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Graphic Novels Take Center Stage at Book Expo America
Graphic novel publishers were an encouraging presence at Book Expo America (BEA), with Marvel Comics hosting a party in honor of their 70th anniversary, and publishers such as Image, IDW and Dark Horse announcing exciting new projects.
Among these, IDW will adapt a number of stories from horror writer Robert Bloch, and Dark Horse will publish The Last Dragon, an original graphic novel by renowned fantasy, sci-fi and children’s author Jane Yolen.
Book Expo America (BEA) is the premier event for the North American publishing industry. This year’s BEA took place on May 28 – May 31st at the JacobK.JavitsCenter in New York City, New York. Featuring over 500 authors and over 1500 exhibitors, BEA has become a showcase event for graphic novel news and enthusiasm.
Attendees lined up to have graphic novels and comics signed by a number of established or up and coming creators, including Tara McPherson (Lost Constellations: The Art of Tara McPherson) Chris Claremont (X-Men: Forever) Barry Lyga (Wolverine: Worst Day Ever), Chris Giarusso (G-Man) and more!
Librarians were treated to a panel on Hot Fall Graphic Novels for Libraries, where key librarians discussed a number of titles to look out for in the months ahead. Moderated by John Shableski of Diamond Book Distributors, panelists included Eva Volin, Supervising Children's Librarian for the Alameda Free Library; Jesse Karp, Early Childhood and Interdivisional Librarian for the Little Red School House and Elisabeth Irwin High School; Barbara Moon, Youth Services consultant for the Suffolk Cooperative Library System; and Christian Zabriskie, Young Adult Librarian for Queens Library. The full roster of recommended titles is listed below.
For more information on BEA, please visit the official website.
2009 Hot Fall Graphic Novels for Libraries:
Kids Titles
*Binky the Space Cat
Ashley Spires
9781554533091
Kids Can Press
Ages 7-10
Before Binky the house cat can join the space corps he must first undergo rigorous training to prepare himself for the alien invaders that threaten his humans.
Sticky and Burr #2: The Prickly Peril
John Lechner
978-0763645809
Candlewick Press
Ages 6-10
Our hero, Sticky Burr, is back for another spine-tingling adventure!
Little Mouse Gets Ready
Jeff Smith
978-1935179016
Raw Junior LLC
Ages 3-6
The intricacies of getting dressed, mouse style.
*Toon Treasury of Classic Children’s Comics
edited by Art Spiegelman and Francois Mouly
978-0810957305
Abrams ComicArts
Ages 6 and Up
A massive compilation of Golden Age comic material, featuring the work of future masters and more obscure names, with characters who went on to fame and others who faded away, but every story is fun, hilarious or very weird. Both highly entertaining and historically important.
The Secret Science Alliance and the Copycat Crook
Eleanor Davis
978-1599903965
Bloomsbury
Age 8-12
Stuck in a new school, science nerd/wizard Julian finds a team of like-minded students just in time to defuse the plans of a techno-thief in this little gem that beats stereotypes and celebrates smarts.
Fairy Idol Kanon
Mera Hakamada
Udon Entertainment
Age 7 and up
Three girls start on a quest to save Fairyland by becoming pop music superstars. This book is sure to make the little girl in every one of us giggle with joy.
Tween Titles
Cat Burglar Black
Richard Sala
978-1596431447
First Second
Age 11 and Up
Ex-cat burglar K is forced back into a life of daring heists by the den mother of her mysterious girl’s academy, but besides hidden treasure, she uncovers a secret conspiracy and the truth of her own past in this gothic fairy tale drenched in Sala’s trademark weirdness.
*Crogan’s March
Chris Schweizer
978-1934964248
Oni Press
Age 12+
In the continuing story of the Crogan family, Corporal Crogan joins the French Foreign Legion.
Outlaw: the Legend of Robin Hood
Tony Lee and Sam Hart
978-0763643997
Candlewick Press
Age 12 and Up
This is a dark and (relatively) complex re-telling of the famous tale which preserves the heroism and underscores it with strong characters and great action.
SMILE
Raina Telgemeier
978-0545-13205-3
Scholastic
Ages 10 and up
At age 11, Raina’s front teeth were knocked out. Years later, after extensive dental work and newly-found self-confidence, Raina is able to smile. Fans of the SMILE web comic and the Baby-sitters Club will be standing in line for this tender story of young adolescence.
