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…
Fall 2021 Older Teen Core List Titles
Publisher Title ISBN On Sale Age Range Action Lab Entertainment Carmine Volume 1 9781632296030 7/6/2021 Mature Readers (ages 16 and up) Image Comics Family Tree, Volume 3: Forest 9781534318632 7/6/2021 Mature Readers (ages 16 and up) Image Comics Kane & Able 9781534320161 7/6/2021 Mature Readers (ages 16 and up) Image Comics Outcast by Kirkman &…
Fall 2021 Young Adult Manga Core List Titles
Publisher Title ISBN On Sale Age Range Yen Press Days on Fes, Vol. 2 9781975319632 7/6/2021 Young Adult (13 – 16) Yen Press Horimiya, Vol. 15 9781975324728 7/6/2021 Young Adult (13 – 16) Yen Press In Another World with My Smartphone, Vol. 2 9781975321055 7/6/2021 Young Adult (13 – 16) Yen Press Love and Heart,…
Fall 2021 Young Adult Core List Titles
Publisher Title ISBN On Sale Age Range Oni Press A Quick & Easy Guide to They/Them Pronouns 9781620109298 7/6/2021 Young Adult (13 – 16) Pocket Books Gotham City Cocktails: Official Handcrafted Food & Drinks From the World of Batman 9781647221812 7/6/2021 Young Adult (13 – 16) Wyrm Publishing A Summer Beyond Your Reach 9781642360295 7/6/2021…
Fall 2021 Kids Manga Core List Titles
Publisher Title ISBN On Sale Age Range Viz LLC Frozen 2: The Manga 9781974715855 12/28/2021 Children (ages 9 – 12) Viz LLC Disney Bento: Fun Recipes for Lunchtime 9781974717712 7/13/2021 Children (ages 10 – 14) Viz LLC Splatoon: Squid Kids Comedy Show, Vol. 4 9781974721740 7/13/2021 Children (ages 10 – 14) Viz LLC Pokemon Adventures:…
Fall 2021 Kids Core List Titles
Publisher Title EAN # Release Date Recommended Age Ablaze A Difficult Thing: The Importance of Admitting Mistakes 9781950912438 9/28/2021 Children (ages 4 – 8) Ablaze Action Panels: The Innovative How-To Blank Comic Book Journal That Gets You Creating In Minutes! 9781950912315 10/12/2021 Children (ages 4 – 8) Ablaze Jurassik Diaries Vol 1 9781950912469 10/26/2021 Children…
IDW Announces Finale to Long-Running My Little Pony Series
Since its very inception in 2012, the My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic monthly comic book series from IDW has captured the hearts and minds of filly fans everywhere. Now, after almost a decade of publication, we bid a fond farewell to Friendship is Magic with September’s issue #102, the oversized conclusion of the official “Season 10” storyline that picked up…
A Brief History of LGBTQ+ Representation and Comics
While comics have embraced lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) themes and characters, historically this content was intentionally omitted due to censorship and notions that comics were only for children. With homosexual content banned by the Comics Code Authority between 1954 and 1989, mainstream comics portrayed only subtle hints regarding any character’s sexual orientation. While not an…