University of North Texas: Comic Book Studies, Willis Library’s Collection and Going ‘Into the Archieverse’

The Denton Record-Chronicle spoke with Library Learning Services Librarian Doug Campbell about UNT’s comic book studies. Scholarly Communication Librarian John Martin is the main contact for comic book studies.

The Collection

The collection of comic books, graphic novels and manga is housed on the third floor of the Willis Library. The shelf is chock-full of newspaper comic collections, graphic adaptations of classic novels, manga, superhero comics, queer graphic novels and other must-read staples of the genre.

According to Campbell, the Willis librarians are extraordinarily dedicated to growing and caring for the collection and have more than doubled it within the past 10 years.

Campbell also explained that the library recently received a library-specific grant to support the university’s comics scholarship, media, archival collections, databases and other materials used for research and teaching.

Thanks to this grant, he expects the collection to double again within the next few years.

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UNT’s comics studies website features tons of resources for anyone with an interest in comics, from the casual reader to the seasoned scholar. Learn about researching and citing comics, browse collections from UNT and beyond and keep up with scholarly comic conventions, conferences and other events being hosted at UNT.

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