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…
LGBTQ+ Comics – Why We Can No Longer Afford to be Scared
Teacher Librarian Sara Smith discusses the importance of LGBTQ+ representation in today’s school libraries. Drama by Raina Telgmeier, This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki, illustrated by Jillian Tamaki – both were part of the ALA’s Top 10 Most Challenged Books in 2018 (Office for Intellectual Freedom, 2020). Both graphic novels include LGBTQ+ characters. With two of the top…
George Takei Talks ‘They Called Us Enemy’
George Takei is probably best known for his role as Lt. Hikaru Sulu on the classic 1960s science fiction TV series, Star Trek and its many feature film sequels. Since then, he has gone on to become an iconic pop culture figure, advocating for LGBTQ rights and cultivating his trademark exclamation of “Oh, My” into…
The Team Behind Oh ‘Joy Sex Toy’ Talks About It (Sex)
In 1991, Salt-N-Pepa made the declaration: “Let’s talk about sex.” And while that song is a generational touchstone, the conversation is far from over. As a matter of fact, that was clearly just the beginning. Enter creators Erika Moen and Matthew Nolan. The duo behind Oh Joy, Sex Toy has created a teenager’s guide dedicated to not just…