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YALSA Announces The 2014 Great Graphic Novels for Teens List
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The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) has released this year's list of recommended graphic novels and illustrated nonfiction for those ages 12-18.
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Black History Month In Comics
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In honor of Black History Month, we offer a selection of graphic novels that prominently feature African American characters, creators, and culture.
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Comics With Heart
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For the reader seeking to celebrate Valentine's Day with comics, BookShelf offers a selection of books that focus on the romantic side of life.
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A Bloody Mystery For Holmes In Dark Horse's Vampires Of London
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London's greatest detective tackles a mystery of supernatural origin in Dark Horse Comics' Sherlock Holmes and the Vampires of London. We interview the writer, Sylvain Cordurié, about the book.
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IDW Explores Improbable History with Mr. Peabody & Sherman
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A dog and his boy set their WABAC machine for time-tripping misadventure as Mr. Peabody & Sherman brings the animated duo from the '60s into the modern age! See a six page preview of the graphic novel here.
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Saved By Zero: Ales Kot's New Hit Machine
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Ales Kot is a writer who's as hungry to read a good story as to write one, and aims to do both with his new spy thriller Zero Vol. 1 from Image Comics. In this interview, Kot explains his new series and how to take a good story and go sideways with it.
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March Earns Coretta Scott King Honor
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March: Book One, the first volume of Rep. John Lewis' first person graphic novel narrative of the Civil Rights movement published by Top Shelf Productions, was named of three Coretta Scott King Author Honor Books at this year's ALA Midwinter Meeting.
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Chainmail Back In Style With Gail Simone's Red Sonja
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Renowned for her work on kick-ass heroine titles including Birds of Prey and Batgirl, writer Gail Simone takes on the She-Devil with a Sword for Dynamite Entertainment in Red Sonja Vol. 1: Queen of the Plagues. In this article, DBD talks with Simone about Conan-creator Robert E. Howard's famous female fighter.
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The Game's Afoot: The Watson And Holmes Interview
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The names may be familiar, but New Paradigm Studios' graphic novel Watson and Holmes Vol. 1: A Study in Black casts the famous detective duo as African Americans in Harlem. We interviewed New Paradigm Studios' Founder/President Brandon Perlow and writer Karl Bollers about this graphic novel.
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The Comic That Inspired A Movement
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Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story was a comic book that was used in the late 1950s to spread the word of the burgeoning Civil Rights Movement. March co-writer Andrew Aydin discusses the historical comic, which has been brought into print by Top Shelf Productions.
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Men Battle Monsters in Oni Press' Megagogo
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A gang of misfits must defend their city against monsters and the KKK in Wook Jin Clark's Megagogo Vol. 1. See a nine page preview here.
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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 January 2014, broken down by age rating.
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Upcoming Releases: April |
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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 April 2014, broken down by age rating.
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Top 50 Graphic Novels for January 2014
For educators or librarians interested to know which graphic novels are bestsellers at your local comic shop, Image Comics' Saga Vol. 1 is the best-selling graphic novel in Diamond's Top 50 Graphic Novels & Trade Paperbacks for January.
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Top 25 Manga for January 2014
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 January, led by Viz Media's Naruto Vol. 64.
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New Graphic Novels Available On Net Galley
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' Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Rift Part 1, IDW Publishing's Powerpuff Girls Vol. 1, Image Comics' Fatale Vol. 4, and Zenescope Entertainment's Never
Underestimate a Hermit Crab.
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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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DBD At PLA Conference 2014
Diamond Book Distributors will exhibit at the Public Library Association 2014 Conference, taking place March 11-15 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, IN. DBD will be presenting at booth #550. For more information, visit the PLA Conference web site.
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C2E2
The Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo, Chicago's Pop Culture Event, returns April 25-27 at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL. Among the comic book and pop culture guests are Stan Lee, Charlaine Harris, Tyler Posey, and more. Diamond Comic Distributors will be exhibiting. For more information, visit the C2E2
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