Graphic Novels & Bridging the Gap for English Language Learners
From reluctant readers to expanding critical thinking among advanced readers, graphic novels are a valuable tool in education. See how graphic novels can expand the education of English Language Learners (ELL) along with a list of best titles for the classroom.
TOSHO-CON: How a Local Library Reaches Out Through Comics & Manga
Library Coordinator for the East Orange Public Library (EOPL), New Jersey, Matthew Powell, discusses how EOPL began hosting their own comic convention and the effects the event has had on their community.
Katie's Korner: Graphic Novel Reviews for Schools and Libraries
Dr. Katie Monnin reviews
Knife's Edge from Farrar, Straus, and Giroux and Resist: Grab Back! from Raw Books and Graphics, providing lesson plan suggestions for how they could be used in a classroom or workshop setting.
Presented in Library Journal, Collections Support Specialist of Georgia State University, Douglas Rednour, provides a genre spotlight on graphic novels, outlining the best titles of varying topics with the most exciting new offerings that don't conform to expectations.
Tabletop Games Get a Sci-fi World in New Paizo Game
Paizo introduces a brand new tabletop roleplaying experience with theStarfinder Roleplaying Game(9781601259561, $59.99) putting players in the role of a bold sci-fi explorer, investigating the
universe as part of a starship crew.
Eisner Award Winners Announced at San Diego Comic Con
Presented at San Diego Comic Con, the 2017 WIll Eisner Award winners have been announced including Saga by Brian
K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples from Image Comics for Best Continuining Series. See the full list of winners here!
Pop Culture Classroom Presents Excellence in Graphic Literature Awards
Pop Culture Classroom, the educational non-profit organization, announced its launch of a new graphic novel awards program for the publishing industry - the Excellence in Graphic
Literature Awards.
NPR has collected and narrowed down a final list of the top 100 comics and graphic novels for all ages and tastes from early readers to adults-only. See the list here, including titles such as Monstress from Image Comics and Bad Machinery from Oni Press.
Skateboards, Fighting Ninjas, and Middle School Dances
Jesse 'Street Angel' Sanchez is the deadliest girl alive - a teenage homeless orphan skateboarder, fighting ninjas and trying to pass 7th grade! Check out our interview with Street Angel creator Jim Rugg about Street Angel: After School Kung Fu Special (9781534302877, $19.99) and
The Street Angel Gang (9781534303669, $19.99) from Image Comics!
With Great Power Comes A Bit of Insanity in Superzero
Have you ever fantasized about being a super hero? Well Dru Dragowski does; that's all this nineteen-year-old, comic book obsessed, high school senior thinks about. She needs to escape the normalcy of suburban life by becoming a real-life superhero. Superzero Volume 1 (9781935002963, $17.99) from Aftershock Comics releases this month.
Torr and Tarra Return with Collected Edition of Swordquest Mini-Comics
For the first time ever, the classic "Swordquest" mini-comics -- created by comic book industry legends Roy Thomas, Gerry Conway, George Perez, Dick Giordano, and
originally packaged with the Atari cartridges of their namesake -- are gloriously remastered and collected in a trade paperback for long-waiting fans to enjoy! Atari Classics: Swordquest (9781524104030, $15.99) from Dynamite will be available September 2017.
Lion Forge Brings A Fresh Look to Beloved Fairy Tale
Once upon a time in the middle of a thick and mysterious forest stood a strange tree house, the home of a little wolf know to everyone as "Little Red Wolf." A young wolf, on a journey to bring his grandmother a rabbit, is charmed by the nice little girl who offers to help him. Lose yourself in in the dark forests of Amélie Fléchais’ spectacular artwork.The Little Red Wolf (9781941302453, $19.99) from Lion Forge will be available October 2017.
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 July. Monstress Volume 2 from Image Comics was July'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 July. Berserk Volume 38 from Dark Horse Comics was July'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 October 2017 and beyond.
