'[The book] takes stock of the field so far, and is a perfect resource for anyone new to it.' Eric Bulson, The Times Literary Supplement
Chronology; Introduction; 1. How the graphic novel works Randy Duncan and Matthew J. Smith; 2. From comics to the graphic novel: William Hogarth to Will Eisner Stephen E. Tabachnick; 3. The development of the American graphic novel: Will Eisner to the present Stephen Weiner; 4. The international graphic novel Dan Mazur and Alexander Danner; 5. Historical fiction Hugo Frey; 6. Revisionist superheroes, fantasy, and science fiction Darren Harris-Fein; 7. The autobiographical and biographical graphic novel Martha Kuhlman; 8. Other non-fiction Jan Baetens; 9. Novel into graphic novel Esther Bendit Saltzman; 10. Graphic novel into film M. Keith Booker; 11. Some classics Bart Beaty; 12. Learning from the graphic novel James Bucky Carter.