On Exhibit: Graphic Novels

This display intends to highlight the Mortvedt Library’s graphic novel collection and their power of visual storytelling. Graphic novels are a compelling medium which combine elements of the visual arts and literature. This curated display focuses on stories related to social justice, resilience, and diverse voices. Additionally, this display contains books about graphic novels and their history and impact.

Graphic Novels
DS135.N6F731865 2018 Anne Frank’s diary : the graphic adaptation
E99.C59 S23 2020 Paying the Land
E184.K6 H323 2020 Almost American girl : an illustrated memoir
PN6790.J3N3x Barefoot Gen : a cartoon story of Hiroshima
PN6790.J3N33 2004 Barefoot Gen. Volume two, The day after
PN6727.B3757Z46 2006 Fun home : a family tragicomic
PN6727.D836K56 2017 Kindred : a graphic novel adaptation
PN6747.B2213 2005 Epileptic
PN6747.S245P4713 2007 The complete Persepolis 
PN6747.A75K5 2010 King : a comics biography
PN6727.K655 G46 2020 Gender queer: a memoir
PN6727.F5869 H68 2019 Hot Comb
PN6727.S14 P36 2001 Palestine
PN6727.H2577 Wel 2020 Welcome to the new world
PN6725 .T35 2018 Tales from la vida : a Latinx comics anthology
PS3610.A356415 Z46 2018 Good talk : a memoir in conversations

Books About Graphic Novels
PN6710.G7375 2011 Graphic subjects : critical essays on autobiography and graphic novels
PN6710.D86 2009 The power of comics : history, form and culture
PN6714.C49 2010 Graphic women : life narrative and contemporary comics
PN6725.W48 2016 Black women in sequence : re-inking comics, graphic novels, and anime
PN6726.D84 2010 Black comix : African American independent comics, art and culture
PN6727.O74G65 2008 Jackie Ormes : the first African American woman cartoonist
Electronic Book Black comics : politics of race and representation

Videos
Persepolis (viewable online) Academic Video Online
Persepolis (DVD) DVD PN1997.P47 2008