Graphic Novels: A Bibliographic Guide to Book-Length Comics

A unique entry in the world of comics, Graphic Novels: A Bibliographic Guide to Book-Length Comics is a single-issue reference work published by Libraries Unlimited in 1995, functioning as a scholarly bibliography rather than a narrative story. Compiled by an expert in the field, this guide catalogues and contextualizes the burgeoning landscape of book-length comics, offering a snapshot of the medium's early academic recognition. It matters as an early, serious effort to document and define the graphic novel format for librarians, educators, and collectors at a pivotal moment in comics history.