Graphic Novels:

Don't know the first thing about graphic novels?
Read these two books and learn.

Who is your favorite author of graphic novels?  Is it one of these?

• Daniel Acuña
• Sergio Aragonés
• Carl Barks
• Lynda Barry
• Kyle Baker
• Alison Bechdel
• John Byrne
• Nell Brinkley
• Chester Brown
• Bob Burden
• Eddie Campbell
• Milton Caniff
• Paul Chadwick
• Howard Chaykin
• Daniel Clowes
• Gene Colan
• Jack Cole
• Max Collins
• Richard Corben
• Roy Crane
• Robert Crumb
• Howard Cruse
• Ricardo Delgado
• Derf
• Steve Ditko
• Eric Drooker
• Will Eisner
• Harold Foster
• Neil Gaiman
• Flyoyd Gottfredson
• Herge
• Gilbert Hernandez
• Jamie Hernandez
• George Herriman
• Stéphane Heuet
• Jack Katz
• Walt Kelly
• Jack Kent
• Tom King
• Jack Kirby
• Warren Kremer
• Bernie Krigstein
• Joe Kubert
• Harvey Kurtzman
• Gary Larson
• Stan Lee
• Jason Lutes
• Larry Marder
• Winsor McCay
• Bill Mauldin
• Bill Messner-Loebs
• Mike Mignola
• Frank Miller
• Pat Mills
• Moebius (Jean Giraud)
• Alan Moore
• Grant Morrison
• Keiji Nakazawa
• Stephen Notley
• Katsuhiro Otomo
• Harvey Pekar
• Wendy Pini
• Hugo Pratt
• Ted Rall
• Alex Raymond
• Don Rosa
• Alex Ross
• Steve Rude
• Joe Sacco
• Charles Schulz
• Marjane Satrapi
• E.C. Segar
• Eric Shanower
• Dave Sim
• Walter Simonson
• Art Spiegelman
• John Stanley
• Brian Stelfreeze
• Dave Stevens
• Osamu Tezuka
• Tim Truman
• James Turner
• Rick Veitch
• Doug Wildey
• Al Williamson
• Basil Wolverton
• Bernie Wrightson

Are you skeptical about whether graphic novels belong in an academic library?

Try reading one of these and then let us know what you think.