No Laughs, No Thrills, and Villains All Too RealBy Michael Kimmelman for the New York Times
Interesting article talking about how graphic novels are helping a new generation of Germans and French understand the Holocaust.
Showing posts with label graphic novels. Show all posts
Showing posts with label graphic novels. Show all posts
Saturday, March 22, 2008
The power of graphic novels
No Laughs, No Thrills, and Villains All Too RealBy Michael Kimmelman for the New York Times
Interesting article talking about how graphic novels are helping a new generation of Germans and French understand the Holocaust.
Thursday, August 2, 2007
Minx Graphic Novels
I came across an article that made me happy this morning:
DC Announces 7 Minx Graphic Novels for 2008
For those of you not familiar with the Minx line, it is DC Comics excellent effort to reach out to a traditionally underserved part of the comic reading demographic: teenage girls. But it is not doing so by talking down to them or trying to make a "girly" product. Instead it is featuring strong girl characters facing challenges in a variety of realistic situations and environments. These are well done with great art and rock solid writing, featuring both young adult authors and comic industry pros. I highly recommend checking one out. My favorites so far are Plain Janes by Cecil Castellucci and Re-Gifters by Mike Carey.
(They are on order, but if you want to borrow my ARCs just drop me an email :)
DC Announces 7 Minx Graphic Novels for 2008
For those of you not familiar with the Minx line, it is DC Comics excellent effort to reach out to a traditionally underserved part of the comic reading demographic: teenage girls. But it is not doing so by talking down to them or trying to make a "girly" product. Instead it is featuring strong girl characters facing challenges in a variety of realistic situations and environments. These are well done with great art and rock solid writing, featuring both young adult authors and comic industry pros. I highly recommend checking one out. My favorites so far are Plain Janes by Cecil Castellucci and Re-Gifters by Mike Carey.
(They are on order, but if you want to borrow my ARCs just drop me an email :)
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