The Library's collection of Lynd Ward's works includes a first-edition copy of "Gods' Man," a 1929 wordless novel that is credited as the precursor of the graphic novel.
Children's author Dav Pilkey gives a quick tutorial in how to paint two characters from Dog Man, Molly and Melvin, who make an appearance in his newest book in the series, "Grime and Punishment."
Dav Pilkey stops by to read from "Dog Man: Lord of the Fleas," and to give a how-to drawing lesson for Snug, a new character in the series.
Dav Pilkey at Home: Dav Pilkey Shows You How to Draw Snug, a New Character in the Dog Man serie
Children's book author and illustrator Dav Pilkey has another couple of quick drawing lessons: Piggy and Barky McTreeFace, They're both from his "Dog Man" series.
It's Preservation Week, and the Library's Preservation Research and Testing Division has helped set national standards in cultural heritage institutions for half a century. Among other highlights, they've helped save "Captain America" comics and discovered Thomas Jefferson's edits in the Declaration of Independence.
The Library of Congress now has the world's only known complete collection of "Negro Romance," the only black romance comic printed in America's Golden Age of Comics.