by Jenna Mansfield | Nov 2, 2018 | Club Ink, Comic books, Manga, Reader's Advisory
W Juliet by Emura Ito Miura has always been a bit of a tomboy, too tall and too brash to be feminine. In fact, all the roles she’s played in her school plays have been male roles. Just once she’d like to play Juliet instead of Romeo. When a new member joins the drama...
by Club Ink | Mar 30, 2018 | Comic books, GCPL Comics Month, Graphic Novels, Manga, Staff Picks
Cathy says: For those willing to add more reading, Geronimo Stilton is a time-traveling mouse! He’s a timid soul, but he keeps getting involved with adventures in faraway lands, almost like an Indiana Jones of the rodent world! You just never know where you...
by Nick Fagan | Mar 26, 2018 | Book Reviews, Club Ink, Comic books, GCPL Comics Month, Graphic Novels
Ok…This post is only half about comics. I really enjoy the work of Neil Gaiman and have been hearing positive reviews of the television adaptation of American Gods. While I don’t have cable, I definitely want to watch the series once it is released on DVD. I...
by Club Ink | Mar 21, 2018 | Club Ink, Comic books, GCPL Comics Month, Graphic Novels, Manga, What the Library Means to Me, Why I love the library
Admittedly, I grew up rarely visiting the library. Those card catalogs were intimidating (yes, I’m dating myself)! I was also too busy drawing and doodling to spend a lot of time reading. I did have my favorite books, but they were tattered, reread copies of Judy...
by Katy Farrell | Mar 19, 2018 | Club Ink, Comic books, GCPL Comics Month, Graphic Novels
In honor of #GCPLComicsMonth, I started March by jumping into graphic novels, a genre about which I know little. My first point of entry was Fairy Tale Comics: Classic Tales Told by Extraordinary Cartoonists. This book is a compilation of the works of 17 different...
by Club Ink | Mar 16, 2018 | Club Ink, Comic books, GCPL Comics Month, Graphic Novels, Manga, Staff Picks
Jenna recommends: Deep Dark Fears and The Creeps by Fran Krause are collections of four panel comics depicting people’s deepest fears. A lot of the fears depicted in the books are ones submitted by readers of his blog, and each comic is painted and lettered by...
