The concept of the “graphic novel” crystallized 25 years ago with the publication of Will Eisner’s “Contract with God.” Part 1 of TIME.comix’s special anniversary coverage looked at the history, ...

Everything’s a graphic novel nowadays. Batman, Superman, Johnny the Homicidal Maniac, you name it – if its monthly issues are collected into book form, someone somewhere is calling it a graphic novel.

Ethel and Ernest A bestseller in Britain, Raymond Briggs’ story of his working class parents’ relationship is a surprisingly moving exploration of love and war in the 20th century. Pantheon Palestine: ...

Denver-born education nonprofit Pop Culture Classroom has just opened nominations for the Fifth Annual Excellence in Graphic Literature (EGL) Awards, honoring the best and brightest in the medium from ...

It might be a bird, a plane — but it’s not Superman. This hero or an anti-hero isn’t found in a comic book. You find this character, or rather thoughtful discussions about this character, by using a ...

Catherine Beavis was commissioned by the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority to write a paper on graphic novels for the VCAA Board, to inform decision making about the Year 12 English text ...

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with Gene Yang about becoming the first graphic novelist to be named the Library of Congress' National Ambassador for Young People's Literature. At 42 years old, Gene Luen ...

Every reader has their own particular tastes, and these tend to fall into the recognized story genres — you know, sci-fi, biography, romance, etc. The kind of books you like tends to be more about the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Rob Salkowitz is an Eisner-nominated comics journalist and author. My Favorite Thing is Monsters is a magical coming of age story ...

2015 was another huge year for graphic literature as top publishers continued to bring exciting new works and deluxe reissues of classic material to market. Here are my picks for the best original ...

Happy moments don’t come around often in the world of comic books. Years of bias, terrible distribution and a general lack of interest from serious booksellers have combined to prevent smart works of ...

The form of comics is often associated with the practice of adaptation — from the big-budget, inescapable, explosion-filled, enormous-scale superhero films that have dominated the box office in the ...