Comic Books and Graphic Novels
Provides useful information about comic books and graphic novels as topics of academic research at the University of Michigan.
Books - History & Criticism
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Ages of Heroes, Eras of Men by Julian C. Chambliss (Editor); Thomas Donaldson (Editor); William Svitavsky (Editor)
Call Number: eBookISBN: 1443848034Publication Date: 2013-07-01 -
All New, All Different?: a history of race and the American superhero by Allan W. Austin; Patrick L. Hamilton
Call Number: eBookISBN: 1477318984Publication Date: 2019 -
Authorizing Superhero Comics: on the evolution of a popular serial genre by Daniel Stein
Call Number: PN 6714 .S75 2021ISBN: 9780814214763Publication Date: 2021 -
Bending steel : modernity and the American superhero by Aldo J. Regalado
Call Number: PN 6725 .R44 2015ISBN: 9781628462210Publication Date: 2015-07-16 -
The British Superhero
by
Chris Murray
Call Number: PN 6735 .M87 2017ISBN: 9781496807373Publication Date: 2017-03-15 -
Champions of the Oppressed? : superhero comics, popular culture, and propaganda in America during World War II by Christopher Murray
Call Number: D 744.7 .U6 M87 2011 (Hatcher)ISBN: 9781612890029Publication Date: 2011-01-01 -
Comic Connections : analyzing hero and identity by Sandra Eckard (Editor)
Call Number: PN 6714 .C636 2017ISBN: 9781475828016Publication Date: 2017-01-31 -
Comic Connections : reflecting on women in popular culture by Sandra Eckard (Editor)
Call Number: PN 6714 .C6425 2018 (Hatcher)ISBN: 9781475828054Publication Date: 2018-01-03 -
The Contemporary Comic Book Superhero by Angela Ndalianis (Editor)
Call Number: PN 6725 .C65 2009 (Hatcher)ISBN: 9780415991766Publication Date: 2008-10-23 -
The DC Book by Stephen Wiacek
Call Number: PN 6707 .W53 2021ISBN: 9780744039801Publication Date: 2021 -
Enter the Superheroes by Alex S. Romagnoli; Gian S. Pagnucci
Call Number: PN 6725 .R666 2013 (Shapiro)ISBN: 9780810891715Publication Date: 2013-06-20 -
The Evolution of the Costumed Avenger by Jess Nevins
Call Number: PN 56.5 .H45 N48 2017 (Shapiro)ISBN: 9781440854835Publication Date: 2017-01-30 -
Gender and the Superhero Narrative by Michael Goodrum (Editor); Tara Prescott (Editor); Philip Smith (Editor)
Call Number: PN 6710 .G35 2018ISBN: 9781496818805Publication Date: 2018-10-01 -
The Hero Reloaded: The Reinvention of the Classical Hero in Contemporary Mass Media by Rosario López Gregoris & Cristóbal Macías Villalobos (Eds.)
ISBN: 9789027204950Publication Date: 2020 -
Latinx Superheroes in Mainstream Comics by Frederick Luis Aldama
Call Number: PN 6725 .A37 2017ISBN: 9780816537082Publication Date: 2017 -
Marvel: Universe of Super Heroes by Ben Saunders, curator
Call Number: PN 6725 .M373 2019ISBN: 9783903269323Publication Date: 2019 -
The Meaning of Superhero Comic Books by Terrence R. Wandtke
Call Number: PN 6710 .W36 2012ISBN: 9780786464913Publication Date: 2012-06-04 -
Men of Steel, Women of Wonder by Alejo Benedetti
Call Number: N 6487 .F39 C797 2019ISBN: 9781682260975Publication Date: 2019 -
Mixed-Race Superheroes by Sika A. Dagbovie-Mullins; Eric L. Berlatsky (Eds.)
Call Number: PN 6714 .M59 2021ISBN: 9781978814592Publication Date: 2021 -
Mutants and Mystics : science fiction, superhero comics, and the paranormal by Jeffrey J. Kripal
Call Number: PN 6725 .K75 2011ISBN: 9780226453835Publication Date: 2011-11-15 -
The Myth of the Superhero by Marco Arnaudo
Call Number: PN 6710 .A85 2013 (Shapiro)ISBN: 9781421409108Publication Date: 2013-05-01 -
Panthers, Hulks and Ironhearts: Marvel, Diversity and the 21st Century Superhero by Jeffrey A. Brown
Call Number: eBookISBN: 1978809255Publication Date: 2021 -
The Posthuman Body in Superhero Comics : human, superhuman, transhuman, post/human by Scott Jeffery
Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781137578228Publication Date: 2016-10-12 -
The Routledge Companion to Superhero Studies by Lorna Piatti-Farnell, Carl Wilson (eds.)
