Shock Anthology One of the greatest aspects of reading graphic novels is the immense number of stories available to check out. But this is also one of the biggest challenges. How do you know what’s worth your time? In the more traditional novel format, I tend to be a fan […]
Denver Comic Con 2018 Cait’s Coverage, Sunday With the final day of Denver Comic Con done, it’s time for me to wrap up my own coverage of this lovely event. Thanks again to Denver Comic Con and Pop Culture Classroom for the opportunity to take part in the festivities […]
Denver Comic Con 2018 Cait’s Coverage, Saturday Now that day one of Denver Comic Con 2018 is in the books, it’s time to talk about all the sights and sounds it had to offer! As in previous years, my focus was on the panels which dealt with comics and […]
DCC ’18 Showcase (Round Two) In round 2 of the DCC Spotlight, I’ve picked another ten comics related guests at Denver Comic Con 2018. For each guest, I’ve provided a little bit of information about them as well as essential reading to prepare to see them on the panels. […]
DCC ’18 Showcase (Round One) As promised (though, my apologies, quite awhile later than I said), this week I’ll be talking about five of the creators who are currently signed up as guests to appear at Denver Comic Con this year. My goal is to help familiarize readers with authors […]
Heavy Liquid While reading graphic novels has less of a stigma than it used to, I’ve learned to use my position as a person who works in libraries to advocate for graphic novels. This means making sure that I’m always reading new ones and catching up on any classics that […]
The Last Unicorn Many of us have stories that we read as children which stick with us many years later. For some people, that’s the Hobbit, for others it’s Alice in Wonderland. For many though, it’s the Last Unicorn. I’m honestly not sure how a kid as in love with […]
The Damned In a follow-up to last week’s magic-oriented pick, I decided this week to take a look at a series by one of my favorite creative teams: The Damned. Rather than wizards and fantasy magic at play, this time we get a new take on both the infernal and […]
Curse Words Since I was a kid, I’ve always been fascinated by magic. I mean, what’s not to love about wizards and witches and dragons and all of the awesomeness involved with the fantasy genre? But since I’ve been reading in that genre for most of my life, it’s also […]
Oyster War Awhile back, I was able to attend the Midwinter conference of the American Library Association and was lucky enough to pick up quite a few books from publishers, both graphic novels and other formats. I have to admit that I made getting free books more of a priority […]
