Diamond Bookshelf e-Newsletter March 2017

Published: Wed, 03/15/17

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ALA Presents 'How to Host Your Own Comic-Con' Workshop

The American Library Association presents an online workshop detailing "How to Host Your Own Comic-Con" by Katie LaMantia and Emily Vinci. The workshop will take place on Thursday, March 23rd at 2:30pm EST.

Comics and English as a Second Language

Living in a strange country, surrounded by sounds of incomprehensible language is nerve-wracking for anyone. Educator, Natsuko K. Chow, discusses how comic books can be utilized as a bridge for vocabulary development and more for ESL students.

Libraries & Comic Shops Partner To Offer Book Clubs

In North Carolina, the Imperial Emporium comic shop and the Cleveland County Memoiral LIbrary have partnered to launch two graphic novel book clubs - one focuesed on American-style graphic novels and the other on Japanese-style manga.

Katie's Korner: Graphic Novel Reviews for Schools and Libraries

Dr. Katie Monnin reviews March, Book Three from Top Shelf Productions and Plutona from Image Comics, providing lesson plan suggestions for how they could be used in a classroom or workshop setting.

Persepolis Author Set to Direct Marie Curie Movie

Marjane Satrapi, best known for her best-selling autobiographical graphic novel Persepolis and its respective film adaptation, is set to direct a new movie about Marie Curie based the graphic novel Radioactive: Marie & Pierre Curie: A Tale of Love and Fallout.

LA Times Book Prize Names March Book 3 As Nominee

The LA Times Book Prize awards have been announced, including five nominations in the graphic novel category as well as March Book Three being nominated for the Young Adult Fiction award.

Bram Stoker Award for Horror Comics Nominees Released

The Horror Writers Association are pleased to announced the 2016 Bram Stoker Awards Final Ballot. The award ceremony will take place during the second annual StokerCon on April 29, 2017.

Creators for Creators Grant Winner Announced, M. Dean For 'I Am Young'

Created in order to support talented and undiscovered creators during "the creation of a new and original work of a length between sixty-four and one hundred pages over the course of a single year," Image Comics and Iron Circus Comics have announced the first recipient of the Creators for Creators grant - illustrator and cartoonist M. Dean.

Magnetic Press Plans Expanded Reprint of Black Comix

After the overwhelming success of comic creators John Jennings and Damian Duffy's graphic novel adaptation of Octavia Butler's Kindred, they have announced another project with Magnetic Press: an expanded reprint version Black Comix, a graphic novel featuring over 100 African-American comic creators.

Action Lab Gives 'Princeless' A Spanish Edition

Read the Eisner Award-nominated series from the very beginning...for the first time IN SPANISH! Adrienne Ashe never wanted to be a princess. She hates fancy dinners and has never wanted to wait on someone else to save her. On the night of her 16th birthday her parents, locked her away in a tower guarded by a dragon to be rescued by a prince. Now Adrienne's decided to take matters into her own hands!

American Mythology Brings Back America's Favorite Funnymen

70 years after the last film featuring Moe, Larry, and Curly, American Mythology proudly presents hilarious new original shorts with all the eye poking, face slapping, and nose pinching goodness of yesteryear. The Stooges influenced generations of comic book creators and now lifelong fans have a chance to contribute to their legacy with these new slapstick adventures.

The War Continues This April With Saga Volume 7

From the worldwide bestselling team of FIONA STAPLES and BRIAN K. VAUGHAN, “The War for Phang” is an epic, self-contained SAGA event! Finally reunited with her ever-expanding family, Hazel travels to a war-torn comet that Wreath and Landfall have been battling over for ages. New friendships are forged and others are lost forever in this action-packed volume about families, combat and the refugee experience.

Visit the Savannah With Magnetic Press' Adorable Nature Guides

Chipper and Squizzo are a precocious puppy and squirrel who love to explore new and exciting environments, flying their cardboard box airplane to wondrous worlds full of fascinating animals and creatures. In each volume of this fun, educational series, they tour a different location, encountering the real-world animals found there in beautiful illustration and fun cartoon strip antics.

BEST SELLERS & NEW RELEASES

Top 25 Graphic Novels for February 2016

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. Image's Seven to Eternity Volume 1 was February's best-selling graphic novel.

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Top 25 Manga for February 2016

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 11 was February's best-selling manga title.

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New Releases: Available Now

Each month, BookShelf presents a list of newly released graphic novels. Here are descriptions of titles that shipped in February 2016.

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Upcoming Graphic Novels for May

A list of upcoming graphic novels from Diamond PREVIEWS catalog that can be preordered from your local comic book shop. These titles ship in May 2017 and beyond.

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