New Graphic Novels

Our collection of graphic novels is growing!  Here are a few of the newest ones that we've added.

Mycroft Holmes and the Apocalypse Handbook by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
The diffident, brilliant Mycroft pulled into a globe-spanning adventure at the behest of Queen Victoria and a secret organization at the heart of the British government. A madman is on the loose with civilization-destroying weapons, each two hundred years in advance of the status quo. Can the smartest man in England set aside his idle, womanizing ways for long enough to track down the foe that may be his match?





Verax by Pratap Chatterjee
From a prize-winning journalist and the co-author of the best-selling Zahra’s Paradise, a sweeping graphic history of electronic surveillance from 9/11 to the latest drone strike.

9/11 not only marked the worst domestic terror attack in U.S. history, but also unleashed electronic spying by the government on a massive worldwide scale. In a wholly original and engaging telling, Verax (“truth-teller” and one of Edward Snowden’s code names) recounts the full story of American electronic surveillance post 9/11, in comics form.




I, Parrot by Deb Olin Unferth
When Daphne loses custody of her son, she is willing to do whatever it takes to get him back―even if it means enlisting the help of the wayward love of her life, a trio of housepainters, a flock of passenger pigeons, a landlady from hell, a super-sized bag of mite-killing powder, and more parrots than she knows what to do with.

Don't forget our collection of Graphic Novels!

Our collection of graphic novels has been growing.  We now have over 260 graphic novels with over 140 of them in the Adult section.

Our titles include comic collections from both DC Comics and Marvel Comics, graphic biographies, works based on novels and popular TV shows as well as original works.  Several of them have won awards for their story and/or artwork such as Pride of Baghdad.

Graphic novels aren't kid-stuff - come in and see!

A Graphic Retelling of an Iconic Story

There are few short stories that I read in my youth that I remember as vividly as 'The Lottery'.  Only around seven pages long, but the impact of it was enormous and it has been called one of the most terrifying stories written in this century.

First published in The New Yorker in 1948, the story initially generated a large negative feedback with reader reactions ranging from cancelling their subscriptions to sending hate mail.  Shirley Jackson is reported to have said that in over three hundred letters, only thirteen were positive.

In this graphic novel, Miles Hyman, the grandson of Shirley Jackson, reenvisions the story in graphic form as a tribute to his grandmother,

It and over 100 other graphic novels are now available for check-out at our library.  See the shelves near the Reference Desk to view our current selection.

Harry, Harry, Harry...

     The Harry Dresden novels by Jim Butcher are the epitome of magical-noir. The graphic novels are wonderful additions to this collection. We have added three more stories to accompany The Dresden Files: Omnibus Volume One graphic novels collection: Down Town, Ghoul Goblin, and War Cry.

     Harry is a wizard and private investigator who consults with the Chicago Police Department. He has formidable magical skills but his execution could use some spit and polish. Need to track down some black magic practitioners? blood-thirsty vampires? Ancient monsters all set to destroy mankind? Then Dresden is your man...er...wizard.

     In Down Town, Harry and his new apprentice, Molly Carpenter, are trying to end the chaos caused by a power-mad sorcerer hell bent on turning the streets of Chicago into his own private kingdom. Dresden and Molly find out that this usurper has entered into an alliance with big time, bad news mob boss "Gentleman Johnnie" Marcone. Dresden's brash style may not be enough to protect himself and his young charge when things come to a head.

     Harry comes to the aid of a small Missouri town being terrorized by Nevernever monsters in Ghoul Goblin. The Talbot family has been decimated by a terrible curse that has plagued them for generations. In order for Harry to help them, however, he will have to navigate a quagmire of hostile lawmen, menacing town secrets, and an ancient guardian spirit, and not one, but two, deadly carnivores! Will he be able to clear the Talbot curse without sacrificing himself in the process?

