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Category Archives: biographies
School Days vs. Labor Days
Is that alarm clock set to go off for school or work? And how do the young people in your life feel, come September, when they answer that question? Here in the U.S., Labor Day weekend marks the unofficial end … Continue reading →
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Tagged Ana Malaspina, Bangladesh, child labor, Christina Lamb, Diane Hoyt-Goldsmith, Doug Chayka, elementary school readers, I am Mala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World, Iqbal Masih, Iqbal: A Brave Boy from Pakistan, Islam, Islamic zealots, Jeanette Winter, Kids at Work: Lewis Hine and the Crusade Against Child Labor, Kids on Strike, Labor Day, labor laws, Lawrence Migdale, Malala Yousafzazi, Malala: A Brave Girl from Pakistan, Migrant Worker: A Boy from the Rio Grande Valley, Muslim children, Nasreen's Secret School: A True Story from Afghanistan, new school year, Patricia McCormick, photographs, Russell Freedman, Susan Campbell Bartoletti, Taliban, work, Yasmin's Hammer, young readers
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Satisfying Sequels . . . and More
When it comes to graphic literature, do you like to “snack” on smaller, individual comics, or would you rather sit down to the “full meal” of a compilation? When publishing sequels, today’s comic book industry caters to both tastes. Some … Continue reading →
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Tagged Adrian Alphona, Andrew Aydin, Barack Obama, civil rights, comic book compilations, comic books, Congressman John Lewis, David Tipton, desegregation, Eisner Awards, Free Comic Book Day, Freedom Riders, G. Willow Wilson, Harlan Ellison, Here, Hugo Awards, Islam, J.K. Woodward, Jacob Watt, James McKelvie, Kamala Khan, Kris Anka, Marvel Comics, Matthew W. Wilson, Montgomery Alabama, Ms. Marvel, Ms. Marvel: Generation Why, Ms. Marvell: No Normal, Muslim-American superhero, Nate Powell, Rachel Maddow, Richard McGuire, Scott Tipton, Selma Alabama, Shield, Star Trek, Star Trek: City on the Edge of Forever: The Originial Teleplay, The Avengers, The Avengers: Age of Ultron, Volume 3: Crushed, Wolverine
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No Joking Matter: Comic Book Creators and Manga Makers
It’s April Fool’s Day, but—funny papers aside—comic books have often been no joking matter. Today, I am going to introduce biographies and autobiographies revealing the serious matters that motivated some comic book creators and manga makers. Some of their works … Continue reading →
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Tagged A Drifting Life, Abandon the Old in Tokyo, Adolph Hitler, Anne Timmons, Barefoot Gen, Batman, Bill Finger, Bill the Boy Wonder the Secret Co-Creator of Batman, Black Blizzard, Bob Kane, Boys of Steel The Creators of Superman, Brad Ricca, Clark Kent, comic book pioneers, comic books, Depression, gekiga, Good-Bye, graphic novels, Hiroshi, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Peace Museum, Jane Martin, Japan, Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster, Keiji Nakazawa, Kindertransport, Lily Renee, Lily Renee Escape Artist From Holocaust Survivor to Comic Book Pioneer, Lily Renee WIlhelm, manga, Marc Tyler Nobleman, Mo Oh, Nazi Germany, Pretty in Ink North American Women Cartoonists, Ross McDonald, Senorita Rio, Super Boys The Amazing Adventures of Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, superheroes, Superman, The Bat-Man, The Lost World, toons, Trina Robbins, Ty Templeton, Werewolf Hunter, White Light/Black Rain, World War II, Yoshiro Tatsumi
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