by Jenna Mansfield | Aug 19, 2019 | Club Ink, Graphic Novels, Manga
Middlefield shelver Jenna returns with her Manga Spotlights.Angel Sanctuary by Kaori Yuki Setsuna Mudo is a student struggling with unfriendly classmates and forbidden emotional attachments just trying to get through life. But when he learns that he is the...
by Nancy Grossman | Mar 15, 2019 | Birds, Club Ink, Comic books, Graphic Novels, Staff Book Reviews, Staff Picks
Audubon On the Wings of the World by Fabien Grolleau & Jeremie Royer During the early 19th century the legendary artist John James Audubon began a quest through the wilderness to draw all the birds of America. He spent several years in the American backwoods...
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...