     In War Cry, Harry--now a warden for the White Council--must lead a group of inexperienced young wizards against the vampires of the Red Court. The White Council and the Red Court have been fighting a shadow war for a while now, but the Council's ranks have been decimated by the vampire scourge. Harry and his team head to Iowa to protect the scholars of the Vantori Umbrorum haven from the bloodthirsty legions surrounding them.Once there, Harry realizes that the situation is worse than he imagined; much worse. For hidden beneath the haven lies an ancient and terrifying entity that could bring about the end of humanity.

     These adventures of the irascible Harry Dresden are sure to delight, entertain, and thrill anyone who love a good mystery, fantasy, or both!

Graphic Novels are Now Available

Thanks to a grant from LSTA, we are adding a number of graphic novels to our library collection.  The first have already arrived with more due to arrive in the coming weeks.

The graphic novels cover a wide variety of topics from non-fiction to iconic comic book heroes.  Please note that several of these titles were intended for an adult audience, so parents, please be aware of what materials your children are checking out and read them yourselves if you are concerned about the content.

Here are three of the graphic novels currently available.  They can be found on the wooden shelving to the side of the Reference Desk.

How to Fake a Moon Landing by Darryl Cunningham

Is hydro-fracking safe? Is climate change real? Did the moon landing actually happen? How about evolution: fact or fiction? Award-winning author-illustrator Darryl Cunningham looks at these and other hot-button science topics and presents a fact-based, visual assessment of current thinking and research on eight different issues everybody’s arguing about. His lively storytelling approach incorporates comics, photographs, and diagrams to create substantive but easily accessible reportage. Cunningham’s distinctive illustrative style shows how information is manipulated by all sides; his easy-to-follow narratives allow readers to draw their own fact-based conclusions. A graphic milestone of investigative journalism!










A Game of Thrones, Volume 1 by George R. R. Martin

Acclaimed novelist Daniel Abraham and illustrator Tommy Patterson bring George R. R. Martin’s epic fantasy masterwork A Game of Thrones to majestic new life in the pages of this full-color graphic novel. Comprised of the initial six issues of the graphic series, this is the first volume in what is sure to be one of the most coveted collaborations of the year.















War of the Green Lanterns : Aftermath by Tony Bedard

In the aftermath to "War of the Green Lanterns," The Green Lantern Corps must pull themselves together in order to resume policing the universe. But the Green Lanterns find that doing so is more difficult than they ever imagined.

A New York Times bestseller.

Explore Manga!

We have added several Manga titles to our library collection.  What is Manga?  Manga is a Japanese style of graphic novel, many of which are geared for adult readers.

Here are some of the titles we currently have available :

 Ceres : Celestial Legend by Yuu Watase

The protagonist of this story is sixteen-year-old high school girl Aya Mikage, who discovers on her birthday that she is the reincarnation of a celestial maiden named Ceres.








DearS by Peach-Pit

The unlikely protagonist of the series is a temperamental seventeen-year-old Japanese student, named Takeya Ikuhara, with a strong prejudice against the DearS, who are humanoid aliens that were naturalized into Japanese society after their spacecraft crash landed into Tokyo Bay while en route to their home planet of Thanatos,  Takeya's life becomes complicated when finds a young female DearS he calls Ren.

 Othello by Satomi Ikezawa

Titled after the board game rather than the Shakespeare play, this is the story of a shy, naive Japanese teenager with a split personality.  One personality, Yaya, is innocent, timid, and because of her personality, is constantly attacked and ridiculed by people who claim to be her friends. Her second personality, Nana, is tough, cunning, sarcastic, and bold - coming out whenever Yaya needs help because of her inability to stand up for herself.

Ultra Maniac by Wataru Yoshizumi

This series follows 7th grader Ayu Tateishi, a tennis club member, and her transfer student friend, Nina Sakura, who is actually a trainee witch from the magical kingdom.  

Ayu is the president of the girls' tennis club, one of the most popular girls in the school, and she works hard on keeping up her "cool, calm and collected" reputation.  Nina is a magic girl, and a failure who came to Earth as her last chance to prove that she can get things right.