Bonn Online Bibliography of Comics Research
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Objective: The Bonn Online Bibliography of Comics Research (BOBC) is an 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.
Usage: A click on the title shows more details of the individual references. Selected titles (ONLY the titles, of course not the texts themselves!) can be downloaded in various export formats (RTF, RIS, BibTeX, XML, …) for further use in your own documents or bibliographic software using the basket. Various standard bibliographic formats (MLA, APA etc.) can be selected in the preferences. Registered users can enter new references of their own, add private or public comments and excerpts to the entries, and create individual bibliographies. Authors can provide their texts for download as PDFs. Indications of errors or missing titles and supplementary information, especially in form of abstracts and short critical reviews, are always welcome!
Project manager: Dr. Joachim Trinkwitz, Dept. of German, Comparative Literature, and Cultural Studies, University of Bonn, Germany

Sponsored by Gesellschaft für Comicforschung
Recent additions or edits (WIKINDX Master Bibliography)
Santos, Jr., Jorge J. and Patrick S. Lawrence, eds. Out of the Gutters: Obscenity, Censorship, and Transgression in American Comics. Austin: Univ. of Texas Press, 2025. |
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Robson, Eddie. Comic Books and Manga. Crabtree Contact. St. Catherines: Crabtree, 2009. |
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Lent, John A. "A brief rundown of the cultural usages and services of comics." Kultura (2019): 213–17. |
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Radanović, Dragana. "Challenges of creating an authentic child's perspective in a documentary graphic novel: Artistic research." Kultura (2019): 134–56. |
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Schwartz, Julius. Man of Two Worlds: My Life in Science Fiction and Comics. New York: Harper, 2000. |
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Richardson, Mike and Steve Duin. Comics: Between the Panels. Milwaukie: Dark Horse, 1998. |
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Brougère, Gilles, ed. La Ronde des jeux et des jouets: Harry, Pikachu, Superman et les autres. Mutations. Paris: Autrement, 2008. |
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Rivière, François. Confessions d’un amateur de bande dessinée belge. Bruxelles: Les Impressions Nouvelles, 2025. |
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Becher, Christina. Zwischen Mensch und Pflanze: Vegetabile Hybriden in literarischen und grafischen Texten des 20. und 21. Jahrhunderts. Göttingen: Wallstein, 2024. |
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McGurk, Caitlin. Tell Me a Story Where the Bad Girl Wins: The Life and Art of Barbara Shermund. Seattle: Fantagraphics, 2024. |
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