Tag Archives: comics

Going Nuclear

Posted on March 1, 2017 by rosinskynatalie

Going nuclear? A recent, award-winning picture book; another acclaimed, older picture book; and some classic and in-progress graphic novels remind us just how terrible this military choice has been. These works center upon the World War II atomic devastation of … Continue reading →

Posted in biographies, graphic novels, manga, memoir, picture books, Uncategorized | Tagged A Cartoon History of Hiroshima, atom bomb, atomic power plant, Barefoot Gen, Caren Stelson, comics, Depression, Fukushima nuclear power plant, Hiroshima, Ichi-F: A Worker's Graphic Memoir of the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant, Japan, Japanese Prime Minister Abe, Junko Morimoto, Kazuto Tatsuta, Keiji Nakasawa, My Hiroshima, non-violence, nuclear arsenal, nuclear disarmament, nuclear melt down, nuclear power plant, nuclear war, peace, Peace Garden, President Trump, Raina Telgemeier, Sachiko Yasui, Sachiko: A Nagasaki Bomb Survivor's Story, Silbert Honor Award, United States, World War II | Leave a comment

O Canada! Super People and Super Heroes

Posted on August 2, 2015 by rosinskynatalie

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 | Leave a comment

Story Times: Kamishibai, Manga, and More

Posted on March 4, 2014 by natalierosinsky

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 | Leave a comment

Novel Approaches

Posted on February 4, 2014 by natalierosinsky

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 | Leave a comment

Challenged and Challenging

Posted on November 5, 2013 by natalierosinsky

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 | Leave a comment

War-Torn Pages Ripped from History

Posted on August 20, 2013 by natalierosinsky

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 | Leave a comment

Sharp Objects and Sharper Kids: Redefining Heroism

Posted on April 9, 2013 by natalierosinsky

What does it take to be a hero? In comics, physical daring and superpowers are typically needed. Spiderman broke new ground in the 1960s when teen Peter Parker realized that “with great power there must also come great responsibility.” Parker had … Continue reading →

Posted in graphic novels | Tagged Aliera Carstairs, Avery, Barry Deutsch, Caroline, cartoons, Chasidic, comics, Curses! Foiled Again, Defender of Faerie, Eisner, Foiled, graphic novel, Hans Christian Andersen, Harry Potter, Harvey, Hereville: How Mirka Got Her Sword, Hereville: How Mirka Met a Meteorite, hero, heroic, heroine, heroism, Jane Yolen, Jewish, Judaism, Mike Cavallaro, Mirka, Nebula, New York City, Orthodox, Peter Parker, Shrek, Spiderman, superheroes, Sydney Taylor Award, The Wizard of Oz, trolls, YALSA Great Graphic Novel | Leave a comment