“The Golden Age of Science Fiction is 12.” —Peter Graham The Young Adult Library Services Association, a division of the American Library Association, has announced the titles of their Great Graphic Novel for Teens list for 2019! Dating back to 2007, YALSA has listed the Top Ten titles, as well as a (very) long list of […]
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 1/17/18: You won’t believe how Popeye looks today!
Popeye’s new look and more drama over Drama.
Image Livestreaming Creator Conversations for Banned Book Week
In conjunction with The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund and The Graphic Novels and Comics Round Table of the American Library Association
Marvel publisher Buckley: The hobby market is “pretty fabulous”
Today of all days, I shouldn’t be throwing the phrase “Kreminlology” around, but this weekend Marvel observers got a rare quote from the top man, Dan Buckley, who spoke to the LA Times about the state of their publishing. The piece, by Geoff Boucher (making a long-awaited return to writing!), looks at how and why […]
Tilting at Windmills #269: Wal-Mart, Content and ALA
Brian Hibbs goes to New Orleans for ALA and muses about DC’s march on Wal-Mart
BREAKING NEWS: ALA approves Graphic Novel Roundtable
Trust me, this is HUGE NEWS.
More on The Future of Comics: the rise of Valerian and comics at ALA
I got quite a response to my rant on the ascent of graphic novels and and decline of the periodical that ran last week. While I felt constrained not to leak to much of the BookScan reports, one commenter felt no such compunction and posted LAST week’s top 20 (And the complete top 20 for […]
To Do: Federico Bertolucci and his adorable Little Tails series go to the ALA
We’ve been raving about the work of artist Federico Bertolucci, for a while here. As the artist on the LOVE series, published by Magnetic, he captured the natural world with drama, terror and beauty. And on his Little Tails series, also published by Magnetic, is as charming and sweet as LOVE is powerful. Both series […]
Along with all its other woes, Marvel also has a library problem
So what’s up at Marvel anyway! Asher Elbein at The Atlantic, of all places, has an excellent round-up of their recent travails until the title The Real Reasons for Marvel Comics’ Woes which blames “the company’s decades-old business practices” for the sales slump. The piece links to all the relevant think pieces and drags, including […]
‘This One Summer’ is the most challenged book of 2016, followed closely by ‘Drama’
The ALA has released its annual list of the most challneged books of the previous year, and as is common in recent years, several graphic novels are on this list. This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki and Jill Tamaki leads the list followed by Raina Telgemeier’s Drama. Neither appearance on the list will be much of a surprise to library challenge watchers.