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Graphic Novels Collection

The Graphic Novels collection includes comics, Manga, and other visual arts books from our collection. Located on the 2nd floor of the library, on the East wall of the stacks area. Items are available for check out just as other books are at the front desk.

Graphic Novel Awards

Ignatz Awards The Ignatz Award, named for the character in the classic comic strip Krazy Kat by George Herriman, is the festival prize of the Small Press Expo, that since 1997 has recognized outstanding achievement in comics and cartooning. The Ignatz recognizes exceptional work that challenges popular notions of what comics can achieve, both as an art form and as a means of personal expression.
The Harvey Award The Harvey Awards are one of the comic industry’s oldest and most prestigious awards. Recognizing outstanding achievement in multiple categories, the Harvey’s have been a fixture of the comic industry since 1988. This year, the Harvey Awards returns to New York Comic Con – the largest pop culture gathering in the United States.
Wikipedia list of Award Winning Graphic Novels
Eisner Awards The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, considered the “Oscars” of the comic book industry, are handed out each year in a gala ceremony at Comic-Con International: San Diego. Named for renowned cartoonist Will Eisner (creator of “The Spirit” and pioneer of the graphic novels), the Awards are given out in more than two-dozen categories covering the best publications and creators of the previous year.

Searching the Graphic Novels Collection

Search the Library Catalog for Graphic Novels (OneSearch)

Graphic Novels for Teens and Kids

There are also lots of graphic novels in the Children's Collection

Search for Graphic Novels in the Children's Collection

Research about Graphic Novels

Underground and Independent Comics, Comix, and Graphic Novels This link opens in a new window Underground and Independent Comics is the first scholarly collection for adult comics and graphic novels. It spans pre-Comics Code works to modern global releases, covering the full range of this art form.
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