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Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/40648
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The MLA doesn't have a definitive statement on this. In an [entry about citing speech bubbles from comics](https://style.mla.org/speech-bubbles-graphic-narratives/) they show an example that includes only the author, but the book itself doesn't credit an artist on the cover so that doesn't help. I found several academic sites that give the same MLA guidance for comics, most of which only list the author and are silent about artists. I did, however, find [guidance from Western Michigan University](https://libguides.wmich.edu/c.php?g=551642&p=3787687) that says to include all collaborators (in order of importance of contribution). That page cites [this article from an MLA-based comics style guide](http://www.comicsresearch.org/CAC/cite.html); the article is by Allen Ellis, Associate Professor of Library Services at Northern Kentucky University.

My conclusion is that MLA always and only _requires_ the author, but it would not be wrong (and I think it is more honest) to include all credited major collaborators.

Even if you only use the author for in-text citations, I would use the more-inclusive citation in the bibliography.

Original score: 2