I was pleasantly surprised by a box at my door this afternoon, and what was inside? MY BOOK! This is just a guidebook for librarians but it is the culmination of months of research, typing,[…]
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Category: Comics
All Things Comics
I don't want to talk about the Coronavirus, but this is cool
I’m so tired of hearing/reading about the Coronavirus. No, this doesn’t mean I’m not taking it seriously, I’m just so tired of all the noise, with the actual, helpful information seemingly buried, and I resent[…]
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My Nashville/Chicago Library/Comics trip of 2020!
Last week my lovely library sent me to Nashville to attend the PLA Conference and Chicago to attend the Librarian and Educator Day at C2E2. Woof, what a time I had. Not only did I[…]
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Rejoice! A comic just won the Newbery for the first time
Fantastic news out of the ALA Midwinter Conference in Philadelphia (I deeply despise all who are there while I’m stuck here editing my book, but at least I get to stay in pajamas)! Jerry Craft’s[…]
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The Greatest Graphic Novels I've Never Read
Hi, everyone. Australia is burning, and we’re on the brink of World War III, so, whatever, let’s just list the most influential graphic novels I’ve never read. Yes, I’m ashamed. Hell, I even own some[…]
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I made a meme, please steal it.
Hi! I’m just hopping on to say that I made a little meme. This little meme right here. Should it go viral, please let me know, since this represents how I feel aptly right now.
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Comics readers are snubbing superheroes, and I’m sad (with no disrespect to Raina Telgemeier)
“Evolve or die!” This is true for comics as it is any other medium. According to a recent article by Forbes, data is showing that, for pretty much the first time since the 10-Cent Plague,[…]
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We’re finally getting a BONE animated series, because f*ck yeah
I want to send my heartfelt congratulations to Jeff Smith and his team at Cartoon Books, and also to YOU, dear member of the public, because Bone will doubtlessly be an amazing animated experience. In[…]
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The JOKER movie is pretentious, gross, and tone-deaf, but it’s still a well-made film.
Against my better judgement, since the trailers just made it look like a noxious movie-watching experience, I decided to see Joker yesterday. What I saw is a movie that is an insult to the mentally[…]
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Fans of Marvel and fans of oxygen have had a helluva week.
By now anyone without web in their eyes has read the truly shocking and equally tragic news that the deal between Marvel Studios and Sony to share the rights of Spider-Man is no more, and[…]
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