Call Number: 741.59 W89 1999 (Oversize; 1st floor)
Writing and Illustrating the Graphic Novel: Everything You Need to Know to Create Great Graphic Works by By Mike Chinn
Call Number: 741.5 C44 (3rd floor)
Encyclopedia of American Comics by Edited by Ron Goulart
Call Number: 741.5 G72 (3rd floor)

Here's where certain cartoon arts topics are in the stacks:

Animated Movie Guide by By Jerry Beck, et al.
Call Number: 016.7914 B38 (1st floor)
Anime Encyclopedia: A Guide to Japanese Animation Since 1917 by By Jonathan Clements and Helen McCarthy
Call Number: 791.4334 C59 (3rd floor)
Anime Explosion!: The What? Why? & Wow! of Japanese Animation by By Patrick Drazen
Call Number: 791.433 D79 (3rd floor)
Art of 3D Computer Animation and Effects by By Isaac Kerlow
Call Number: 006.696 K45 (1st floor)
Century of Stop Motion Animation: From Méliès to Aardman by By Ray Harryhausen and Tony Dalton
Call Number: 791.433 H24c (3rd floor)
Understanding Manga and Anime by By Robin E. Brenner
Call Number: 025.2 B75 (1st floor)