While political winds may change at the drop of a hat in America, the Library of Congress as remained a steady pillar of our culture. Dedicated to preserving content that provides insight to the zeitgeist throughout history, this week, the Library launched an online archive of webcomics.
In a statement, Megan Halsband, a librarian in the Serial and Government Publications Division, said that “Webcomics are an increasingly popular format utilized by contemporary creators in the field and often include material by artists not available elsewhere.”
Diversity was a primary focus for this initial collection of comics. Halsbrand told the Washington Post that “I tried to collect female creators because we don’t have a lot of them historically in the mainstream collection.”
Many of the creators in this collection have already seen their work printed or have gone on to become major successes outside of the webcomics sphere. These creatives include Noelle Stevenson, Kate Beaton, Allie Brosh, and Meredith Gran.
Here’s a rundown of what’s available now:
- Hark! a vagrant
- Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
- xkcd
- Magical Game Time
- Dinosaur Comics!
- Hyperbole and a Half
- sticky comics
- The Abominable Charles Christopher
- As the Crow Flies
- the Sinking Ship
- Eat More Bikes
- Girl Genius Online Comics!
- Stop Paying Attention
- Gronk
- sticks angelica
- Shortpacked! – Toys are serious business.
- Oyster War
- Hobo Lobo of Hamelin
- Nimona | Gingerhaze
- The Loneliest Astronauts
- Nedroid Picture Diary
- Sin Titulo
- Scenes From A Multiverse
- JL8
- Girly
- Manfeels Park
- SHE-SPAN
- Terms of Service: Understanding Our Role in the World of Big Data
- Priya’s Shakti
- Girls With Slingshots
- Questionable Content
- Bendependent
- Chester 5000 XYV
- octopus pie
- Darwin Carmichael is Going to Hell
- Unshelved
- What’s Normal Anyway?
- The Nib
- DAR: A Super Girly Top Secret Comic Diary
Where is Ava’s Demon!
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