Call Number: onlineISBN: 9781003366911Publication Date: 2025 -
Secret Identity Reader : essays on sex, death and the superhero by Lee Easton; Richard Harrison
Call Number: PN 6714 .E27 2010ISBN: 9781894987509Publication Date: 2010-11-01 -
The Spectacular Sisterhood of Superwomen by Hope Nicholson
Call Number: PN 6714 .N53 2017ISBN: 9781594749483Publication Date: 2017-05-02 -
Super bodies : comic book illustration, artistic styles, and narrative impact by Jeffrey A. Brown
Call Number: PN 6714 .B763 2023ISBN: 9781477327364Publication Date: 2023 -
Supergods by Grant Morrison
Call Number: PN 6725 .M67 2011ISBN: 9781400069125Publication Date: 2011-07-19 -
Superhero Comics by Christopher Gavaler
Call Number: PN 6714 .G38 2018ISBN: 9781474226356Publication Date: 2017-10-05 -
The Superhero Costume : identity and disguise in fact and fiction by Barbara Brownie; Danny Graydon
Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781472595935Publication Date: 2015-11-19 -
Superhero Culture Wars: politics, marketing, and social justice in Marvel Comics by Monica Flegel; Judith Leggatt
Call Number: PN 6714 .F545 2021ISBN: 9781350148635Publication Date: 2021 -
Superhero Ethics: 10 Comic Book Heroes; 10 Ways to Save the World; Which One Do We Need Most Now? by Travis Smith
ISBN: 9781599474540Publication Date: 2018Available online -
The Superhero Reader by Charles Hatfield (Editor)
Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781617038020Publication Date: 2013-06-14 -
The Superhero Symbol by Liam Burke (Editor)
Call Number: PN 6714 .S87 2020ISBN: 9780813597171Publication Date: 2019 -
Superhero synergies : comic book characters go digital by James N. Gilmore (Editor)
Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781442232129Publication Date: 2014 -
Superheroes and America's Self Image: from War to Watergate by Michael Goodrum
Call Number: PN 6725 .G586 2016 (Hatcher)ISBN: 9781472435507Publication Date: 2016-03-09 -
Superheroes and Philosophy: truth, justice, and the socratic way by Tom Morris & Matt Morris (eds.)
Call Number: eBookISBN: 0812695739Publication Date: 2005 -
Superheroines and the Epic Journey by Valerie Estelle Frankel
Call Number: PN 6714 .F715 2017ISBN: 9781476668789Publication Date: 2017-03-08 -
Superheroes and Their Ancient Jewish Parallels by Johnny E. Miles
Call Number: PN 6712 .M54 2018ISBN: 9781476669984Publication Date: 2018-02-27 -
Superheroes in Crisis: adjusting to social change in the 1960s and 1970s by Jeffrey K. Johnson
Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781933360805Publication Date: 2014-02-21 -
Superheroes! : the history of a pop-culture phenomenon from Ant-Man to Zorro by Brian R. Solomon
Call Number: PN 6714 .S62 2023ISBN: 9781493064519Publication Date: 2023 -
Super-History : comic book superheroes and American society, 1938 to the present by Jeffrey K. Johnson
Call Number: PN 6725 .J64 2012 (Hatcher)ISBN: 9780786465644Publication Date: 2012-03-30 -
Supermen! : the first wave of comic book heroes 1936-41 by Greg Sadowski
Call Number: eBookISBN: 1560979712Publication Date: 2009-12-08 -
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The Supervillain Reader by Robert Moses Peaslee & Robert G. Weiner (Eds.)
Call Number: PN 6714 .S878 2020ISBN: 9781496826466Publication Date: 2019 -
Veiled Superheroes by Sophia Rose Arjana
Call Number: PN 6712 .A75 2018 (Hatcher)ISBN: 9781498536523Publication Date: 2017-11-01 -
War, Politics and Superheroes by Marc DiPaolo
Call Number: PN 6714 .D53 2011 (Hatcher)ISBN: 9780786447183Publication Date: 2011-03-14 -
Why We Need Superheroes by Jeffrey Kahan
Call Number: PN 6714 .K34 2022ISBN: 9781476682723Publication Date: 2021
Classic Super-Hero Comics
Selected classic (gold, silver, bronze ages) super-hero comics & graphic novels in the library collection. For more, try searching the Library Catalog for the following subjects:
You can also view thousands of public domain super-hero comics from the 1940s and 1950s online at Comic Book Plus.
