Diamond BookShelf e-Newsletter for February 2016

Published: Fri, 02/05/16

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In honor of Black History Month, we celebrate the contributions of black Americans in pop culture with a selection of graphic novels that prominently feature African American characters, creators, and culture.

YALSA Announces 2016 Great Graphic Novels for Teens List

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. See the full list, plus descriptions of the Top Ten books here. And see the books that made the YALSA 2016 Awards and Reading Lists here.

BookShelf Core Lists Updated

To coincide with the release of the new BookShelf magazine, we've updated our Core Lists for the Winter season, to help librarians and educators stay current in their collection development.
Along with the top 25 new and relevant titles for Winter, we've also updated the top 25 perennial lists as well..

Douglas Adams's Dirk Gently Is On The Case For IDW

Douglas Adams's bestselling gumshoe stars in a new graphic novel with Dirk Gently: The Interconnectedness of All Kings. Check inside for an interview with writer Chris Ryall and a look at a few preview pages.

American History and Monsters: Chris Dingess Takes On Manifest Destiny

Writer Chris Dingess reveals the adventures of Lewis and Clark that didn't make it into the history books in Manifest Destiny from Image Comics. With the upcoming release of the third volume, we speak to Dingess about the inspiration and secrets of this series.

Mark Waid Ushers in a New Era in Riverdale with Archie

Big changes are in store for Archie, Betty, Veronica, and the rest of the Riverdale gang in Archie Vol. 1, the start of an all-new young adult take on the classic comic series from Archie Comics. Here, writer Mark Waid discusses updating the series, which he created with Saga artist Fiona Staples.

Even Bad Luck Has Some Upsides For Oni's Lucky Penny

We speak to creators Ananth Hirsh and Yuko Ota about their new graphic novel Lucky Penny from Oni Press, about a young woman whose notoriously bad luck might just lead to romance... and danger.

Dynamite Finds Fun in Frowns With Grumpy Cat

Dynamite Entertainment presents the comic book misadventures of Internet sensation Grumpy Cat, featuring "The World's Grumpiest Cat" and her brother Pokey in the collection Grumpy Cat Vol. 1. See a preview here.

5 Quick and Easy Comic Creating Websites (That Are Also FREE)

Librarian Justin Switzer rates websites that allow users to make their own comic strips.

Know Your (Anti)Heroes: Lucifer

The fallen angel-turned-antihero bedevils televison audiences in Fox's Lucifer, but we examine the DC Comics/Vertigo graphic novels that introduced the former ruler of Hell and current LA nightclub owner got his start.

Introducing the Merc With a Mouth, Deadpool

The wise-cracking mutant mercenary from Marvel Comics hits theaters February 12th in Deadpool, and we present a list of graphic novels to catch readers up on this smart-alec superhero.

Bestsellers & New/Upcoming Releases

Top 50 GNs for January 2016

For educators or librarians interested to know which graphic novels are bestsellers at your local comic shop, Marvel Comics's Star Wars: Darth Vader Vol. 2 is the best-selling graphic novel in Diamond's Top 50 Graphic Novels & Trade Paperbacks for January.

Top 25 Manga for January 2016

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 One-Punch Man Vol. 1.

New Releases: Available Now

Each month, BookShelf presents a list of newly released graphic novels. Here are descriptions of titles that shipped in January 2016, broken down by age rating.

Upcoming Releases: March

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 April 2016, broken down by age rating.

Useful Links

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.

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