Research Guides: Cartoon & Comics Research: Comic Books

Books

Comic books are available through The Ohio State University Library Catalog. To find comic books, search for the title, creator, or publisher. In addition to the original comic book, the library catalog has compilations of reprinted titles.

The location of many comic books will be "Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum Comic Books" or "Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum Oversize Comic Books."

In addition, please see the Michigan State University Collection to find a great list of comic books.

Original Art

To find original cartoon art, utilize these databases:

Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum Art Database
Search for the genre term of "Comic Book."
Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum Digital Collections
Limit your search by selecting "Format" then "original art" and searching the keyword "Comic Book."

Images

To find images, you may want to search these databases:

Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum Art Database
Search for the term of "Comic Book" then limit your search to "only records with images."
Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum Digital Collections
Limit your search by selecting "Format" then "original art" and searching the keyword "Comic Book."

For additional image resources, check out these sites:

The Digital Comic Museum

Comic Book Plus

ComiXology