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Graphic Novels and Comics February 2018
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Hello there! My name is Patrick Holt, and I'm a librarian at Southwest Regional Library and a lifelong reader of comics and graphic novels. Check out the contents of this month's newsletter in the box to the left, and get access to past editions in the archive at the bottom of the page. I hope you find these recommendations worthwhile, and please email me at pdholt@dconc.gov if you have any thoughts or questions. Banner image from Love and Rockets by Jaime Hernandez
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BLACK vol. 1
by Kwanza Osajyefo et al
From the publisher: "In a world that already hates and fears them - what if only Black people had superpowers. After miraculously surviving being gunned down by police, a young man learns that he is part of the biggest lie in history. Now he must decide whether it's safer to keep it a secret or if the truth will set him free."
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Voices in the Dark
by Ulli Lust
From the publisher: "Germany, in the final years of the Third Reich. Hermann Karnau is a sound engineer obsessed with recording the human voice in all its variations—the rantings of leaders, the roar of crowds, the rasp of throats constricted in fear—and indifferent to everything else. Employed by the Nazis, his assignments take him to Party rallies, to the Eastern Front, and into the household of Joseph Goebbels. There he meets Helga, the eldest daughter: bright, good-natured, and just beginning to suspect the horror that surrounds her..."
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Black Panther: Avengers of the New World pt 1
by Ta-Nehisi Coates et al
From the publisher: "Where next for the Black Panther? Find out as a sensational new arc begins! Eons ago - before Black Panthers, before Wakanda, before time itself - there were only the Orishas! The pantheon of gods and goddesses from which the world as we know it was manifested: Asali. Ogutemeli. Bast. But now, when Wakanda burns, they are silent. When she was flooded, they were silent. While her people war amongst themselves, ever silent they remain. Where have all the gods of Wakanda gone? T'Challa means to find out..."
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I, Parrot
by Deb Olin Unferth and Elizabeth Haidle
From the publisher: "When Daphne loses custody of her son, she is willing to do whatever it takes to get him back―even if it means enlisting the help of the wayward love of her life, a trio of housepainters, a flock of passenger pigeons, a landlady from hell, a super-sized bag of mite-killing powder, and more parrots than she knows what to do with. [...] In this riveting, funny, and tragic graphic novel, Daphne must risk everything. Her quest is ultimately a tale about civilization’s decline, the heartbreak of extinction, and the redemption found in individual revolution."
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Why Comics? From Underground to Everywhere
by Hillary L Chute
From the publisher: "The massive impact that comics have had on our culture becomes more and more clear every day, from the critically acclaimed musical Fun Home, based on Alison Bechdel’s groundbreaking comic, to the dozens of superhero films hitting cinemas every year. What is it that makes comics so special? What can this unique art form do that others can’t? [...] Chute has created an indispensable guide to comics for those new to the genre, or those who want to understand more about what lies behind their favorite works."
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Silk: The Life and Times of Cindy Moon
by Robbie Thompson and Stacey Lee
Cindy Moon exploded out of her bunker and into the Marvel Universe when we first learned that she had been bitten by the same radioactive spider from the first arc of Amazing Spider-Man. She then went on to save Peter Parker's life (more than once!) and traverse the Spider-Verse alongside Spider-Woman. Now, as Silk, Cindy is on her own in New York City, searching for her past, defining her own future, and webbing up wrong-doers along the way!
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Beauty
by Hubert and Kerascoët
Matthew Burbridge at Graphic Novel Reporter says that Beauty "tells the tale of an ugly little girl cursed with the illusion of being beautiful to those who look upon her. The art style in Kerascoët's line work and layouts screams classical French cartooning, and compliments Hubert's story, which has all the facets of an old fairy tale epic. Hubert writes the life of a girl who is genuinely ugly --- rather than simply self-conscious while awkwardly growing into womanhood --- and forces us to see past any existential ambiguities and potentials for personal interpretation clouding the message." Recommended!
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Harrow County vol. 1: Countless Haints
by Cullen Bunn and Tyler Crook
From the publisher: "Emmy always knew that the woods surrounding her home crawled with ghosts and monsters. But on the eve of her eighteenth birthday, she learns that she is connected to these creatures--and to the land itself--in a way she never imagined."
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Pretending is Lying
by Dominique Goblet
From the publisher: "Pretending Is Lying is a memoir unlike any other[:] at once an intimate account of love and familial dysfunction and an audacious experiment in graphic storytelling. [...] More than a decade in the making, the result is an unnerving comedy of paternal dysfunction, an achingly ambivalent love story (with asides on the Beach Boys), and a searing account of childhood trauma--dizzying, unforgettable view of a life in progress and a tour de force of the art of comics."
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Saturday, Feb. 24, 2 p.m. Southwest Regional Library - 3605 Shannon Rd. Questions? Call John Davis at 919-560-0125 Join our MeetUp group at meetup.com/graphic-book-club Enjoy comic books or graphic novels? Join us for the monthly meeting of Main Library's Graphic Book Club. This month we're reading books with women protagonists! Check out some recommended titles above. Image from A-Force by Jim Cheung.
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Ultimate Ladies Book ClubThursday, Feb. 1, 7:30 p.m. Ultimate Comics Raleigh,1301 Buck Jones Rd, RaleighThe first Thursday of each month the Ultimate Ladies Alliance meets to discuss a different comic or graphic novel. Join the Ultimate Ladies’ Alliance on Facebook for more info and to vote on your top picks for the next month’s meeting, plus suggest books for future discussion and share your favorites. This month's title is Bitch Planet Triple Feature vol. 1.
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Durham Comics Project: Drink & DrawWednesday, Feb. 21, 7-9 p.m.This monthly meetup is for those new to comics and seasoned vets alike. The hardest part of making comics is often making the time to draw, so let’s make that time together! We'll have an exercise or two (often collaborative), but you're welcome to just come to work on your own thing.
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Color of Fandom Book Club Friday, Feb. 23 Meets every month, alternating between comics and prose written by and/or featuring main characters who are people of color. This month's title is Secret Identities: The Asian-American Superhero Anthology
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For personalized reading recommendations from Durham County librarians, try My Next 5! Simply complete an online form to tell us a little about what genres, books, and authors you like (or dislike). A DCL librarian will review your submission and reply with a list of the next five books you should read -- all ages of readers welcome!
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Want to keep up-to-date on new books at the library? on everything from Horror to Home & Garden!
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NoveList Plus is a comprehensive database of fiction and nonfiction titles for all ages, including recommendations, articles, and lists for your fiction and nonfiction needs. DCL cardholders can access NoveList Plus from any computer.
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Check out the library's top ten checkouts! Lists include top tens for adult fiction and nonfiction, movies, young adults fiction, picture books and kids' fiction.
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Links to newsletters from the past year: Image from Incidents in the Night by David B.
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