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The Amazing Spider-Man by Stan Lee & Steve Ditko
Call Number: PN 6727 .L39 A75 2009ISBN: 0785136940Publication Date: 2009 -
The Avengers by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby
Call Number: PN 6727 .L39 A95 2009ISBN: 0785137068Publication Date: 2009 -
Batman: the Sunday classics, 1943-1946
Call Number: PN 6728 .B3 B32 2007ISBN: 1402747187Publication Date: 2007 -
The Best of the Spirit
by
Will Eisner
Call Number: PN 6728 .S65 E37 B47 2005ISBN: 1401207553Publication Date: 2005 -
Captain America by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby
Call Number: PN 6728 .C35 L44 2010ISBN: 0785142983Publication Date: 2010 -
Captain America omnibus by Jack Kirby
Call Number: PN 6728 .C35 K57 2010ISBN: 0785149600Publication Date: 2010 -
The Creeper
by
Steve Ditko
Call Number: PN 6727 .D58 C74 2010ISBN: 1401225926Publication Date: 2010 -
Divas, Dames and Daredevils
Call Number: PN 6726 .D59 2013 (Shapiro)ISBN: 9781935259237Publication Date: 2013 -
The Fantastic Four by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby
Call Number: PN 6727 .L39 F36 2009ISBN: 0785137106Publication Date: 2009 -
Fighting American by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby
Call Number: PN 6727 .S5349 F54 2011ISBN: 9780857681157Publication Date: 2001 -
The Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told
Call Number: PN 6728 .S96 G74 1987ISBN: 0930289390Publication Date: 1987 -
Hawkman
by
Gardner Fox & Murphy Anderson
Call Number: PN 6728 .H3783 F6936 2008ISBN: 1401218172Publication Date: 2008 -
Nelvana of the Northern Lights
by
Adrian Dingle
Call Number: PN 6733 .D56 N45 2017ISBN: 9781988715094Publication Date: 2017 -
The Simon and Kirby Superheroes by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby
Call Number: PN 6727 .S5349 S56 2010ISBN: 1848563655Publication Date: 2010 -
Super Patriotic Heroes
by
Craig Yoe (Editor)
Call Number: OverDriveISBN: 9781684064458Publication Date: 2020 -
Wonder Woman: the Silver Age Omnibus Vols 1 & 2 by Bob Kanigher; Ross Andru
Call Number: PN 6728 .W6 W685 2021ISBN: 9781779513366Publication Date: 2022- -
The X-Men by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby
Call Number: PN 6727 .L39 X62 2009ISBN: 0785136983Publication Date: 2009
Modern Super-Hero Comics
Selected modern super-hero comics & graphic novels in the library collection. For more, try searching the Library Catalog for the following subjects:
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A la Brava, Latina Superhero Team by Kayden Phoenix; Renata Garcia; Ari Navarette
Call Number: PN 6727 .P497 A22 2022ISBN: 9798986456201Publication Date: 2022 -
All-Star Superman by Grant Morrison & Frank Quitely
Call Number: PN 6728 .S96 M67 2007ISBN: 1401209149Publication Date: 2007 -
Angelman by Nicholas Mahler; Kim Thompson (Translator)
Call Number: PN 6790 .A83 M34 A64 2012ISBN: 9781606995341Publication Date: 2012 -
Animal Man by Grant Morrison & Chas Truog
Call Number: PN 6727 .M68 A55 1991ISBN: 1563890054Publication Date: 2002 -
Astro City: Life in the Big City
by
Kurt Busiek; Brent Anderson (artist)
Call Number: PN 6727 .B8755 A88 2011ISBN: 1401232612Publication Date: 2011-09-13 -
Batman: Year One by Frank Miller & David Mazzucchelli
Call Number: PN 6728 .B3 M555 2005ISBN: 1401206905Publication Date: 2005 -
Batman & Robin: Batman Reborn by Grant Morrison, Frank Quitely & Philip Tan
Call Number: PN 6728 .B3 M675 2010ISBN: 1401225667Publication Date: 2010 -
Batwoman: Elegy by Greg Rucka & J.H. Williams III
Call Number: PN 6728 .B38 R83 2010ISBN: 1401226922Publication Date: 2010 -
Black Panther: Who is the Black Panther? by Reginald Hudlin & John Romita, Jr.
