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Comics for All Ages: What's a Comic?

What's a Comic?

Familiarity with graphic novels is not a must in order to read and understand any of the comics listed within this website. If you want to read more about what a graphic novel is and the many different formats that they come in, check out the books and websites listed on this page.

Helpful Websites

Decoding Comics

Comic book history and criticism

Documentary

The Image Revolution

Twenty years ago, a group of artists left Marvel Comics to create their own company — a company that continues to influence mainstream comics and culture to this day. Image Comics was more than just a publisher. It was a response to years of creator mistreatment, and it changed comics forever.