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Careful What You Wish For: Michael Stock Unlocks the Secrets of Penny Dora and the Wishing Box
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A young girl finds a wish-granting box - and trouble soon follows in Penny Dora and the Wishing Box Vol. 1, the new all ages series from Image Comics. We talk with writer Michael Stock about this series, which he created with his daughter, and offer a preview of the book.
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Rekindling The Dream: Eric Shanower Discusses Little Nemo: Return To Slumberland
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Writer Eric Shanower (Adventures in Oz) and artist Gabriel Rodriguez (Locke & Key) revive Windsor McCay's classic children's fantasy strip in Little Nemo: Return to Slumberland from IDW Publishing. Here, Shanower discusses updating the comic while keeping the spirit of the original.
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BookShelf Interview: Meet the Junior Braves of the Apocalypse
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Greg Smith and Michael Tanner sit down with Diamond BookShelf at the 2015 ALA Annual Conference to discuss their new graphic novel Junior Braves of the Apocalypse from Oni Press. Listen to the interview and see a preview of the graphic novel here.
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Class Starts For DC Comics' Gotham Academy
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With the recent release of DC Comics' Gotham Academy Vol. 1, we present an interview with creative team of Becky Cloonan and Brenden Fletcher and Batman Group Editor Mark Doyle from our sister site Previewsworld.
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A Maze of Secrets In The Scorch Trials
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A science fiction action thriller this year which depicts a dystopian world offering more questions than answers, Maze Runner: The Sorch Trials now has a tie-in book from BOOM! Studios. Writers Colin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing discuss the new graphic novel.
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Viz Editor Beth Kawasaki On Video Games In Comics
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Head of VIZ Media's Perfect Square imprint and the editor for recently re-released The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past comic, Beth Kawasaki, talks about her experiences working on video game comics and more!
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Secrets Won't Stay Buried For Long For Patricia Briggs's Mercy Thompson
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Mercy Thompson may have dug herself into a hole that she can't get out of - alive or dead. See preview pages and more for Mercy Thompson: Hopcross Jilly, an all-new graphic novel from Patricia Briggs, published by Dynamite Entertainment.
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Libraries & Makerspaces: Cosplayers Welcome!
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Justin Switzer, Young Adult Librarian at Baltimore's Enoch Pratt Free Library, shows how libraries can bring together maker and comics communities with cosplay-inspired programming.
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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 Uncle Scrooge: Pure Viewing Satisfaction, Image Comics's Supreme: Blue Rose, Dynamite Entertainment's Vampirella: Feary Tales, and Z2 Comics's
Ashes.
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Katie's Korner: Graphic Novel Reviews for Schools and Libraries
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Dr. Katie Monnin reviews Action Lab's Nutmeg Vol. 1 and Zest Books's Little Fish, 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 2015, broken down by age rating.
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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 September 2015, broken down by age rating.
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Top 50 Graphic Novels for June 2015
For educators or librarians interested to know which graphic novels are bestsellers at your local comic shop, Image Comics' Wytches Vol. 1 is the best-selling graphic novel in Diamond's Top 50 Graphic Novels & Trade Paperbacks for June.
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Top 25 Manga for June 2015
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 June, led by Viz Media's Naruto Vol. 70.
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POP List
The comic book and graphic novel industry is making an impact on Hollywood and mainstream culture, and Diamond's POP List is here to keep you abreast of the latest happenings in the world of comic-related film, television, video games, and more. Keep up to date with frequently updated News and Notes, Release Dates, and Latest Trailers.
To see the latest, visit the POP List 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 July 24-26. Along with the celebration of Japanese pop culture, panels will include topics such as "Fast Times at Anime High: School in Anime," "Fund your Study Abroad With the Benjamin A Gilman International Scholarship." For more information, visit the Otakon web site.
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National Conference of African American Librarians
The 9th National Conference of African American Librarians takes place August 4-8 in St. Louis, MO. Among the programs is the Author Luncheon with authors Max Brooks (Harlem Hellfighters) and artist Joel Christan Grill (Strange Fruit) as they discuss "Reimagining History through Graphic Novels." For more
information, visit the BCALA web site.
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About Diamond Bookshelf
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Contributors: Vince Brusio, Allyn Gibson, Mike Szymanski, Todd Kaylor, Caitlin Plovnick, Lance Woods
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