Comics¶
Narrative or content expressed through sequential art and images (comics, manga, graphic novels, bande dessinée, picture books).
Genre hierarchies¶
| Classification | Description | Examples |
|---|---|---|
Comics/Adventure |
Adventure comics | Tintin (Hergé), Lone Wolf and Cub (Kazuo Koike) |
Comics/Children |
Picture books and children's comics | Where the Wild Things Are (Maurice Sendak), Dog Man (Dav Pilkey) |
Comics/Experimentation |
Experimental comics and visual avant-garde | A Contract with God (Will Eisner), Here (Richard McGuire) |
Comics/Fantasy |
Fantasy comics and manga | The Sandman (Neil Gaiman), Fullmetal Alchemist (Hiromu Arakawa) |
Comics/History |
Comics about historical events | Barefoot Gen (Keiji Nakazawa) |
Comics/Horror |
Horror comics and manga | Uzumaki (Junji Ito), Swamp Thing (Alan Moore) |
Comics/Humor |
Humorous comics | Calvin and Hobbes (Bill Watterson), Asterix (Goscinny & Uderzo) |
Comics/Mystery |
Graphic novel mystery | Blacksad (Juan Díaz Canales), Batman: The Long Halloween (Jeph Loeb) |
Comics/Romance |
Romance comics and manga | Fruits Basket (Natsuki Takaya), Blankets (Craig Thompson) |
Comics/Science Fiction |
Sci-fi comics and manga | Akira (Katsuhiro Otomo), Saga (Brian K. Vaughan) |