Tag Archive | "Graphic Novels"

Are comics good enough for the classroom?

Friday, February 24, 2012

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The TVO parents book club discusses graphic novels, noting the increasing use of them in libraries and schools as a method of engaging even reluctant readers and asks are comics ‘real’ reading, suitable for use in the classrooms, with a panel of experts including Bone creator Jeff Smith:

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World’s biggest book festival unveils this year’s programme

Thursday, June 16, 2011

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This morning marked one of the most important dates in the Edinburgh (and indeed Scottish and British and world-wide) literary calendars – the Edinburgh International Book Festival, the world’s largest celebration of the wonder of books, unveiled the programme for this year. In August, as the Scottish capital is bursting to the seams with the [...]

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Myriad announces graphic novel competition

Thursday, June 2, 2011

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Publisher Myriad Editions has announced details of a new graphic novel competition – from the official blurb: “Myriad Editions is pleased to announce the first ever competition for a first graphic novel in progress. The entry may be by a single author or may be a collaboration between a writer and artist. The winner will [...]

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Bryan in Edinburgh, some more pics

Monday, March 28, 2011

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(this is Bryan talking to a friend of mine from the Edinburgh SF Book Group, Neil, pics from my Flickr) The Edinburgh Forbidden Planet International was host to the excellent Bryan Talbot on Saturday afternoon, back up for a return visit to sign copies of his brilliant Grandville graphic novels and other works (yes, of [...]

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100 Comics to Read Before You Die

Thursday, February 17, 2011

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For the last three years or so Jody McGregor has been beavering away on a labour of love, not only compiling a list of 100 graphic novels you should read before you die (one day someone will need to do a list of comics to read after you die, there’s a gap in the market [...]

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Mister Wonderful

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

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A new collection of Daniel Clowes work coming soon from Jonathan Cape? Oh yes, indeedy! Mister Wonderful: a Love Story, collects the tale first serialised in the New York Times Magazine, plus some forty pages of new material, following Marshall: middle-aged, unemployed and divorced, waiting nervously for a blind date with Natalie, a woman his [...]

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Bryan Talbot at FP Edinburgh

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

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As we languish in the snow winter here’s something to look forward to in the spring time: the excellent Bryan Talbot will be paying a return visit to the Edinburgh FPI on Southbridge (just a moment’s walk from the Royal Mile) to sign copies of his brilliant new Grandville Mon Amour graphic novel. Bryan will [...]

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Director’s Commentary: Metaphrog

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

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Today we have a very special treat for you, and indeed a very lovely treat for me too, as our latest “director’s commentary” is from a couple of my favourite comics creators, Sandra and John, the folks behind Glasgow’s Metaphrog, which is home to the gorgeous Louis books. The brand new book, Louis: Night Salad, [...]

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Blank Slate’s new slate of books or Hope For the Future

Monday, December 13, 2010

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Kenny has been posting on the Blank Slate Books blog, mostly announcing the slate of graphic novels he’s planning to publish in 2011, but also talking optimistically about the state of comics publishing in the UK. As Kenny notes we’ve gone from despairing about the lack of independent comics publishers here, which has been a [...]

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Phenomenology and Watchmen

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

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Okay, I make no pretense to fully understand all of this, but nevertheless it’s an interesting use of Moore and Gibbons’ Watchmen graphic novel and its use of ‘split scenes’ between events happening simulatenously in different parts of the world and the perception of memory, present and future by Doctor Manhattan to illustrate concepts of [...]

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Night Salad: a wonderful, all ages fantasy

Thursday, November 18, 2010

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Louis: Night Salad by Metaphrog I’ve adored Glasgow-based Metaphrog’s Louis books for years and I’ve been really looking forward to their brand new book with their perpetual innocent abroad for months. And I am not disappointed. Night Salad begins with an accident, as Louis is working in his garden he trips and falls while handling [...]

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ALA’s Graphic Novel webinar

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

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Booklist and the American Library Association posts up an hour-long webinar on graphic novels and their increasing importance for the mix of reading material in public and school libraries, including contributions from folks from Lerner Publishing and SLG: Booklist Webinar – Seeing is Reading: An Inside Look at Graphic Novels from ALA Publishing on Vimeo.

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Tom Spurgeon talks to Sarah Glidden

Monday, November 8, 2010

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Among the most recent releases of graphic novels I’ve seen wafting their way to our shelves Sarah Glidden’s How to Understand Israel in 60 days or Less from DC/Vertigo is one that struck me as a book I think I’d really like to read. After Tom Spurgeon on Comics Reporter inteviewed Sarah yesterday I find [...]

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FPI Most Wanted – November 2010

Monday, November 1, 2010

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Another month begins, another list of graphic novels and comics we’d like to suggest you take a look at. Slight change of format this month as we’ve decided that having three months of upcoming releases is a little too overwhelming. So this month it’s merely a repeat of the FPI Most Wanted selections for November [...]

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Leeds Graphic Novel Awards

Thursday, October 7, 2010

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The sparkly Thought Bubble crew alert us to the upcoming new Leeds Graphic Novel Awards, which is aimed at comics for younger readers. Nominations include evan Dorkin and Jill Thompson for Beasts of Burden, Dave Shelton for Good Dog, Bad Dog, Ben Haggarty and Adam Brockbank for Mezolith, Charlie Higson and Kev Walker for Silverfin, [...]

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