Record

RepositoryUniversity Archives and Special Collections Centre
Reference NumberCB/2
TitleNicholas Pollard Collection
DescriptionThe titles are mainly British and American but there are also European and Asian titles. They cover comics, annuals, graphic novels and newspaper clippings about comics/of comic strips. The graphic annuals cover the work of over seventy individual artists including Raymond Briggs, Guido Crepax, Will Eisner, P. Craig Russell and Moebius.

Including: The Eagle; 2000 AD; educational comics; religious comics; and graphic novels.
Date1950-2000
CreatorNicholas Pollard.
Individual or organisational biographyThe comics were compiled by Pollard as a personal collection. He intended to represent the best and most interesting comics, with a particular emphasis on artistic style, storytelling flair, innovation, scripting style and cultural significance. Therefore, the comics cover not only the mainstream but also genre led titles.
Extent27 linear metres [around 9000 items].
LevelSubFonds
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