The following are just some of the books in the AAEL collection that take an academic approach to the study of comics. For more, search the library catalog for the subjects Comic books, strips, etc. -- History and criticism. and Graphic novels -- History and criticism.
Early Writings on Visual Language
by
Neil Cohn
La bande dessinée entre la presse et le livre: Fragments d’une histoire
by
Benoît Peeters