Diamond BookShelf e-Newsletter December 2012

Published: Fri, 12/14/12




December 2012
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Happy Holidays From Diamond BookShelf!
Diamond BookShelf would like to wish a happy holiday season and healthy 2013 to all of our readers. We appreciate your support throughout the year, and look forward to continuing to offer the latest information on graphic novels for your library or classroom. Thank you again and we wish you the best that the season has to offer.
Comics For Christmas
It's the most wonderful time of the year - time for new comics! BookShelf offers a look at some graphic novels that celebrate the season.
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BookShelf's Recommended Reads for Winter
To help make the chilly winter months more bearable, BookShelf offers a list of graphic novel highlights released from December through February.
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New Star Wars Volume Reveals The Dawn Of The Jedi
Here begins the tale of the dawn of the Jedi, the Star Wars of 25,000 years ago — before lightsabers, before hyperspace travel, before the Jedi spread throughout the galaxy, when connections to the Force were new, from Dark Horse Comics.
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Well Blow Me Down! Popeye Sails Again in New IDW Comic Series
IDW Publishing welcomes the Sailor Man back to comics with a new series written by the Eisner Award-winning Roger Landridge (The Muppets), with art from rising star Bruce Ozella, offering a new take on the classic character that's true to its roots.
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Image Gives The Walking Dead Something To Fear
The survivors learn that a larger world brings larger threats in The Walking Dead Vol. 17: Something to Fear, the latest volume in the NYT bestselling zombie apocalypse series.
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Arcana Shines A Light On The Inventor
Arcana Studio brings the story of one of history's great iconoclasts in The Inventor: The Story of Tesla.
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Archaia Reveals The Dark Crystal's Creation Myths
Archaia Entertainment and The Jim Henson Company take readers back to the world of The Dark Crystal in The Dark Crystal Vol. 2: Creation Myths, the second part of the graphic novel prequel to the beloved film.
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An Unprecedented Visual and Literary Experience in Alan Moore's Unearthing
Alan Moore and photographer Mitch Jenkins present a poetic collaboration that intertwines the life of author and occultist Steve Moore with the history of South London. BookShelf presents a look inside the book.
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ChiZine Gets Under Readers' Skin With Hair Side, Flesh Side
Writer/editor Helen Marshall weaves tales of the fantastic, horrifying, and all-too-human in her debut collection Hair Side, Flesh Side from ChiZine Publications.
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Katie's Korner: Graphic Novel Reviews for Schools and Libraries
Dr. Katie Monnin reviews First Second's The Silence of Our Friends and Campfire's Abraham Lincoln: A New Birth of Freedom, with suggestions for how they could be used in a classroom or workshop setting.
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New Releases: Available Now
Each month, BookShelf presents a list of newly released graphic novels. Here are descriptions of titles that shipped in November 2012, broken down by age rating.
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Upcoming Releases: February
Each month, BookShelf presents a list of upcoming graphic novels from the current issue of PREVIEWS, the Comic Shop's Catalog. Here are descriptions of upcoming titles, due for release starting in February 2013, broken down by age rating.
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Top 50 Graphic Novels for November 2012

For educators or librarians interested to know which graphic novels are bestsellers at your local comic shop, Image Comics' The Walking Dead Vol. 17: Something to Fear is the best-selling graphic novel in Diamond's Top 50 Graphic Novels & Trade Paperbacks for November.
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Top 25 Manga for November 2012

In order for librarians and educators to be informed about what people are buying from local comic shops, BookShelf presents the Top 25 Manga for November, led by Viz' Naruto Vol. 59.
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The New BookShelf Magazine Has Arrived

Hosting a conference, workshop, or lecture on graphic novels in schools and/or libraries? The BookShelf Magazine is available as a handy introductory resource to give away.
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MediaWatch

More and more, the comic book and graphic novel industry is making an impact on Hollywood and getting mainstream media attention. To help you keep up with the latest developments and characters or books getting the spotlight, BookShelf offers a regularly updated list of release dates, news and notes, and latest trailers. To see the latest, visit the MediaWatch page.
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ALA Midwinter Meeting

The American Library Association's Annual Midwinter Meeting takes place January 25-29, 2013, in Seattle, WA.
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OLA Super Conference

The 2013 Ontario Library Association Super Conference includes programming with graphic novels.
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