Needle & Thread Published by: Mad Cave StudiosWritten by: David PinckneyIllustrated by: Ennun Ana IueovISBN: 9781952303234Ages: Teen Needle & Thread by David Pinckney and new artist Ennun Ana Iueov is a story about finding the support you need to live your truth, even if the path is not an easy one. It is senior year and Noah…
Graphic Novel Reviews: Nightmare in Savannah
Nightmare in Savannah Published by: Mad Cave StudiosWritten by: Lela GwennIllustrated by: Rowan MacCollISBN: 978-1952303265Ages: Teen Nightmare in Savannah is a little but The Craft and a little bit Southern Gothic. If that sentence raises your heart rate even a little bit, then this story is for you. It is the tale of Alexa who moves…
IMAGE COMICS TO RELEASE ED BRUBAKER & MARCOS MARTÍN’S EISNER AWARD NOMINATED FRIDAY IN PRINT FOR THE FIRST TIME
PORTLAND, Ore. 07/16/2021 — Image Comics will publish the Eisner Award nominated Panel Syndicate comic—Friday—by the award winning creative team, Ed Brubaker (Pulp, Reckless, Criminal) and Marcos Martín (The Private Eye, Daredevil) in print for the first time. Friday, Book One: The First Day of Christmas will collect the first arc of the series and hit shelves this November. “I’m so excited…
Discussion Guide: A Difficult Thing
A Difficult Thing Published by: Ablaze Written by: Silvia Vecchini Illustrated by: Sualzo Format: HC, 48 pages, $9.99 ISBN: 9781950912438 Ages: 4+
Lesson Plan: A Man’s Skin
A Man’s Skin Published by: Ablaze Written by: Hubert Illustrated by: Zanzim Format: HC, 160 pages, $24.99 ISBN: 9781950912483 Ages: 16+ Synopsis Bianca has reached marrying age and in her Renaissance Italy that means marrying as best suits her family. In this case, that means Giovanni, a young, pleasantly attractive heir of a merchant family….
Noe’s Comics Nook: Crossover Volume 1
Crossover Volume 1 Published by: Image ComicsCreated by: Donny Cates / Geoff Shaw / Dee Cunniffe / John J. HillISBN: 9781534318939Ages: 16+ Review Crossover is the definition of getting meta with your storytelling, pulling in dozens of characters from other comics properties (some less explicitly than others; probably hard to get DC to let you…
Noe’s Comics Nook: Yuzu the Pet Vet Volume 1
Yuzu the Pet Vet Volume 1 Published by: Kodansha ComicsCreated by: Mingo Ito / Nippon Columbia Co., LTD.ISBN: 9781632369413Ages: 8+ Review 11 year old Yuzu is living through a lot. Her father died when she was 5, her mom is sick enough that she requires a long hospitalization, and now she has to live with…
Noe’s Comics Nook: Waluk
Waluk: The Great Journey Published by: Magnetic PressCreated by: Ana Miralles / Emilio RuizISBN: 9781951719050Ages: 10+ Review Waluk is a young polar bear, learning his way through his icy, Artic home with the help of an older bear named Eskimo. When we meet them they are searching for food, primarily seals, but are finding it…
Noe’s Comics Nook: Crude
Crude: A Memoir Published by: Graphic MundiCreated by: Pablo Fajardo / Sophie Tardy-Joubert / Damien RoudeauISBN: 9780271088068Ages: 15+ Review In Crude we learn about Pablo Fajardo’s more than 25 year fight against Chevron (formally Texaco) and others for the environmental, cultural, and human destruction caused by oil drilling in Ecuador, primarily done on Indigenous land…
Fall 2021 Older Teen Manga Core List Titles
Publisher Title ISBN On Sale Age Range Yen Press Bungo Stray Dogs, Vol. 19 9781975322465 7/6/2021 Mature Readers (ages 16 and up) Yen Press No Matter How I Look at It, It’s You Guys’ Fault I’m Not Popular!, Vol. 18 9781975324605 7/6/2021 Mature Readers (ages 16 and up) Yen Press Slasher Maidens, Vol. 3 9781975318154…