Call Number: PN 6728 .B54 H83 2005ISBN: 0785117482Publication Date: 2005 -
Captain America: Truth by Robert Morales & Kyle Baker
Call Number: PN 6727 .M673 C37 2009ISBN: 0785136665Publication Date: 2009 -
Captain Canuck by Richard Comely & George Freeman
Call Number: PN 6734 .C37 C66 2009ISBN: 1600104436Publication Date: 2009 -
Captain Marvel : Earth's mightiest hero by Kelly Sue Deconnick
Call Number: PN 6728 .C354 D435 2016ISBN: 9781302901271Publication Date: 2016-06-28 -
Daredevil by Frank Miller & Klaus Janson
Call Number: PN 6727 .M54 D367 2008ISBN: 0785134735Publication Date: 2008 -
Daredevil: Born Again
by
Frank Miller & David Muzzucchelli
Call Number: PN 6727 .M54 D372 2009ISBN: 0785134808Publication Date: 2009 -
Doom Patrol: the painting that ate Paris by Grant Morrison & Richard Case
Call Number: PN 6727 .M68 D665 2004ISBN: 1401203426Publication Date: 2004 -
Electric Girl by Michael Brennan
Call Number: PN 6728 .E44 B74 2006ISBN: 0970355505Publication Date: 2006 -
Enigma
by
Peter Milligan & Duncan Fegredo
Call Number: PN 6728 .E55 M56 1995ISBN: 1563891921Publication Date: 1995Also available online. -
Iron Man: Extremis by Warren Ellis & Adi Granov
Call Number: PN 6728 .I76 E44 2006ISBN: 0785116125Publication Date: 2006 -
Hardware: the man in the machine by Dwayne McDuffie & Denys Cowan
Call Number: PN 6727 .M3357 H37 2010ISBN: 1401225985Publication Date: 2010 -
Icon: a hero's welcome by Dwayne McDuffie & M.D. Bright
Call Number: PN 6727 .M3357 I26 2009ISBN: 1401225497Publication Date: 2009 -
Jember: Becoming Somebody by Beserat Debebe; Stanley Obende; Toyin Ajetunmobi
Call Number: PN 6727 .D4355 J46 2021ISBN: 9781737050407Publication Date: 2021 -
Kick-Ass by Mark Millar & John Romita, Jr.
Call Number: PN 6728 .K553 K53 2010ISBN: 9780785134350Publication Date: 2010 -
Kingdom Come by Mark Waid; Alex Ross (Illustrator)
Call Number: PN 6728 .K564 W35 2008ISBN: 9781401220341Publication Date: 2008-09-30 -
Love and Capes by Thom Zahler
Call Number: PN 6727 .Z34 L69 2008ISBN: 1600102751Publication Date: 2008 -
Marvels by Kurt Busiek (Text by); Alex Ross (Illustrator)
Call Number: PN 6728 .M3858 B87 2009ISBN: 9780785142867Publication Date: 2010-01-06 -
The Maximortal by Rick Veitch
Call Number: PN 6727 .V45 M39 2005ISBN: 0962486477Publication Date: 2005 -
Mighty Love by Howard Chaykin
Call Number: PN 6727 .C474 M54 2003ISBN: 1563899302Publication Date: 2003 -
Ms. Marvel by G. Willow Wilson
Call Number: PN 6728 .M76 W55 2014ISBN: 9780785190219Publication Date: 2014-10-28 -
Nextwave, agents of H.A.T.E. by Warren Ellis & Stuart Immonen
Call Number: PN 6727 .E44 N49 2010ISBN: 0785144617Publication Date: 2010 -
Promethea by Alan Moore & J.H. Williams III
Call Number: PN 6728 .P75 M667 2000ISBN: 1401206190Publication Date: 2000 -
Seaguy by Grant Morrison & Cameron Stewart
Call Number: PN 6727 .M68 S42 2005ISBN: 1401204945Publication Date: 2005 -
Secret identities : the Asian American superhero anthology
Call Number: PN 6726 .S3985 2009 (Shapiro)ISBN: 159558398XPublication Date: 2009 -
Shadow Lady by Masakazu Katsura
Call Number: PN 6790 .J33 K38 S53413 1999ISBN: 1569714088Publication Date: 1999 -
Super f*ckers by James Kochalka
Call Number: PN 6727 .K63 S87 2010ISBN: 1603090525Publication Date: 2010 -
Top 10: The Forty-Niners by Alan Moore & Gene Ha
Call Number: PN 6728 .T675 M66 2005ISBN: 1563897571Publication Date: 2005 -
Vixen: Return of the Lion
by
G. Willow Wilson & Cafu
Call Number: PN 6727 .W555 V59 2009ISBN: 1401225128Publication Date: 2009 -
Watchmen
by
Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons
Call Number: PN 6737 .M6 W38 2005ISBN: 1401207138Publication Date: 2005 -
Wolverine by Chris Claremont & Frank Miller
Call Number: PN 6727 .C54 W65 2009ISBN: 0785137246Publication Date: 2009 -
Zot!: the complete black and white collection, 1987-1991 by Scott McCloud
Call Number: PN 6727 .M33 Z45 2008ISBN: 0061537276Publication Date: 2008
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Subjects: Arts, Humanities
Tags: comics