Research Guides: Graphic Novels: Online Journals

Open Access Journals

Comicalites
Comicalites looks at the expression and narrative in graphic culture.
Comics Grid
This journal is dedicated to comics scholarship, and works to expand the appreciation of graphic narrative.
Image & Narrative
Here you will find studies on the visual narratology and word and image studies found in graphic novels.
Image TexT
A journal focusing on the interdisciplinary study of comics and related media.
Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics
Publishes research on all aspects of the graphic novel, comic strip and comic book focusing primarily, but not exclusively, on the 20th and 21st centuries.
SANE Journal
SANE publishes research-based articles covering all areas of comics and education, of all disciplines.

JSTOR This link opens in a new window
JSTOR digital archive includes full text for more than 1,500 academic journals in the humanities, sciences and social sciences.
CARLI Digital Collections This link opens in a new window
Repository for digital content, including printed and manuscript materials, images and sound recordings, from the special collections of libraries in the Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI).
Saskia Art Images (CARLI) This link opens in a new window
Digital collection of over 30,000 digital images for art history, design, architecture, and archaeology teaching.

Look at the different journals we have focusing on graphic comics and art to help you with your research papers.