LibGuides: French and Francophone Studies: Comic Books

Bandes Dessinées, Comics, and Graphic Novels

Les aventures de Tintin. Le Lotus Bleu by Hergé
ISBN: 2203001046
Publication Date: 1999-07-01
Asterix le Gaulois by René Goscinny
ISBN: 201210133X
Coke en Stock by Hergé
ISBN: 2203001186
Publication Date: 1999-07-01
Pyongyang by Delisle, Guy
ISBN: 2844141137
Publication Date: 2003
Le chat du rabbin by Joann Sfar
ISBN: 9782205066395
Publication Date: 2011

Useful Subject Headings

For French-language comics search:

Comic books, strips, etc.--France

Comic books, strips, etc.--Belgium

Comic books, strips, etc.--Africa, French-speaking

Bandes dessinées

Bandes dessinées--Canada

Romans graphiques

For history and criticism search:

Comic books, strips, etc.--France--History and criticism

Comic books, strips, etc.--Belgium--History and criticism

Bandes dessinée--France--Histoire et critique

Bandes dessinée--Belgique--Histoire et critique

Research Databases

Academic Search Ultimate
(Academic Search Ultimate classic*) A scholarly, multidisciplinary database providing indexing and abstracts for over 10,000 publications, including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, and others. Also includes full-text access to over 5,000 journals. Offers coverage of many areas of academic study including: archaeology, area studies, astronomy, biology, chemistry, civil engineering, electrical engineering, ethnic & multicultural studies, food science & technology, general science, geography, geology, law, mathematics, mechanical engineering, music, physics, psychology, religion & theology, women's studies, and other fields. *(best for exporting more than 50 results or combining saved searches)
Alternate Access Link
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=asn

The Comics Grid

International Bibliography of Art (IBA)
The definitive resource for scholarly literature on Western art, IBA is the successor to the Bibliography of the History of Art (BHA), and retains the editorial policies which made BHA one of the most trusted and frequently consulted sources in the field. The database includes records created by the Getty Research Institute in 2008-09, with new records created by ProQuest using the same thesaurus and authority files.
JSTOR
Provides page images of back issues of the core scholarly journals in the humanities, social sciences, and basic sciences from the earliest issues to within a few years of current publication. Users may browse by journal title or discipline, or may search the full-text or citations/abstracts. New issues of existing titles and new titles are added approximately on a weekly basis. The University of Illinois has access to the following JSTOR collections: Arts & Sciences I-XV, 19th Century British Pamphlets, Business IV, Global Plants, Hebrew Journals, Ireland, Life Sciences Collection, Lives of Literature, Security Studies, Struggles for Freedom - South Africa, Sustainability, and World Heritage Sites - Africa.
Nexis Uni
Features more than 15,000 news, business and legal sources, including U.S. Supreme Court decisions dating back to 1790. Includes current news, business information, company directories, federal and state laws, regulations, legal cases, and more.
MLA International Bibliography
Alternate version: MLA International Bibliography in the classic EBSCO user interface (best for exporting more than 50 results or combining saved searches).Indexes critical materials on literature, languages, linguistics, and folklore. Proved access to citations from worldwide publications, including periodicals, books, essay collections, working papers, proceedings, dissertations and bibliographies.
Alternate Access Link
Underground and Independent Comics Volume I, II
Primary source database focusing on North American and European adult comic books, comix, and graphic novels. The collection includes original material from the 1960s to today along with interviews, commentary, theory, and criticism from journals, books, and magazines.