Graphic novels have their own genres as well.
Many graphic novels can be said to be 'about' something while still being fictional works. Sometimes specific genres of graphic novels are created around these subjects.
See the following chart for the Dewey numbers describing some of these sub-genres.
Try a genre search for these headings as well! (i.e. ge:Action and adventure comics)
| Subject or Genre heading | Critical appraisal of the genre goes in |
| Action and adventure comics | 741.535 |
| Alternative comics | 741.5311 |
| Autobiographical comics | 741.5351 |
| Biographical comics | 741.5351 |
| Detective and mystery comics | 741.53556 |
| Erotic comics | 741.53538 |
| Fantasy comics | 741.5315 |
| Grassroots comics | 741.5311 |
| Historical comics | 741.5358 |
| Horror comics | 741.53164 |
| Humorous comics | 741.5317 |
| Manga | 741.5952 |
| Nonfiction comics | 741.5358 |
| Paranormal comics | 741.537 |
| Political comics | 741.56 |
| Pornographic comics | 741.53538 |
| Religious comics | 741.5382 |
| Romance comics | 741.53543 |
| Science fiction comics | 741.5315 |
| Sports comics | 741.53579 |
| Spy comics | 741.5358 |
| Superhero comics | 741.5352 |
| Thriller comics | 741.53164 |
| Underground comics | 741.5311 |
| Utopian comics | 741.5313 |
| War comics | 741.53581 |
| Western comics | 741.5358 |
| Women, portrayal of in comics | 741.53522 |
Searching by genre (using the search ge=graphic novels ) is the best way to locate items of this type no matter where they are physically located in Trexler Library.
A Genre term search can also be profitably used to search for movies or literature of a certain genre.
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For a complete list of genre terms to search, see the link below.