Graphic Literature

This profusely illustrated volume describes the life and art of the New Yorker cartoonist who gave the world "The Addams Family".

Fourteen cutting-edge graphic artists talk about their art and their visions.

Illustrated biography of Stan Lee, co-founder of Marvel Comics in the early 1960s

This two volume set looks at comic books from the standpoint of the artists and their ability to draw.

Hear the riveting stories of Black artists who drew--mostly covertly behind the scenes--superhero, horror, and romance comics in the early years of the industry.

At a time of few opportunities for women in general and even fewer for African American women, Jackie Ormes (1911-85) blazed a trail as a popular cartoonist with the major black newspapers of the day. Her cartoon characters (including Torchy Brown, Candy, Patty-Jo, and Ginger) delighted readers and spawned other products, including an elegant doll with a stylish wardrobe and "Torchy Togs" paper dolls.

The book contains interviews and essays about the famed underground graphic artist and his influence on contemporary graphic artists.

This catalog of an exhibit that began in London features fifteen notable comics artists. There are examples of their works and essays about the artists. Many contributors whose contributions were pivotal are omitted as they exhibitors selected their personal favorites. Nonetheless the catalog is impressive.

The authors draw explicit links between narrative image and graphic narrative. They highlight their essays with examples from twenty-four international artists.

This is a compendium of old Yellow Kid comic strips with an introduction by Bill Blackbeard.

This is a more factual and less laudatory look at Stan Lee’s contributions to the American comic book.

This is the biography of Eisner and how he contributed to the development of the graphic novel.

This oversized book has a discussion and many examples of early cartoonists in Pulitzer's newspaper.