In fall 1988, four girls discover a mystery beyond the years when a light in the sky is followed by strange, potentially alien figures in Paper Girls Vol. 1 from Saga writer Brian K. Vaughan and Wonder Woman artist Cliff Chiang. Both creators discuss their new series here.
Selecting and cataloging Marvel and DC Comics series can be challenging with the numerous relaunches of each publisher's lines. Librarian David Serchay examines the situation and what to do about it.
The stars of the massively popular video game and upcoming film are flung into kid-friendly comic adventures in IDW Publishing's line of
Angry Birds graphic novels.
Dr. Katie Monnin reviews Oni Press's Alabaster Shadows and First Second's Human Body Theater, with suggestions for how they could be used in a classroom or workshop setting.
BookShelf offers a list of the newest titles now available for viewing on Net Galley, including IDW Publishing's Star Trek: Manifest Destiny, Image Comics's Paper Girls Vol. 1, and Magnetic Press's Klaw.
For educators or librarians interested to know which graphic novels are bestsellers at your local comic shop, Image Comics's The Walking Dead Vol. 25 is the best-selling graphic novel in Diamond's Top 50 Graphic Novels & Trade Paperbacks for March.
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 March, led by Viz Media's One-Punch Man Vol. 5.
Each month, BookShelf presents a list of newly released graphic novels. Here are descriptions of titles that shipped in March 2016, broken down by age rating.
Each month, BookShelf presents a list of upcoming graphic novels from the current issue of PREVIEWS, the Comic Shop's Catalog. Here are upcoming titles due for release starting in June 2016, broken down by age rating.
The Diamond Graphic Novel Common Core List
The Diamond Graphic Novel Common Core List offers over 100 graphic novels that will fit into a Common Core curriculum, along with resources including Library Classifications, Subject Headings, and Core Standards which apply to each book.
Diamond BookShelf Core Lists
Bookshelf presents a list of essential titles broken down by age group. These lists are compiled taking into account literary quality, entertainment value and age group suitability.
Lesson Plans
Here at BookShelf, we plan to help out teachers by providing lesson plans for selected titles, crafted by qualified educators. To get started, we have provided lesson plans for Elementary, Middle and High School using several popular graphic novels.
The Graphic Novel Resource
for Educators & Librarians
