BookShelf Presents New Interview Series: Comics in Education
Graphic Novels had a breakthrough year in literary acclaim for 2016 with John Lewis' graphic novel memoir, March, winning the prestigious National Book Award. But even
before this celebrated win, professors have been including graphic novels in their curriculum from elementary to higher education courses. In our new interview series, BookShelf talks with educators about their use of graphic novels in their classroom and the benefits they have had in their curriculum.
Powerful Teaching: An Interview with Maureen Bakis
High school English teacher Maureen Bakis discusses her new book The Graphic Novel Classroom, her experiences teaching with comics, and offers advice for other educators.
Acquiring Donations for Your Graphic Novel Collection
Caitlin McGurk, head librarian of the Center for Cartoon Studies' Schulz Library, offers tips for libraries seeking to increase their collections through donations, using methods that have proven effective for her library.
Image Comics launches new bi-monthly newsletter catered towards librarians with a mission to support libraries by offering new and exciting ways to utilize Image graphic novels in their institutes. The next issue is scheduled for January 15, 2017.
Katie's Korner: Graphic Novel Reviews for Schools and Libraries
Dr. Katie Monnin reviews One Week in the Library from Image Comics and Light from Magnetic Press, providing lesson plan suggestions for how they could be used in a classroom or workshop setting.
Gene Yang TEDTalk Explains Why Comics Belong in the Classroom
In this humorous talk, former teacher, graphic novelist, and current National Ambassador for Young People's Literature Gene Yang shares some unexpected insights into comics in the classroom and urges educators to utilize the medium.
CBLDF, Gemstone to Publish Educational Support Comics for FCBD
The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (CBLDF) and Gemstone Publishing vividly illustrate what comics have to offer readers in two distinctive ways on Free Comic Book Day 2017 with a pair
of educational titles: Help the CBLDF Defend Comics — FCBD 2017 Edition and FCBD 2017: The Overstreet Guide to Collecting.
The Science Behind Teaching Female Scientists' Biographies
G.T. Labs specializes in publshing graphic novels about scientists and other STEM careers. Dignifying Science is the second volume in the telling of true stories about scientists and includes Marie Curie, Emmy Noether, and more!
Scott Pilgrim Creator Offers Compelling Take on Coming-of-Age Stories with Snotgirl
Scott Pilgrim creator, Bryan Lee O'Malley, returns with his series collection Snotgirl Volume 1.
Readers follow the life of blogger Lottie Person, exploring the struggles of a young girl learning what it means to be an adult in the age of Twitter.
An Unlikely Team of BLUE Rises in Aspen's Latest Fathom Series
The first all new Fathom series to debut since Michael Turner introduced the incredible underwater adventure 18 years ago. Fathom Blue Volume 1 collects the entire first Fathom Blue series along with a complete cover gallery.
Join Diamond & Image at ALA's Mid-Winter Conference!
This year, join Diamond and Image Comics at Booth #2149 as well as Lion Forge at the Georgia World Congress Center, in Atlanta, Georgia on January 20-24, 2017. Don't miss out on Congressman John Lewis signing books at the Diamond booth on January 22,
2017!
Diamond Visits the Ontario Library Association SuperConference
Come see our product line at the Ontario Library Association Superconference from February 1-4, 2017 represented at the Canadian Manda booth. This year's conference will be held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.
To help educators and librarians to be informed about the buying habits of students and patrons, we present the Top 25 Graphic Novels titles for December. IDW's Love is Love was December's best-selling graphic novel.
To help educators and librarians to be informed about the buying habits of students and patrons, we present the Top 25 Manga titles for December. VIZ Media's Tokyo Ghoul Vol 10 was December's best-selling manga title.
A list of upcoming graphic novels from Diamond PREVIEWS catalog that can be preordered from your local comic book shop. These titles ship in March 2017 and beyond.
