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Timeless Literature Meets Modern Storytelling In Udon's Manga Classics
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Udon Entertainment brings groundbreaking works of literature into a modern format with their new Manga Classics line of graphic novels, beginning with Pride and Prejudice and Les Miserables. Here, Udon Chief Erik Ko, Dir. of Marketing Chris Butcher, and Marketing Mgr./adapter Stacy King discuss the new graphic novel line.
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CBLDF Releases Working With Libraries! A Handbook For Comics Creators
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The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund offers a valuable resource offering comic creators an inside look at just how libraries deal with graphic novels in Working with Libraries! A Handbook for Comic Creators.
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San Diego Comic-Con Announces Winners of the 2014 Eisner Awards
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On Friday, July 25, Comic-Con International (Comic-Con) announced the winners for the 26th annual Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards. See inside for all the winners!
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The New BookShelf Magazine Is Now Available!
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Hosting a conference, workshop, or lecture on graphic novels in schools and/or libraries? Featuring a look at How-To books and graphic novels, Issue #17 of the BookShelf Magazine is a handy resource for librarians, educators, and more!
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BookShelf's Core Lists Updated
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To coincide with the release of the new BookShelf magazine, we've updated our Core Lists for the Fall season, to help librarians and educators stay current in their collection development.
Along with the top 25 new and relevant titles for Fall, we've also updated the top 25 perennial lists as well.
To see the new lists, visit the BookShelf Core Lists page.
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Introducing The Guardians of the Galaxy
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Marvel Comics' cosmic super team will take their quest to new reaches with the August 1 release of Marvel Studios' film Guardians of the Galaxy. We present the graphic novels that act as an entry point for the adventurers.
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IDW'S Wraith Revisits Joe Hill's NOS4A2 In Welcome To Christmasland
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Bestselling author Joe Hill takes readers back to the world of his hit novel NOS4A2 in Wraith: Welcome to Christmasland from IDW Publishing. Read some notes from Hill on the origin of the graphic novel and see a preview here.
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Image's Alex + Ada Explore The Edge Of Human
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After receiving an unwanted android for his birthday, a man will discover the line between human and artificial intelligence isn't as solid as he thought in Alex + Ada Vol. 1 from Image Comics.
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Big Adventure Awaits A Little Hero In Top Shelf's Maddy Kettle
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A young girl sets out across a magical landscape to find the witch who turned her parents into rats in Eric Orchard's Maddy Kettle: The Adventure of the Thimlewitch, the first in a new kid-friendly series from Top Shelf Productions. See a five page preview here.
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Preview: Magnetic Press' Meka
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In a future where wars are fought with giant robots, two pilots come face-to-face with the consequences of their fighting in Meka from Magnetic Press. See a five page preview here.
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Rep. John Lewis' March Continues
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The honors for Rep. John Lewis' graphic memoir March - published by Top Shelf Productions - continue to build, with March: Book One being chosen for the 2014 Durham Reads, and Rep. Lewis revealing the cover to March: Book Two on CNN.
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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 IDW Publishing's Skylanders: The Kaos Trap, Image Comics' Lazarus Vol. 2, Top Shelf Productions' Maddy Kettle: The Adventure of the Thimblewitch, and Udon Entertainment's
Les Miserables.
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Katie's Korner: Graphic Novel Reviews for Schools and Libraries
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Dr. Katie Monnin reviews TOON Books' Benny and Penny in Lost and Found!, and Random House's Comics Squad: Recess!, 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 June 2014, broken down by age rating.
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Upcoming Releases: October |
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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 October 2014, broken down by age rating.
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Top 50 Graphic Novels for July 2014
For educators or librarians interested to know which graphic novels are bestsellers at your local comic shop, Image Comics' Walking Dead Vol. 21: All Out War Part 2 is the best-selling graphic novel in Diamond's Top 50 Graphic Novels & Trade Paperbacks for July.
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Top 25 Manga for July 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 July, led by Viz Media's Naruto Vol. 66.
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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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Otakon
The annual "convention of the otaku generation," one of the biggest anime/manga conventions of North America, meets in Baltimore, MD August 8-10. Along with the celebration of Japanese pop culture, panels will include topics such as "Philosophy in Video Games," "World War II in Anime," and "Introduction to Anime and Manga Studies." For more information, visit the Otakon web
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Fan Expo Canada
The third largest comics, sci-fi, horror, anime, and gaming event in North America (and largest in Canada), Fan Expo Canada takes place August 28-31 in Toronto, ON. Guests include Stan Lee, Adam West, Matt Smith, Patrick Stewart, and Michael Rooker. For more information, visit the Fan Expo Canada web site.
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