Diamond BookShelf e-Newsletter for October 2013

Published: Fri, 10/04/13




October 2013
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A Decade Of Dead
October marks the Tenth Anniversary of Robert Kirkman's zombie apocalypse comic series The Walking Dead. BookShelf takes a look back at a decade of the undead.
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NYCC Offers Educator And Librarian-Themed Panels
This year's New York Comic Con offers a number of panels aimed at librarians and educators. See the full schedule here, including updated info on the Using Comics and Graphic Novels in the Classroom: Whys and Hows, hosted by BookShelf editor Mark Banaszak.
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13 Terrifying Tales From '13
In time for Halloween, BookShelf presents 13 spooky, scary, and monstrous treats for readers.
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Relive the Golden Age of Comics With Dark Horse's Black Beetle
Eisner Award winner Francesco Francavilla's new pulp hero takes on crime in The Black Beetle Vol. 1: No Way Out from Dark Horse Comics. We interview creator Francavilla about his hero and provide a preview of the book here.
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Behind The Curtain Of Kill Shakespeare
IDW Publishing's action tale featuring the Bard's creations returns with Kill Shakespeare: The Tide of Blood. BookShelf partner site PREVIEWSworld spoke with co-creator/writer Anthony Del Col and artist Andy Belanger about the new volume and the book's use in classrooms in this video interview.
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Image Deals High Stakes Sci-Fi In McCann And Lee's Lost Vegas
The creative team behind Return of the Dapper Men reunite for Lost Vegas from Image Comics, a sci-fi tale of high-stakes gambling and the biggest caper in the galaxy!
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Holmes Finds A Supernatural Mystery In Dynamite's Liverpool Demon
A trail of mutilated bodies is blamed on the mystical Spring Heeled Jack, and Holmes and Watson aim to find the truth in Sherlock Holmes: The Liverpool Demon from Dynamite Entertainment. Writers Leah Moore and John Reppion explain their interpretation of the iconic Sherlock Holmes, and we offer a preview of the graphic novel.
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Vitriol The Hunter: A Short Story That's Long In The Tooth
Good Charlotte guitarist Billy Martin and co-writer Brent Allen speak with BookShelf about their creation Vitriol the Hunter, a vampire-filled action graphic novel from IDW Publishing.
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Love Is The Law In New Dark Horse Mystery
Communism, Aleister Crowley, and punk rock intersect as a young woman tries to unravel the mystery of her mentor's death in Nick Mamatas' Love is the Law, from Dark Horse Comics. We interviewed Mamatas about the novel, and the overlap of magic and Trotsky.
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Prime Offers Literary Treats With Halloween
Prime Books offers eighteen original tales centered on the spookiest holiday in Halloween: Magic, Mystery, and the Macabre.
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Katie's Korner: Graphic Novel Reviews for Schools and Libraries
Dr. Katie Monnin reviews Amulet's The Misadventures of Salem Hyde, and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's The Best American Comics 2013, 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 Sepetember 2013, broken down by age rating.
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Upcoming Releases: December
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 December 2013, broken down by age rating.
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Top 50 Graphic Novels for September 2013

For educators or librarians interested to know which graphic novels are bestsellers at your local comic shop, Image Comics' East of West Vol. 1: The Promise is the best-selling graphic novel in Diamond's Top 50 Graphic Novels & Trade Paperbacks for September.
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Top 25 Manga for September 2013

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 September, led by Viz Media's Naruto Vol. 62.
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Common Core Resources

BookShelf has compiled the articles from our web site that cover graphic novels in the Common Core State Standards along with the updated Diamond Graphic Novel Common Core List in one place for easy access.
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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.

Detroit Fanfare

Detroit Fanfare brings comic and pop culture professionals to the Motor City October 25-27 at the Adoba Hotel in Dearborn, MI. Diamond Comic Distributors will be exhibiting, and guests include Jeff Smith (Bone), Jerzy Drozd (Kids Comics Revolution!), Tim Seeley (Hack/Slash), and Eric Powell (The Goon). More information is available at the Detroit Fanfare web site.


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