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It's the End of the World as We Know It in Image's East of West
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The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse roam the Earth, and that spells the End Times - except Death has other ideas in East of West Vol. 1: The Promise from Image Comics. We spoke with series writer Jonathan Hickman about his new sci-fi western, where the spirit of death may be a dystopian America's last hope!
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BookShelf's Recommended Reads for Fall
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The sun is shining, the flowers are blooming, and the comics are ready for reading as BookShelf offers a list of graphic novel highlights released from September through November 2013.
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Fulfilling A Dream: An Interview With Eisner Judge Katie Monnin
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University of Florida assistant professor of literacy and BookShelf lesson plan creator Katie Monnin was one of the five judges of the 2013 Eisner Awards nominees. We spoke with Monnin to get some insight into the judging process, and how it felt to work on the "Oscars of Comics".
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BookShelf Magazine #14 Is Now Available!
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Hosting a conference, workshop, or lecture on graphic novels in schools and/or libraries? Fantastic issue #14 of the BookShelf Magazine is available as a handy introductory resource to give away.
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Dark Horse Explores Bad Houses
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Award winning YA novelist/librarian Sara Ryan and award winning comic creator Carla Speed McNeil bring readers a coming-of-age tale of love, hoarding, and dead people's stuff in Bad Houses, published by Dark Horse Comics.
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Boxers & Saints: An Interview With Gene Luen Yang
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Gene Luen Yang (American Born Chinese) explores a bloody clash of cultures from both sides in his new graphic novels Boxers & Saints from First Second. BookShelf spoke with Yang about his new books.
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IDW Parties With The Powerpuff Girls
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IDW Publishing takes readers to Townsville with The Powerpuff Girls Vol. 1: Power Party, revisiting the classic tales of the diminutive superheroes. See a preview here.
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Kung Fu Teaching: An Interview with the Creators of Dim Sum Warriors
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The app featuring fighting food that also helps teach Mandarin Chinese gets the print treatment with Yumcha Studios' Dim Sum Warriors Vol. 1: Enter the Dumpling. We spoke with creators Colin Goh and Yen Yen Woo about the series, and teaching with comics.
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A Look Behind Marvel's S.H.I.E.L.D.
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On Sept. 24, Marvel's secret defenders of the Earth make their ABC tv debut in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.. BookShelf offers an introductory look into the comics featuring the group and its director, Nick Fury.
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Life Ain't Straight For Young Cow Boy
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Nate Cosby and Chris Eliopoulos offer more adventures of 10-year-old bounty hunter Boyd Linney in Cow Boy: Unconquerable, the follow up to the YALSA Great Graphic Novel for Teens Listed first volume from Archaia Entertainment.
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Common Core Resources
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With the new school year starting up, BookShelf has compiled our articles on graphic novels in the Common Core State Standards, along with the Diamond Graphic Novel Common Core List, in one place for easy access.
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New Graphic Novels Available On Net Galley
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For librarians and educators looking to sample some upcoming books before they hit the shelves, BookShelf offers a list of the newest titles now available for viewing on Net Galley, including Dark Horse Comics' The Fifth Beatle, IDW Publishing's My Little Pony: Pony Tales Vol. 1, Image Comics' East of West Vol. 1, and Top Shelf Productions' March: Book One.
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2013 Joe Shuster Award Winners Announced
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Named in honor of the Canadian-born co-creator of Superman, the Joe Shuster Awards celebrate the achievements of Canadian comic creators. Among the winners are Jeff Lemire for DC Comics' Sweet Tooth and Top Shelf Productions' The Underwater Welder and Mike Del Mundo for various Marvel Comics covers.
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Katie's Korner: Graphic Novel Reviews for Schools and Libraries
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Dr. Katie Monnin reviews Image Comics' SkullKickers Vol. 1: 1000 Opas and a Dead Body and Scholastic's Tommysaurus Rex, with suggestions for how they could be used in a classroom or workshop setting.
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New Releases: Available Now |
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Each month, BookShelf presents a list of newly released graphic novels. Here are descriptions of titles that shipped in August 2013, broken down by age rating.
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Upcoming Releases: November |
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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 November 2013, broken down by age rating.
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