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Tag Archives: comics
And the Winner Is
What a thrill! Jerry Craft’s graphic novel New Kid (2019) recently won the prestigious 2019 Newbery Medal for the year’s “most distinguished contribution to children’s literature.” With this award, the American Library Association placed graphic literature fully in the mainstream … Continue reading
Posted in Books, comics, graphic novels
Tagged 2019 Eisner Awards, 2020 Eisner Awards, ALA Awards, battles, boy robot, Brazen: Rebel Ladies Who Rocked the World, Catholic School, Chinese immigrants, Class Act, Comic-Con, comics, crossdresser, Descender, Dustin Nguyen, early readers, Eisner Awards, Faith Erin Hicks, friendship, genderqueer, Ghosts, graphic novel, Hicotea, Hicotea: A Nightlights Story, James Kolchaka, James Kolchalka, Jeff Lemire, Jen Wang, Jerry Craft, Johnny Boo and the Ice Cream Computer, Jordie Bellaire, K-pop music, Lark Pien, Latin American, Lorena Alvarez, New Kid, Newberry Awards, Newbery Awards, Nightlights, parent-child reconciliation, Penelope Bagieu, SF, Stargazing, surreal images, teens, The Divided Earth, The Nameless City, The Prince and the Dressmaker, The Stone Heart, TOON Books, tweens, wetlands, Will Eisner, Will Eisner Week
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O Canada! Super People and Super Heroes
Last month in Montreal, I had the pleasure of dining with three talented illustrator/authors, all members of the SCWBI’s (Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators’) Eastern Canada Chapter: Julie Prescesky, Julien Chung, and Emilie Pepin. Chatting with these super people, … Continue reading
Posted in comics, graphic novels
Tagged Adrian Dingle, ALA Alex Award, Alpha Flight, Amelie Pepin, and Graphic Novels, Animal Man, Animal Man compilations, Canada, Canadian superheroes, comics, Dan Green, Descender, Drawn & Quarterly Press, Drawn & Quarterly: Twenty-Five Years of Contemporary Cartooning, Dustin Nguyen, Equinox, Erica Henderson, Essex County, Essex County trilogy, First Nations superhero, Green Arrow, Hope Nicholson, Inuit superhero, Jeff Lemire, Jon Morris, Julie Prescesky, Julien Chung, Justice League United, Mike McKone, Miyahbin Marten, Montreal, Moose Cree, Nelvana of the Northern Lights, Quebecois author/illustrators, Rachel Richey, Ryan North, SCBWI Canada East, superheroes, Sweet Tooth, The League of Regrettable Superheroes, The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Travel Foreman, Trillium, Underwater Welder, Volume 1: Justice League Canada, Volume One: Squirrel Power, Wolverine
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Story Times: Kamishibai, Manga, and More
When my son (now 27) was a tot, library story time was an important part of our week. We both looked forward to that circle of eager kids, listening and watching as the librarian dramatically pointed out scenes in the … Continue reading
Posted in graphic novels, manga
Tagged Allen Say, Betty Boop, California State University Sacramento, Chinese, Chu Hing, comics, Die for Japan Wartime Propaganda Kamishibai, Eric P. Nash, First Second, Gene Luen Yang, Golden Bat, graphic novels, Green Turtle, Jeffrey Dym, Kamishibai, Kamishibai Man, kamishibai story cards, Kazuo Koike, Kitaro, library, Lone Wolf and Cub, manga, Manga Kamishibai the Art of Japanese Paper Theater, narrative, paper theater, serialization, serialized, Shigeru Mizuki, Sonny Liew, storytime, superhero, Tara McGowan, Tarzan, technology, The Shadow Hero, toons, World War II
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Novel Approaches
What novel approach to writing may you find on your next library or bookstore visit? Here is one you already may have encountered … Part graphic novel, part prose: this mixed-genre form of writing has gained popularity since the debut of … Continue reading
Posted in graphic novels
Tagged Andrew Smith, Brian Selznick, Candlewick Press, Cecil Castellucci, comics, Craig Phillips, Donald Tickman, Flora & Ulysses the illuminated adventures, graphics, Holly Trask, hybrid graphic novels, illustrated, illustrations, K.G. Campbell, Kate DiCamillo, Nate Powell, pictures, Sam Bosma, Savitri Mathur, Swati Avasthi, The Invention of Hugo Cabret, The Year of the Beasts, toons, William Spiver, Wonderstruck, words
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Challenged and Challenging
How do you face a challenge? Are you quietly scared and nervous? Do you bluster and bull your way through? Do you take a deep breath, find out what is involved, and then act? Or do you avoid doing anything? … Continue reading
Posted in graphic novels
Tagged banned books, bias, book burning, book challenge, challenged books, Color of Earth, Color of Heaven, Color of Water, comics, Eleanor & Park, gender bias, graphic novels, Hitler, Iran, Kim Dong Hwa, Korea, Marjane Satrapi, Nazi Germany, Parents Action League, Persepolis I, Perspolis 2, Rainbow Rowell
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War-Torn Pages Ripped from History
World War II is making headlines again. A 94-year-old man, living just a few miles from me here in Minnesota, has been revealed as a probable war criminal. Michael Karkoc was an officer in two Nazi-led Ukrainian military units. He … Continue reading
Posted in graphic novels, war
Tagged 1900s, author's note, Bao, betrayal, Boxer Rebellion, Boxers, Boxers & Saints, canonized, Carla Jablonski, Catholic, China, Christianity, Christians, comics, comix, conversion, Defiance, faith, family, fighters, First Second, France, freedom, French occupation, French Resistance, Gene Luen Yang, Germans, Germany, graphic novels, Hilary Sycamore, introduction, Jewish, Jews, Joan of Arc, Leland Purvis, loyalty, martyr, Michael Karkoc, missionaries, Muslim Uighars, Natalie M. Rosinsky, Nazi, occupation, Red Lantern brigade, religion, religious, resistance, Saints, soldiers, Tessier, toons, Ukraine, Vibiana, Victory, war, warriors, World War II
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