Tag Archives: Mychal L.

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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Comedy in Comics Spotlight: Chip Zdarsky

Posted on September 7, 2017 by

Rose City Comic Con is coming up, the weekend of September 8-10, in Portland, OR. Comic book artist and writer Chip Zdarsky will attend as a guest. As he rarely travels south from the wilderlands of Canada (urban Toronto), this is … Continue reading →

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Making a Library Purchase Suggestion

Posted on August 16, 2017 by

“They have every other book in this 57 volume manga series, how can they not have volume two?!?!” Sometimes the library doesn’t have what you’re looking for. This can be a frustrating or confusing situation. The library is supposed to … Continue reading →

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Hoopla for Comics

Posted on August 7, 2017 by

Hoopla is an online streaming service available to Seattle Public Library patrons, offering 20 checkouts of movies, TV shows, music, and comics each calendar month, accessible on both web browsers and mobile devices. On mobile devices, the app, which is … Continue reading →

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The Comic Book Mignola-verse

Posted on July 24, 2017 by

When I’m asked for comics recommendations, people often bring up “The Big Two”, Marvel Comics or DC, as a starting point. We’re talking Iron Man or Superman. Thor or Batman. Sometimes that’s the right route to take, but other times, … Continue reading →

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