Graphic Novels, Manga, & Comic Books

Anime News Network was created as a news source that focuses on the medium of Japanese Animation(anime) and Japanese Comics (manga), with in-depth coverage, analysis and commentary to provide insight into the world of anime and manga.

Section of the Book Riot webpage that focuses on comics. Has articles, blog posts, quizzes, and more in relation to comics and graphic novels. Geared more towards young adults.

The Grand Comics Database (GCD) is a nonprofit, internet-based organization of international volunteers dedicated to building an open database covering all printed comics throughout the world.

Regularly reviews manga, comic books, and graphic novels.

Wiki on comic books, tv, and movies. The Wiki is capable of searching for characters, issues, names of comics, and more.

Manga Bookshelf is a multi-blog network featuring discussion, news, and reviews of English-translated Japanese comics. In addition, the growing body of contributing writers provides coverage of topics such as anime adaptations, gaming, films, live-action dramas, online fandom, Korean manhwa, Chinese manhua and more.

Animation Studies primarily publishes papers presented by members of the Society for Animation Studies at its annual conference, and at other academic conferences they participate in.

The Comics Grid: Journal of Comics Scholarship is an open-access, open peer-review academic journal dedicated to comics scholarship. The journal aims to make original contributions to the field of comics studies and to advance the appreciation of graphic narrative.

ImageTexT is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal dedicated to the interdisciplinary study of comics and related media. They are published by the English Department at the University of Florida with support from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. It is published three times a year.

Intensities is an online peer-reviewed journal addressing all aspects of cult media. Issue 5 particularly focuses on comics and manga, but other issues have articles as well. Last updated in Spring 2017.

Intersections is a peer-reviewed journal that focuses on the multiple historical, cultural, gender, and sexuality patterns in Asia and the Pacific. Back issues provides some articles in relationship to certain types of manga and comics.

Transformative Works and Cultures (TWC) is an international, peer-reviewed journal. TWC publishes articles about transformative works, broadly conceived articles about media studies; and articles about the fan community. TWC has papers in all areas, including fan fiction, fan vids, film, TV, anime, comic books, fan community, video games, and machinima.