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A list of books, websites, videos, and other resources about comics-based research, drawing comics, assembling comics, and other comics-related topics.

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About Comics

Cover page of Scott McCloud's "Understanding Comics"

Understanding Comics

Scott McCloud (1993)

Cover page of Scott McCloud's "Reinventing Comics"

Reinventing Comics

Scott McCloud (2000)

Drawing & Making

Cover page of Scott McCloud's "Making Comics"

Making Comics

Scott McCloud (2006)

Cover page of Lynda Barry's "Syllabus"

Syllabus

Lynda Barry (2014)

Cover page of Lynda Barry's "Making Comics"

Making Comics

Lynda Barry (2019)

Cover page of Esther Watson and Mark Todd's "Whatcha mean, what's a zine?"

Whatcha Mean, What’s a Zine?

Esther Watson, Mark Todd (2006)

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