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Wordless Comics
In the influential graphic novel Understanding Comics, creator Scott McCloud defines comics as: “Juxtaposed pictorial and other images in a deliberate sequence, intended to convey information and/or produce an aesthetic response in the viewer.” Notice that this definition does not … Continue reading
Comics Anthologies
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
Own Voices Comics
#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
Posted in BOOKS
Tagged #ownvoices, #weneeddiversebooks, comics, cultural diversity, graphic novels, Mychal L.
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Judge a Book by its Spine
They say to never judge a book by its cover (though we all do), but what about its spine? While in libraries, bookstores, and private homes we all try our best to face our beautiful collections out for all of … Continue reading
Posted in Art & Design, BOOKS, Nonfiction
Tagged book design, book spines, BOOKS, Mychal L.
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Kickstarter Comics at the Library
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
Worldbuilding in Comics
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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Tagged comic books, comics, Emerald City Comic Con, Mychal L.
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Contextually appropriate audiobook narrators
Audiobooks are great. They are not cheating – they count as reading. They are also wonderful opportunities for more tangibly presenting the characters and tone of any particular work. Whether it’s an individual narrator, or a full cast with sounds … Continue reading
