This resource hub serves as a space for an continuously updated and expanded collection of information concerning lianhuanhua and other Chinese comics. In addition to a comprehensive research bibliography (added in April 2025), we are actively working on preparing more curated lists, such as lists of relevant pictorial magazines, comics publications, research projects, library holdings, and much more—check back often for the latest updates!
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THE CHINACOMX LIANHUANHUA BIBLIOGRAPHY
We are happy to share our coprehensive reference list of selected scholarly publications on lianhuanhua—Chinese comics—compiled by the ChinaComx project (most recent update: 10 April 2025). This list is to serve as both an entry point for students of Chinese visual culture and a curated snapshot of current scholarship. It is not a peer-reviewed bibliography, nor should exclusion from this list be taken as a negative judgment; it is simply a selection of texts we find particularly interesting at this moment and hope will be useful to other researchers. We hope you might approach this list as an invitation: it invites you to read and engage with the vast academic literature on all things lianhuanhua; it invites you to share with us other publications that we might have overlooked; and it invites all of us to explore the fascinating world(s) of Chinese comics. ➡️ Get the PDF here!
More resources coming soon! 🗂️