INKS Comics Journal Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
INKS Comics Journal on XThe Journal of the Comics Studies Society, since 2017

Maus: A Survivor's Tale Part I: My Father Bleeds History (Maus #01)
Art SpiegelmanArt Spiegelman sees the new ban of his book ‘Maus’ as a ‘red alert’ https://t.co/hRs3gfpbAB
Hardcover, 1986
$36.00Member price:$18.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
King in Black: Avengers
Geoffrey ThorneOsvaldo Oyola reflects on the 15-issue run of Marvel Comics’ Young Avengers series in “YA = YOUNG AVENGERS: ASSERTING MATURITY ON THE THRESHOLD OF ADULTHOOD.” Read more on @ProjectMUSE at https://t.co/IaqfNsbxsq. https://t.co/Rz2G2Gllta
Out of stock

American Born Chinese
Gene Luen YangNing Ma's 2021 essay, "Beyond Race: The Monkey King and Creative Polyculturalism in Gene Luen Yang's American Born Chinese" takes a closer look at the comic's intercultural engagement with Chinese art history, religion, and pop culture (3/4): https://t.co/W7SGshMsc7 https://t.co/Kpi69Ox105
Paperback, 2021
$14.99Member price:$7.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
Marjane SatrapiHappy Birthday to Marjane Satrapi! Enjoy this article on Persepolis in her honor. https://t.co/07pgrq7QGG https://t.co/XfuQmr07VL
Paperback, 2004
$16.00Member price:$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Drawn to Purpose: American Women Illustrators and Cartoonists
Martha H. KennedyRachel R. Miller reviews DRAWN TO PURPOSE: AMERICAN WOMEN ILLUSTRATORS AND CARTOONISTS, which accompanied an exhibition of the same name that was curated for the Library of Congress! Read more on @ProjectMUSE at https://t.co/yBntcLLACv. @girlgutters https://t.co/jIkio2fWmO
Hardcover, 2018
$50.00Member price:$25.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Robin and the Making of American Adolescence
Lauren R. O'ConnorReview: 'Robin and the Making of American Adolescence' by Lauren R. O'Connor in INKS 6.2: https://t.co/g2x3U1nBTx https://t.co/WZzYbTBBjB
Hardcover, 2021
$120.00Member price:$120.00 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Alan Moore, Out from the Underground: Cartooning, Performance, and Dissent
Maggie GrayFor more on Alan Moore's career in comics, read Jeremy Carnes' review of 'Alan Moore, Out from the Underground' by Maggie Gray' in INKS: https://t.co/XMFjzMmysu https://t.co/IDzuOnCLur
Paperback, 2018
$139.99Member price:$132.99 + Free shipping5% off
Webcomics
Sean KleefeldWith newspapers reducing print space for syndicated comics, the industry continues to embrace a digitized future. Discover more about Webcomics and their implications for the medium in this #INKS review of Sean Kleefeld's book: https://t.co/sGR7WtvkPT https://t.co/LUWxT479aA
Paperback, 2020
$36.95Member price:$36.95 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Batman: Shadows of the Bat: House of Gotham
Matthew RosenbergMariko Tamaki, Matthew Rosenberg and David Lapham's Detective Comics 2021 Annual #1 pits Batman and Nightwing against Gotham's mental health crisis. https://t.co/COeDGV8YTS https://t.co/YqMojaXYaK
Hardcover, 2022
$24.99Member price:$12.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Delicacy
James AlbonThe Delicacy by James Albon review – razor-sharp restaurant world parable https://t.co/g4sANQdaB1 https://t.co/FcrDeu3SaW
Paperback, 2021
$24.99Member price:$12.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book