Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels: Online Resources

Created and maintained by cartoonist MariNaomi as a way to spotlight comics creators of color.

List of Indigenous comics creators created in 2018 (not updated, useful as a starting point).

Wiki-based database of DC comics, including cover images, story synopses, character biographies, etc.

Created and maintained by cartoonist MariNaomi as a way to spotlight comics creators with disabilities.

Searchable and sortable comics database, with an advanced search function, includes information on creator credits, story details, and other information.

Database of information about various superhero characters from around the world.

Illustrated biographical compendium of over 14,000 comic artists from around the world.

Wiki-based database of Marvel comics published since 1939, including cover images, story synopses, credits, etc. Searchable and browsable by title, year, etc.

Created and maintained by cartoonist MariNaomi as a way to spotlight queer comics creators.

Database describing comics that contain queer representations.

International bibliographic database for scholarly literature about comics, graphic novels, manga and related fields. Not included so far (with a few exceptions) are articles from fan magazines, newspapers and blogs.

Bibliography that covers book-length works about comic books and comic strips, from "fannish" histories to academic monographs, providing detailed information and guidance on further research.

News source that focuses on the medium of Japanese animation (anime) and Japanese comics (manga).

Source for comics industry news, discussion, and community.

Daily news blog of comics news, reviews, and information.

Web and print publication created by Fantagraphics Books, with reviews, stories, interviews and columns about serious, dramatic, historical, journalistic, political, and satirical comics.

Independent review site that covers all genres of comic books, including graphic novels, indie, alternative, manga, superheroes, and mainstream.

List of all Eisner Award recipients from 2010 onward.

Reviews of manga and superhero comics.

Explores the interaction between the medium of comics and the discourse of healthcare.

Graphic novel review website, broken down into categories such as Kids, Teens, and Adults, followed by genre (fantasy, horror, historical fiction, etc.).

Continuous publication, peer-reviewed journal studying "the evolution of expression, production and reception modes of comics, illustration, caricature, cartoons..." Text mostly in French, with some articles in English; interface and abstracts in French and English.

Researcher-led, open-access, peer-reviewed academic journal, studying graphic narrative from multidisciplinary perspectives.

Peer-reviewed, open access journal dedicated to the interdisciplinary study of comics and related media.

Bilingual English-French, peer-reviewed ejournal on visual narratology and word and image studies.

Open-access journal dedicated to providing an ethical, peer-reviewed space for academics, students, and independent researchers examining the field of anime, manga, cosplay, and fandom studies to share their research with others.

Link to open access articles from the journal (not all content in the journal is open access).

Peer-reviewed journal pertaining to the educational uses of the comics medium.

Open access, peer-reviewed quarterly theoretical magazine that studies media related to graphic popular culture, such as comics and graphic humor, illustration, popular novel or the cinema. Articles and site in Spanish.