Comments on: What 11 comic books should be at YOUR library?

By: tangognat

tangognat — Thu, 14 Oct 2004 09:28:13 +0000

Hey Daniel, I’ll add your list to the master list in a little while

By: Daniel

Daniel — Thu, 14 Oct 2004 03:20:07 +0000

I know this is old but I saw it and had to do it ….
Understanding Comics – Scott McCloud

Maus – Art Spiegelman

Sleepwalk and Other Stories – Adrian Tomine

Jar of Fools – Jason Lutes

The Golem’s Mighty Swing – James Sturm

A Contract With God – Will Eisner

The Sandman: Seasons of Mist – Neil Gaiman

Cerebus: Mothers and Daughter – Dave Sim

Cerebus: Jaka’s Story – Dave Sim (but the individual issues would be better – the letters pages are essential)

Blankets – Craig Russell

Watchmen – Alan Moore

By: Steve Lieber

Steve Lieber — Wed, 11 Aug 2004 16:34:58 +0000

It’s true. When it comes to doing research on comics, It’s going to be a while before proper sources can compete with informal networks like message boards, listservs and that guy who works at Comictopia on Thursdays.

I see from my hitlog that the list meme has appeared on lsin. Cool. I’ll have more links coming later today.

By: tangognat

tangognat — Sat, 07 Aug 2004 18:04:52 +0000

That’s true that magazines might do a better job — I had a frustrating time at the reference desk one day trying to find citations for a student who wanted to research a comic writer for a class presentation. Not only did we not subscribe to any comics periodicals, not many databases (that we subscribed to) indexed them, so it was taking me a long time to even find references to articles he could send away for via interlibrary loan.

By: Steve Lieber

Steve Lieber — Sat, 07 Aug 2004 15:35:16 +0000

If development means "How to," I going to have to fight off the urge to say "eleven copies of this." Having put that ugly business behind us, we confront the sad truth that comics history at this point is much better told in magazines than it is in books. Books I like include the Smithsonian books, Les Daniels' Comix, and Jules Feiffer's The Great Comic Book Heroes. For magazines, the Comics Journal, Nemo, Hogans Alley, Comic Art and the various Two Morrows magazines are all great sources.

By: meredutangognat

meredutangognat — Fri, 06 Aug 2004 13:49:07 +0000

So, if you were to have to choose some basic books about comics (history & development) and/or with comics integrated into the themes (like Kavalier & Clay), which would you choose? I’m just wondering about what you think the basic references are in this area.

By: tangognat

tangognat — Fri, 06 Aug 2004 12:06:21 +0000

Nausicaa is a classic work that doesn’t always seem to get the hype it deserves — Princess Mermaid was a wild card pick, it is a fairy tale on acid.

By: Steve Lieber

Steve Lieber — Fri, 06 Aug 2004 08:24:57 +0000

Tangognat: Whitling it down is tough. If the meme spreads, I wouldn’t be surprised to see people coming up with targeted lists: eleven non-fiction, say, or eleven Y.A.

I’m really glad you included some manga on your list. I’ve read Astro Boy and Lone Wolf & Cub, but I still haven’t picked up Nausicaa or Princess Mermaid.

By: tangognat

tangognat — Fri, 06 Aug 2004 04:53:31 +0000

It is sooooooooooooooo hard to only come up with 11 titles! I had difficulty listing 11 titles “for the library”, because I could easily come up with a different list depending on the comics being shelved in the YA collection of a public library or somewhere else. So I decided to duck that issue and make a list for the type of library I’m most familiar with.

By: Laura Gjovaag

Laura Gjovaag — Fri, 06 Aug 2004 04:31:21 +0000

I can’t believe I forgot Maus. I’m an idiot.