Collection is open for research; access requires at least 48 hours advance notice. Because of the nature of certain archival formats, including digital and audio-visual materials, access will require additional advanced notice. Unless noted, digital media are not available online. Copies of unrestricted digital files will be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request. Access will be provided to use copies of unrestricted digital files rather than carrier media, such as CDs, DVDs, and floppy disks. Some or all electronic files may be unavailable or restricted due to privacy reasons, agreement with the donor, software is not available to interact with files, or because files cannot be retrieved from original media.
The Craig Dresser Comic Book Collection contains over 1,000 comic books published between 1964 to 2016, primarily single issues but also graphic novels and collected volumes. Their topics are mostly superheroes and horror.
The comics are chiefly published by Marvel; DC Comics and its imprint Vertigo; Image; and Dark Horse. They were a donation by Craig Dresser.
The comics are chiefly published by the companies Marvel; DC Comics and its imprint Vertigo; Image; and Dark Horse; as well as smaller companies and independent publishers.
The collection contains over 1,000 comics published between 1964 to 2016, with single issues in comic magazine format with staple-binding, comic book collected volumes in bound book format, and graphic novels in both magazine and book format. The Wednesday Comics series is in newspaper format. Comic illustrations are both in color and in black and white. Some are signed by authors and artists. Biblioteca del Espanto #2 is in Spanish and the Neon Genesis Evangelion: Newtype Film Books are in Japanese. There is also a signed original sketch by comic book artist/writer Jeff Lemire.
The items have been arranged alphabetically by series and then numerically.
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[Identification of item], Craig Dresser Comic Book Collection, MC 00754, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
Gift of Craig Dresser, 2024 June (Accession 2024.0064).
Processed by: Laura Abraham, August 2025 - March 2026; Collection guide written by: Laura Abraham, 2026 March
Collection is open for research; access requires at least 48 hours advance notice. Because of the nature of certain archival formats, including digital and audio-visual materials, access will require additional advanced notice. Unless noted, digital media are not available online. Copies of unrestricted digital files will be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request. Access will be provided to use copies of unrestricted digital files rather than carrier media, such as CDs, DVDs, and floppy disks. Some or all electronic files may be unavailable or restricted due to privacy reasons, agreement with the donor, software is not available to interact with files, or because files cannot be retrieved from original media.
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[Identification of item], Craig Dresser Comic Book Collection, MC 00754, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
The NC State University Libraries generally claims only physical ownership of most Special Collections materials. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. Libraries staff are unable to advise on copyright and other legal matters; the user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Helpful resources for assessing copyright include Cornell Libraries' "Copyright Services: Copyright Term and the Public Domain" and copyright.gov. This collection may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information about identifiable living individuals, which may be protected under federal or state laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that there may be legal ramifications for disclosing this information.
The University Archives operates in accordance with the State Public Records Act, with unrestricted access to records not covered by state and federal statutes and regulations.