Tag Archives: comics

Avengers Spoiler Alert: Andy Serkis is playing WHO?

Posted on April 1, 2018 by

Ms. Marvel, White Wolf, Mantis, Drax, Falcon, Peter Dinklage as Pip the Troll!… Just when you thought the burgeoning cast of characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe couldn’t get any more crowded, Hollywood Insider has gained access to leaked scripts for … Continue reading →

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Comics Anthologies

Posted on March 30, 2018 by

Sequential art is a very flexible storytelling medium. Styles range from serialized or one-shot stories, published as individual comics issues and larger graphic novels, to very short comic strips and political cartoons. A favorite comics type of mine is the … Continue reading →

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Own Voices Comics

Posted on March 23, 2018 by

#ownvoices is a social media hashtag, first suggested on Twitter by Corinne Duyvis in September 2015 as a tool “to recommend kidlit about diverse characters written by authors from that same diverse group”. It is related to, and overlaps with, … Continue reading →

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Kickstarter Comics at the Library

Posted on March 2, 2018 by

Generally comic book collections or original graphic novels are purchased by the Library from a book distributor. The titles offered by these companies typically include materials from major publishing companies. But many wonderful titles are produced by smaller presses or … Continue reading →

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Worldbuilding in Comics

Posted on February 27, 2018 by

Emerald City Comicon is coming up March 1 – 4, and also coming to The Seattle Public Library for a day aimed at educators and librarians! To celebrate, let’s take a look at the idea of worldbuilding in comics and graphic … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Two Comix Celebrations: ICAF and Short Run Comix

Posted on October 27, 2017 by

During the first weekend in November, Seattle will be hosting both the International Comic Arts Forum Conference, and the Short Run Comix & Arts Festival, both free to attend!

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Comics are a Medium, Not a Genre

Posted on September 25, 2017 by

I hear it on occasion at the library, parents telling their children, comics in hand, “you need to choose a real book,” or, “I don’t want you only getting superhero stories.”  After the infamous campaign against reading comics in the … Continue reading →

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