*The Storm in the Barn
Matt Phelan
978-0-7636-3618-0
Candlewick Press
10 and up
Stuck in the Dust Bowl in 1937, young Jack Clark has a dying sister, an angry father and a dim future, but a strange figure in the neighbor’s barn hints at a world much darker than he could even imagine in this eerie, melancholy masterpiece.
Tegumi Bachi: Letter Bee
Hiroyuki Asada
VIZ Media
Age 9 and up
One boy sets forth on a quest for adventure as a letter carrier in a dark and dangerous land.
Teen's Titles
Black Jack, vol 7
Osamu Tezuka
978-1-934287-60-6
Vertical
Ages 13+
The story of a mysterious surgeon-for-hire who will perform any operation -- for a price -- continues in this groundbreaking series by the “Father of Manga.”
Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species: A Graphic Adaptation
Michael Keller
978-1605296975
Rodale Books
Ages 14 up
A detailed and luminous examination of the work and life of Darwin. With breath-taking art and text taken from Darwin’s own writings, this is THE BOOK for the 150th anniversary of the publication of Darwin’s seminal work.
Moyasimon
Masayuki Ishikawa
978-0-345-51472-1
Del Rey
Age 16+
Life at an Ag school is a whole new ballgame when you can see, hear and touch the microbes around you.
Star Trek: Mission’s End
Ty Templeton and Stephen Molnar
978-1600105401
IDW
Age 14 and Up
You’ve seen how the mission begins, now see how it ends as the classic crew wraps up its voyage in the style of the original series, brimming over with fun and ideas.
*The Umbrella Academy: Dallas
Way and Bá
978-1-59582-345-8
Dark Horse
Ages 16 and up
In an inexplicable worldwide event, forty-seven extraordinary children were spontaneously born by women who'd previously shown no signs of pregnancy. Millionaire inventor Reginald Hargreeves adopted seven of the children; when asked why, his only explanation was, "To save the world." These seven children form The Umbrella Academy, a dysfunctional family of superheroes with bizarre powers.
Is it better to save the President or maintain the status quo?
In this volume, the team is despondent following the near apocalypse created by one of their own and the death of their beloved mentor Pogo. So it's a great time for another catastrophic event to rouse the team into action. Trouble is -- each member of the team is distracted by some very real problems of their own.
The Vietnam War: A Graphic History
Dwight Zimmerman and Wayne Vansant
978-0-8090-9495-0
Hill and Wang
Ages 16 and up
A historian and an artist combine their talents to create a stunning study of one of American’s most complex stories.
Kimi Ni Todoke: From Me to You
Karuho Shiina
VIZ Media
Ages 14 and up.
A painfully shy girl comes out of her shell with the help of the most popular guy in school.
Adult Titles
*Ball Peen Hammer
Adam Rapp and George O’Connor
978-1596433007
First Second
Lives converge (and fail to converge) in a pair of post-apocalyptic safe houses in this dark-as-pitch tale about need, trust and even the nature of art.
*Ooku: The Inner Chamber
Yoshinaga
978-1421527475
VIZ Media
When a plague kills off most of the men, women take on the traditional male roles, including that of Shogun. But when a new Shogun comes to power she begins to question the continuing male-centric deference that prevails in this alternate-Edo period Japan.
Bob Dylan Revisited
978-0-393-07617-2
W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.
Thirteen graphic artists interpret this poet/songwriter's classics. From “Blowin’ in the Wind” to “Like a Rolling Stone,” enjoy them all over again or for the first time.
Alec “The Years Have Pants” (A Life-Sized Omnibus)
Eddie Campbell
Top Shelf Productions
This huge memoir ranges across decades and continents and is funny, compelling, and quite addictive.
G.I. JOE: Origins
Larry Hama
IDW Publishing
Fantastic military fiction, high stakes adventure, and an incredible sensitivity to our returning veterans should make this a favorite for any service members, their families, or their supporters.
Strange Suspense: The Steve Ditko Archives Vol. 1
Steve Ditko, Edited by Blake Bell
Fantagraphics
978-1606992890
Wonderfully lurid work from the creator of Spider-Man. This stuff is from before the Comics Code Authority and is an important historical record of comics before they had their teeth pulled.
Stitches: A Memoir
David Small
978-0-393-06857-3
W.W. Norton & Co
Children’s book author and illustrator David Small’s memoir of growing up in a cold and unloving household before and after a throat operation leaves him almost mute.
West Coast Blues
Jacques Tardi and Jean-Patrick Manchee
978-1-60699-295-1
Fantagraphics
Adult
A teenager witnesses a murder, while a young businessman abandons his family and goes on the run from two hired assassins.
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