While there is no one comprehensive database that indexes all scholarship related to comics and graphic novels, the links below can help get you started. For comics-focused academic journals, see the next box of links.
Essential international index to works about language and literature, produced by the Modern Language Association (MLA). Includes the following collection: MLA Directory of Periodicals.
Multidisciplinary index to thousands of peer-reviewed scholarly journals. Also includes video content from the Associated Press.
Essential art history index for finding scholarly articles dating as far back as 1923. Covers all periods and art media. Includes the following collections: Art Full Text (H.W. Wilson), Art Index Retrospective (H.W. Wilson)
Comprehensive research resource for communication and related disciplines.
Digital library of academic journals, books, and primary sources.
The library subscribes to a variety of academic journals that may include content related to comics and graphic novels, but here are a handful with those genres as their primary focus. All are available online.