We are celebrating the Civic Season and A250 this year with comic books and graphic novels. We want to share some of our favorites and crowdsource a list of Staff Picks. We hope the Learning Resources we have developed and suggestions from some of our favorite historians, artists, and Youth250 Ambassadors will inspire you to host your OWN local Comic Con.

Check out some of these comic-themed Learning Resources we have created at New American History.

The Graphic History Company is one of our favorite trusted partners. We have developed several Learning Resources with them, including an excerpt from The Graphic History of Hip Hop, Vol. I. Do you want to read the full 100-page comic? Visit their site using the link below, and look there for news about Vol. II, coming soon.

Another of our favorite collaborators is the New York City Department of Education's Civics for All Comics Group. They produce and distribute free history and civic-themed comics for FREE, with new titles dropping all the time. They are now among the top ten comic book distributors in the country! Check them out and download/share them with your friends.

The Shirley Chisholm and T. Thomas Fortune Learning Resources were created using comics from The Nib, one of our fave non-fiction comics websites.

We were sad when The Nib published its last edition, but you can still explore their archives for free using the link below, or purchase one of their hard copies.

Check out Justice Warriors, a satirical comic anthology series by The Nib creator, Matt Bors, and Ben Clarkson.

Another of our favorite Nib comic artists is the very talented storyteller and artist, Kay Sohini. Check out Kay's climate change-themed comic in The Nib archives, and her debut graphic novel, This Beautiful Ridiculous City, which explores her own immigrant story. You will find her story through this learning resource we created with Kay and our friends at Penguin Random House Books. Find the full text at our school or local library, or visit and support your favorite independent bookstore.

More comics-based content about the contribution of immigrants is featured in the Carnegie Comic Series, Great Immigrants, Great Americans. Stories of people who moved to the United States and became citizens, including a stand-up comedian, a Nobel Prize-winning scientist, and a legendary comic book artist, share their experiences in their own words. The series includes comics, animations, and free lesson plans, and every comic explores how immigrants shape American science, culture, and the economy.

Explore the history of comics and how comics are connected in our shared American past with Bunk! (Check out "How Bunk Works" in the menu bar at the bottom of the homepage for more info!).

Comics are a legit literary and educational resource ... even the Ivy Leaguers at Harvard University agree!

If you are a teacher, follow our friend Tim Smyth at his Teaching With Comics site for great ideas on integrating comics and graphic novels into your lessons!

Here are more of our favorite history comics/graphic novels - check them out at your public library or ask your school librarian to add them to the shelves at your school or university! Consider gifting a few to a local school or your favorite teacher/professor... better than a coffee mug! We want YOU to be part of building this list by joining our Staff Picks list of beloved titles. Be sure to fill out the Google form using our QR code, and happy reading!

HOST YOUR OWN HISTORY/CIVICS THEMED COMIC CON!!

Now it's your turn-consider hosting your OWN version of a history and civics-themed Comic Con event. Host a local comic artist, invite folks to trade comics, and share our QR code so your participants can contribute to our Staff Picks survey. For ideas on how to organize your own Comic Con, check out these video How-Tos from our friends at Plastic City Comic Con.

If you decide to host your OWN A250 History/Civics themed Comic Con, drop us a line... we might even show up! Email us an invite at: editor@newamericanhistory.org